Best Practices: Stretching the Imagination
In a previous job, Smedberg had used a fully automatic stretch wrap machine that spun a pallet on a turntable while stretch wrap was administered by a moving pole. Unfortunately, machines like that cost between $5,000 and $10,000 and take up about 100 square feet. Smedberg knew he couldn’t justify that cost to management, since the in-plant was shipping just three or four pallets each week.
Cory Francer is an Analyst with NAPCO Research, where he leads the team’s coverage of the dynamic and growing packaging market. Cory also is the former editor-in-chief of Packaging Impressions and is still an active contributor to its print magazines, blogs, and events. With a decade of experience as a professional journalist and editor, Cory brings an eye for storytelling to his packaging research, providing compelling insight into the industry's most pressing business issues. He is an active participant in many of the industry's associations and has played an essential role in the development of the annual Digital Packaging Summit. Cory can be reached at cfrancer@napco.com
