On behalf of all of us at New England Machinery, Inc. we wish a Very Happy Holiday Season to All! May you experience joy, warmth and peace this holiday season. We hope you can spend time with your loved ones, create special memories, share family traditions and start some new ones!
We also wish you all a Happy 2016 filled with good health and happiness. May 2016 bring you enough challenges to keep you engaged, enough new beginnings to keep you hopeful, and enough love to keep you comforted.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Monday, December 14, 2015
Monday, December 7, 2015
The Tampa Bay Packaging Machinery Manufacturer’s Open House is Back!!
Starting Monday, February 22 through Friday, February 26, 2016, a consortium of packaging machinery manufacturers are all hosting an Open House at our plants. Over a dozen different companies that all manufacture packaging machinery will be opening our doors to visitors to watch us as we work.
Plan now to spend a week in sunny Florida in the middle of winter and see the manufacturing plants of all the equipment you may need for your packaging lines. The companies hosting the Open House include New England Machinery, who manufactures unscramblers, cappers, orienters, lidders, pluggers, scoop feeders, pump placers, spout inserters, hopper elevators and much more. Other companies manufacture labelers, fillers, check weighers, cartoners, form, fill and seal, case packers, and more. The manufacturers are all located in the Tampa Bay area within an hour’s drive of one another.
Give us a call for more information on the Open House, local accommodations and events at (941) 755-5550. Or visit the website at: www.tampabaypackaging.com. We look forward to seeing you this winter. Plan early to get the best accommodations!
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Plan now to spend a week in sunny Florida in the middle of winter and see the manufacturing plants of all the equipment you may need for your packaging lines. The companies hosting the Open House include New England Machinery, who manufactures unscramblers, cappers, orienters, lidders, pluggers, scoop feeders, pump placers, spout inserters, hopper elevators and much more. Other companies manufacture labelers, fillers, check weighers, cartoners, form, fill and seal, case packers, and more. The manufacturers are all located in the Tampa Bay area within an hour’s drive of one another.
Give us a call for more information on the Open House, local accommodations and events at (941) 755-5550. Or visit the website at: www.tampabaypackaging.com. We look forward to seeing you this winter. Plan early to get the best accommodations!
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Monday, November 30, 2015
We Make Lane Combiner/Dividers
I recently had an inquiry for one of our lesser known machines, a lane divider. New England Machinery has developed and perfected both lane dividers and combiners. We can assist production facilities in either combining several lines into one or dividing one line into multiple lines.
New England Machinery offers a number of different types of packaging machinery including spout inserters, scoop feeders, overcappers, lidders, pluggers, gap transfers, uprighters, pump sorters/placers, hopper elevators, cap sorters and much more. Visit our website at www.neminc.com to learn more about our broad range of products.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
New England Machinery offers a number of different types of packaging machinery including spout inserters, scoop feeders, overcappers, lidders, pluggers, gap transfers, uprighters, pump sorters/placers, hopper elevators, cap sorters and much more. Visit our website at www.neminc.com to learn more about our broad range of products.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Monday, November 23, 2015
Wishing All A Happy Thanksgiving
On behalf of everyone at New England Machinery, Inc., we want to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving day. We hope you all have time to spend with your loved ones and reflect on all the blessings life brings. Please enjoy your family time and sharing the traditions that give us all comfort.
We at NEM, are grateful for our wonderful customers, dependable vendors, and last, but never least, we are grateful for our dedicated employees who work hard to assist our customers in getting the very best machinery for their production lines. HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
We at NEM, are grateful for our wonderful customers, dependable vendors, and last, but never least, we are grateful for our dedicated employees who work hard to assist our customers in getting the very best machinery for their production lines. HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Monday, November 16, 2015
The Ever Versatile Gap Transfer
New England Machinery has one machine that has numerous uses. We call it our NEDP, Gap Transfer. This one machine has been seen over the years by thousands of visitors to our booths at trade shows. We use it at the shows to launch our famous ‘flying yellow bottles’. But in reality it is our most versatile machine that has numerous practical uses in a production facility.
