published on 17/11/09
Packaging machinery is vital to any food manufacturing operation – and there are ways of maintaining machinery investment even in hard times. Now could be an ideal time to make some of those vital packaging machinery investments, because many suppliers-whose purpose in life is to sell their products-are willing to offer attractive deals. These include flexible credit, leasing arrangements and refurbishment packages to help food manufacturers maintain their packaging investments.
It seems that these kinds of incentives are necessary, as sales of packaging machinery are slowing in the UK. It is predicted that packaging machinery demand will rise in the developed parts of the world, though growth will be sluggish in a number of nations. Within these figures, food packaging machinery is the major component as it will continue to account for just fewer than 50% of all sales.
The increasing reliance on single-serve and convenience foods will help fuel sales of wrapping machinery. There is also good news for suppliers of labelling and coding equipment due to a rising need for accurate tracking of items for safety and security reasons.
Now much of the talking centres on saving the customer money, which means that there has been a shift away from expansion and into consolidation and cost saving. As lowering overheads is an important part of a decision this is why too many companies are now looking to outsource other sections such as their engineering department as it is proven to reduce overheads and increase productivity which shows that with the correct approach and help saving money could be easier than you think.

Read the full article at Food Manufacture September 2009