Category: Tools and Machinery – Page 3
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
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
Grab-and-Go Trend
Grab and Go, a phrase used in the CPG industry to refer to meals which are packaged and ready to
Joe Knows
You may remember the “Bo Knows” commercials from the late 80’s highlighting the many skills of professional athlete Bo Jackson.
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
Whitepaper: Dry Filling
In previous papers I discussed liquid filling. This month I’ll talk about dry, or solids, filling. There are many types
Machines From 3 to Z
While recently showing customers the breadth and depth of our packaging and processing inventory, they pointed out that Frain has
Is the box really the problem?
We don’t think so.
Do the machines your customers use:
Maximize the use of your product?
Help you maintain
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
What Were They Thinking?
“Discovery is seeing what everyone else has seen but thinking what no one else has thought.” – Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
I get
VALVES
I had the privilege of attending a press conference and in depth booth tour of Festo at the recent PackExpo.
NO CHANGE SPROCKETS
An application I run across from time to time connects a cartoner to a pouch or bag forming machine. One