In its most simplest use, the NEDP is a gap transfer. It will take empty or filled containers from one conveyor to another. It can be used to hold and transfer containers for bottom coding, it can be used to side transfer containers, it will assist unstable containers to pass over a dead plate, it can be used to depuck containers or elevating or lowering containers. The NEDP can be mounted onto the customer’s existing conveyor, or on its own stainless steel stand, it can be cantilevered over a conveyor. One machine – multiple uses. Versatility at its finest!
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
In its most simplest use, the NEDP is a gap transfer. It will take empty or filled containers from one conveyor to another. It can be used to hold and transfer containers for bottom coding, it can be used to side transfer containers, it will assist unstable containers to pass over a dead plate, it can be used to depuck containers or elevating or lowering containers. The NEDP can be mounted onto the customer’s existing conveyor, or on its own stainless steel stand, it can be cantilevered over a conveyor. One machine – multiple uses. Versatility at its finest!
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Monday, November 9, 2015
Service Contracts – When Should You Have Them?
Does your company have service contracts with the manufacturers of the machines you purchase? If not, do you have an in-house maintenance dept. that keeps your machines well maintained? If you do not have the in-house capability to support full time maintenance personnel to your production lines, then you should seriously consider requesting maintenance contracts with your vendors.
New England Machinery offers Maintenance Contracts that are individually designed to meet the exact requirements of our customers. The contracts take into consideration the number of NEM machines you are running and the amount of shifts. This is the perfect answer for keeping your machines running to their optimum performance all year. Our service techs will review the machines, replace any worn parts, advise personnel on how to set up and run the machine properly and recommend any needed upcoming replacement parts. The cost of the Maintenance Contract will be offset by the uptime and performance of the machines. Your machines will last longer and run better if they are being properly maintained. Let your machinery manufacturer take over that burden with a service contract.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
New England Machinery offers Maintenance Contracts that are individually designed to meet the exact requirements of our customers. The contracts take into consideration the number of NEM machines you are running and the amount of shifts. This is the perfect answer for keeping your machines running to their optimum performance all year. Our service techs will review the machines, replace any worn parts, advise personnel on how to set up and run the machine properly and recommend any needed upcoming replacement parts. The cost of the Maintenance Contract will be offset by the uptime and performance of the machines. Your machines will last longer and run better if they are being properly maintained. Let your machinery manufacturer take over that burden with a service contract.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Are You Planning for 2016?
It may seem like the new year is still a ways off, but it will be here before you know it. Now is the perfect time to plan for what you will do different and better in 2016. What were the challenges that your company faced in the past year? What can you do differently in 2016 to either resolve those issues or at least improve on the results?
If you want 2016 to be a better year, you need to make changes. You cannot expect things to improve if you continue to do the same things in the same way. Do an honest analysis of what and how you and your company perform and determine where your weaknesses lie. Chart a course of action to shore up the areas of vulnerability and take some bold steps to make a concerted, positive move in a new direction. You can make 2016 the best year ever, but start now to plan on how you will make that happen.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
If you want 2016 to be a better year, you need to make changes. You cannot expect things to improve if you continue to do the same things in the same way. Do an honest analysis of what and how you and your company perform and determine where your weaknesses lie. Chart a course of action to shore up the areas of vulnerability and take some bold steps to make a concerted, positive move in a new direction. You can make 2016 the best year ever, but start now to plan on how you will make that happen.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Monday, October 26, 2015
Do You Have Post Show Reviews?
Does your company meet to discuss your trade shows after they are over? If not, you are missing a valuable opportunity to improve your performance. We convene a post-show meeting after every show. All employees who were in attendance at the show are invited to the meeting and each person is asked to share their thoughts and ideas on what we did right, but more importantly, on what we did wrong or could improve on. The meetings are not meant to critique any individual or department, they are meant to illicit new ideas on how we can do it better next time.
