Case Study: Resolve Cutting & Sealing Problems with Standard Operating Procedures & Training

This case study describes how cutting and sealing problems on flow wrappers were resolved when standard operating procedures were developed and then implemented through training.  

One of Greener’s Technical Salespeople discovered that a customer’s knife purchases had increased by 35% in the past year, at an additional cost of nearly $10,000. It seemed unlikely that additional production had accounted for all of this increase, which indicated to him that the customer could be experiencing problems on their horizontal flow wrappers...

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00:00 Solutions for Cutting & Sealing Problems: Standard Operating Procedures & Training
00:20 Why has knife usage and expense increased on flow wrappers?
01:12 Line Evaluations to Solve Problems on Flow Wrappers
01:24 Knife Adjustment on Flow Wrappers
01:34 Always change both knife and anvil as a set on flow wrappers
02:10 Cutting problems can cause leakers in the leading package seal
02:44 Knife adjustments on flow wrappers
03:06 Standard Operating Procedures & Training for Knife Adjustments
03:25 Reduce knife replacement part costs and downtime for flow wrappers
03:38 Improve seal quality and package appearance

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