Finishing The Job?The Right Way

In other words, will the machine pay for itself?

Don Schroeder, vice president of sales at C.P. Bourg, explains it this way: "If you're doing six changeovers during one eight-hour shift, then automated equipment will offset the expense," he says. "But if your run lengths are longer, and you're not doing as many changeovers, then manual would probably be your safest bet."