Claire Koelsch Sand

Flexibility has become a major factor in equipment design and purchase. According to Mintel, the redesigning of packaging for existing products increased 89% while new food product introductions declined 38% from 2009 to 2014. Retail regional and global markets often dictate a multitude of package formats that require machine variability. To increase efficiencies after mergers and acquisitions, packaging machinery needs to be moved and altered to meet space constraints. Customized and limited-ed…

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Claire Koelsch Sand, PhD, contributing editor, is CEO of Packaging Technology and Research and Adjunct Professor at Michigan State University and California Polytechnic State University ([email protected]).

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  1. Food Processing & Packaging