Category: Pre-Owned Machinery – Page 6

Take The Plunge

Remember the Nestea Plunge?  In Chicago, this time of year, we have the Polar Plunge to support Special Olympics athletes.

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Speed to Market Revenue

In a previous job for a fortune 500 corporation, a business partner of mine said to me, “You are an

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Borrowed Assets

If you’ve been to Chicago before, you realize there’s more to the city than Wrigely Field, deep dish pizza and

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Comparing Yugos to Audis

In a recent conversation, a prospective customer asked us match the price of a pallet wrapper found online for $3,500.

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Assuming the Speed

Many engineers, plant managers, operation managers, and business owners determine the machine or line speed or rate they need based on

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You Deserve It

In a recent furniture purchase for my daughter, the salesman asked me if I’d be interested in buying a whole

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Whitepaper: Shrink Wrapping

Strictly speaking, shrink wrapping is not considered “flexible packaging.” However, wrapping does use flexible film and foil of various materials

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5 Tips for a Successful Factory Acceptance Test (FAT)

At Frain, every project, machine or complete line of equipment is thoroughly inspected and put through Factory Acceptance Testing or

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New Vs Used Food Packaging, Processing Machinery

This is a road you’ve all been down and a question that comes up often – Should I buy new

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Borrowing Machinery

During the recent Uber Revolution Packaging Summit at the Frain headquarters, speakers weighed in on trends, including the “shared” economic

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Joe Knows

You may remember the “Bo Knows” commercials from the late 80’s highlighting the many skills of professional athlete Bo Jackson.

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Goldie Oldies

Old doesn’t mean obsolete. Not in packaging machinery. We routinely rebuild machines from the 80’s, 70’s and earlier.
Manufacturing used

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