Logistics equipment keeps up with packaging trends
As dairies use more flexible packages, the equipment that handles cases and pallets might have to change. We asked two executives how plant managers can make their operations more efficient.
When Dairy Foods surveyed its readers, we found that 35% of dairies plan to purchase new conveyors or palletizers. In the same study, dairy processors also reported they are increasing their use of plastics and flexible packaging (such as pouches) and using less metal and glass.
To find out how the increased use of flexible packaging (commonly used by cheesemakers) might affect how a dairy buys and specifies new conveyors or palletizers, we asked some equipment suppliers. Barry Rinaldi, the director of business development for Schneider Packaging Equipment, told us that it is not enough for equipment to be easy to operate and maintain.