Category: Technology – Page 2

Frain’s R&D DNA

Research and Development (R&D), also referred to as Product Innovation, Product Development, and Product Diversification has exploded with new brands

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Searching Made Easy

We’ve said it before: “Our success is directly attributed to the success of our clients.” [Chris Frain – Director of

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CPG Data Proliferation

I’ll be the first to admit that I often shop with my head in my phone – mostly because I

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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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Nature of Packaging

Reading a – PackWorld article about octopus-inspired robotic gripper technology that enables picking and packing of various delicate produce without

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Vision, People, Risk

Steve Jobs, co-founded Apple and was the visionary behind the Mac, I-Phone, I-Pad and other products. Jobs didn’t bring much

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Grab-and-Go Trend

Grab and Go, a phrase used in the CPG industry to refer to meals which are packaged and ready to

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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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Whitepaper: Dry Filling

In previous papers I discussed liquid filling. This month I’ll talk about dry, or solids, filling. There are many types

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Packaging 4.0: The Future of Integration

Our integration experts are calling you to the Pack Expo International. Pack Expo is the world’s largest processing and packaging

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3D Printing and Scanning

I saw my first 3D printer at an H-P plant in 2001. They had printed a fully articulated V8 engine

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Info In Your Pocket

Every technician in every plant must have access to information. That includes machine and system manuals, drawings, wiring diagrams, component specifications,

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