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Shannon Winans

“On the Pulse of Packaging” Ep 17 Modex Show Teaser 2024

“On the Pulse of Packaging” Episode 17 – features an interview with a PAC Machinery Sales Manager on why PAC Machinery is exhibit you dont want to miss. Modex show is held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA, March 11-14, 2024. Learn the following: (1) Why PAC Machinery is excited for Modex (2) Learn about the PAC Machinery exhibit and (3) Learn what make PAC machinery unique in this space.

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Shannon Winans

Packaging Options in Medical Packaging

Comply with stringent ISO guidelines for sterile packaging requirements using our medical packaging machines. Whether you’re bagging, vacuum sealing or sealing pouches, our med machines use external ports for easy verification and calibration of internal controllers when seal validation is required.

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Shannon Winans

“On the Pulse of Packaging Ep 15 Westpack Show 2024

“On The Pulse of Packaging” Ep 15 features a panel interview about PAC Machinery’s Westpack Show 2024 plans. Learn more about their exhibit at #5321, hear directly from the sales team on why this is a must attend expo for the west coast! Learn more about PAC’s exhibit of packaging equipment.

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Greg Berguig

Fulfillment Packaging Secrets Explained

Learn more about our Rollbag R3200XL Fulfillment Automatic Bagger. This machine is equipped with our front to back conveyor to transport bags out to the back of the machine. It also has a label printer applicator great for high recycled content filmso you get a nice printed label on whatever type of film. Like many of our Baggers this system works with pre-made bags as well as poly tubing. Learn more!

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Shannon Winans

Moving Forward Packaging Greener

Returning from a successful PACK EXPO show, we catch up with Jessica Nick from PAC Machinery Bags and Materials Division where she provides an update in Episode 13 of “On the Pulse of Packaging” about moving forward packaging greener.

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Shannon Winans

Graphics Company Triples Output Reduces Labor 4X

They cut down their labor cost out of the equation down to one. It was a four person operation before, and they’ve tripled their output with one person versus their output with four manually. The Magnum Horizontal Horizontal Bagger offered them just a ton of efficiencies in terms of labor savings and then material savings alone, because that tubing is significantly cheaper premade bags on a roll.

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Shannon Winans

Additional Sustainable Bagging Options

PAC is gives customers more choices on sustainable packaging – including making all bags with at least 25% recycled resins all the way up to 100% recycled resins for any brand of automatic bagger. PAC also launched Fiberflex® curbside recyclable paper as a non plastic alternative for select PAC Machinery baggers.

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Shannon Winans

Advice on Flow Wrappers

Are you a distributor or business interested in Flow Wrappers? Watch the interview on our top advice for buying flow wrappers or partnering with PAC Machinery to sell horizontal Flow Wrapper packaging machines.

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Shannon Winans

Packaging Machines for Hazardous Areas

Episode 9 of “On The Pulse of Packaging” features packaging machines that PAC Machinery makes for industries classified as hazardous areas per OSHA’s Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program. PAC Machinery has been manufacturing sealers for hazardous areas for decades from its Packaging Aids brand of machinery that are for environments where explosive powder or gas are present regulated by OSHA.

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Greg Berguig

How SLAM Completes Your Picking Operations

In the wake of the consumer buying shift to ecommerce, warehouses all over the country have expanded their fulfillment centers. These new facilities represent a more highly automated operation. Companies have invested in equipment, automation and software aimed to move products quickly and efficiently from one end of the warehouse to the other.

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Shannon Winans

PAC Machinery Bags and Materials is Going Green

We have an exciting announcement that you will hear right here, first, on Episode 8 of “On The Pulse of Packaging” from our Bags and Materials division. We are transitioning our custom and stock pre-opened bags for automatic baggers so that all of them will now contain 25% recycled content as standard.

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Shannon Winans

Packaging Trends in the Electronics Industry

In this episode of “On the Pulse of Packaging,” we talked to Sean Geniesse, Packaging Expert at PAC Machinery. We discussed the top machines that customers in the electronics industry are buying and trends in the recent growth in sales for this industry including increased production in the electric vehicle battery market and the passage of the 2022 Chips Act to boost production in US semiconductor manufacturing.

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Greg Berguig

Fulfillment Best Practices SLAM

What is SLAM? —Scan, Label, Apply, Manifest. SLAM focuses on technology to improve your processes for the last 100 feet of your pack and ship operation.
Greg Berguig from PAC Machinery recently shared top industry solutions as part of the SLAM team. This Industry Speaks presentation was offered at Pack Expo International 2022 in Chicago.

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Shannon Winans

What’s new in Sustainable Packaging

There’s a lot happening in Sustainable Packaging. We talked to Greg Berguig, VP of Sales and Marketing at PAC Machinery and he said much of this is being driven by consumer demand for more environmentally-friendly packaging both in packaging materials and on the equipment side. Let’s learn more about what’s new at PAC Machinery on more environmentally-friendly packaging.

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Shannon Winans

Machine Diversity and Flexibility

Tony provides a few great stories about recent visits with his customers who may end up selecting different machines than what they first set out to get after learning more about all of PAC’s great product offerings as there are many ways to package a product.

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Shannon Winans

Pack To The Future

Learn about the roots of sealing equipment through PAC Machinery’s story of family legacy, innovation in packaging equipment, and entrepreneurial spirit!

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Greg Berguig

Bag Sealers for Hazardous Areas

The ability to safely heat and vacuum seal bags in hazardous environments depends on a basic understanding of what specific conditions contribute to the potential danger as well as what protective features are required on the bag sealer itself to mitigate these threats.

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Greg Berguig

Vacuum Packaging Beef

While many food professionals agree that meat must age to achieve optimum taste and tenderness, the way the meat is aged – wet, dry or both – is a lively topic for discussion as far as packaging goes.

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Greg Berguig

Understanding Factory Acceptance Testing

FAT or Factory Acceptance Testing is usually preformed on an industrial machine at the place of manufacture, prior it to shipping to a customer. In the presence of the customer, the manufacturer tests the system in accordance with the customer’s pre-determined criteria and specifications to show that the system is complete, tested, and ready to be delivered.

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