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Get Ready for Robotics
Doing repetitive tasks quickly and efficiently may be the most obvious benefit of adding robotics to your packaging operation, but it’s not the only one. Robots can help address a variety of other challenges as well. And now that this technology is...
Packaging: The Shift from Food Service to Retail
COVID-19 has resulted in a shift in foodservice packaging trends from the food service packaging to retail packaging.
Packaging Trends to Watch
For the food industry, post COVID-19, we may begin to see an increase in ready-to-eat product packaging. Skin Packaging is a method of packaging meat and seafood where the product is placed into a thermoformed pocket or preformed tray and a top...
A Summit Client in the News
One of Summit’s clients, Renu Medical, is a great example of a company realizing the value of having a common system across the production floor. Renu’s relationship with Summit Packaging has led to them utilizing over 10 APS Autobag machines to...
Response to COVID-19
March 23, 2020 First and foremost, we hope you, your family and loved ones are staying safe and healthy. I also want to take a moment to share what your Summit team is doing to support our employees, our customers, their business operations...
5 Signs it May Be Time to Automate, According to APS
If your company is considering adding or upgrading its packaging equipment in 2020, we suggest you read a concise and informative blog post written by our partners at Automated Packaging Systems called 5 Signs Your Packaging Operation is Ready for...
4 Ways to Acquire Packaging Equipment
As we approach the end of the year, you may be closing out, or have already exhausted, your capital expenditure budget. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get the packaging equipment you need before the close of 2019. Here are four ways to upgrade...
How to Choose the Right Stand Up Pouch Size
Choosing the right stand up pouch isn’t difficult, but it does require an understanding of the correct size and features you want for your pouch. Stand up pouches protect your product, allow it to stand out on store shelves, and help you save money...
Yaxin Flexible Packaging: Offering the Best of Both Worlds
Founded in 2000, Yaxin produces high quality flexible packaging films and pouches along with state-of-the-art printing and graphics services. Because the company is based in both the U.S. and China, it offers unique benefits to clients in food...
Protect Your Customers – and Your Brand – With Product Inspection Equipment
Whatever your product or industry, quality control is essential to your business. Along with protecting the end users of your products, product inspection helps you maintain quality control, avoid errors, minimize waste, reduce rejection losses,...
4 Steps to Better Maintenance
A successful maintenance program involves supporting your people as much as servicing your equipment. Summit Packaging’s goal is to train your team to be as self-sufficient as possible by building your expertise and giving you the tools to properly...
The Versatility of Continuous Inkjet Printing
Selecting the right imprinter for your business can help you save money, ensure quality and consistency, and even make your warehouse space more efficient. But how do you choose the right system? To help answer that question, we spoke with Jan...
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