The meetings have proven to be invaluable to our company. We have taken the ideas and suggestions and used them to make our show exhibit better every year as well as improve on the quantity and quality of our leads. Don’t assume you are doing everything right or to the best of your abilities. You’ll be surprised at some of the new techniques or display changes that are uncovered in these meetings.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
The meetings have proven to be invaluable to our company. We have taken the ideas and suggestions and used them to make our show exhibit better every year as well as improve on the quantity and quality of our leads. Don’t assume you are doing everything right or to the best of your abilities. You’ll be surprised at some of the new techniques or display changes that are uncovered in these meetings.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
A Versatile Inspection System
New England Machinery has a machine that is used on production lines that can save production companies from serious production problems. The machine is an in-line inspection/rejection system. We call it our NEMIRS (New England Machinery Inspection Rejection System.
This stand-alone system can be placed right up to a customer’s production line, moved from line to line, or mounted directly to the customer’s conveyor. It can inspect for down bottles, skewed caps, missing caps, missing foil liners, missing or miss-aligned labels, miss-oriented bottles, and more. Depending upon the inspection requirements, it can utilize simple photo eyes, proximity switches, limit switches, UPC scanners, color sensors, or a vision system. The containers can be rejected using an air blow off, diverter arm, or pusher cylinder. The rejects can be sent to a table, collected in a bin, or transferred to a parallel conveyor.
Don’t chance allowing a ‘reject’ to slip through your production line, causing contamination of a whole shipment. Look into an inspection system that can catch the anomalies before they become a catastrophe.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
This stand-alone system can be placed right up to a customer’s production line, moved from line to line, or mounted directly to the customer’s conveyor. It can inspect for down bottles, skewed caps, missing caps, missing foil liners, missing or miss-aligned labels, miss-oriented bottles, and more. Depending upon the inspection requirements, it can utilize simple photo eyes, proximity switches, limit switches, UPC scanners, color sensors, or a vision system. The containers can be rejected using an air blow off, diverter arm, or pusher cylinder. The rejects can be sent to a table, collected in a bin, or transferred to a parallel conveyor.
Don’t chance allowing a ‘reject’ to slip through your production line, causing contamination of a whole shipment. Look into an inspection system that can catch the anomalies before they become a catastrophe.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Monday, October 12, 2015
Post Trade Show Actions
Our company returned to the office after a trade show last week. Now is when the real action takes place. As much work as we did to prepare for the show, there is just as much work in correctly following up after the show.
The first thing we did as soon as the individual left our booth was send them a ‘thank you’ for stopping by e-mail. This would have been received by them within hours of leaving our booth. Once we returned to the office our sales dept. jumped right in and contacted everyone who came to see us. If they could not reach them by phone, they were sent an e-mail. Once we were able to connect with them, we set up a date and time to meet with them in person at their place of business.
The whole point of attending a trade show is to find opportunities to promote and sell your products. If you don’t follow through and follow up on the leads you received, you may as well not spend your money exhibiting at shows. Make sure you do everything you possibly can to re-connect with the people who stopped by your trade show exhibit.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
The first thing we did as soon as the individual left our booth was send them a ‘thank you’ for stopping by e-mail. This would have been received by them within hours of leaving our booth. Once we returned to the office our sales dept. jumped right in and contacted everyone who came to see us. If they could not reach them by phone, they were sent an e-mail. Once we were able to connect with them, we set up a date and time to meet with them in person at their place of business.
The whole point of attending a trade show is to find opportunities to promote and sell your products. If you don’t follow through and follow up on the leads you received, you may as well not spend your money exhibiting at shows. Make sure you do everything you possibly can to re-connect with the people who stopped by your trade show exhibit.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Do You Know NEM’s Scoop Feeders?
New England Machinery offers a very versatile range of products. One of our lesser known, but certainly well-received products, is our Scoop Feeders. Our scoop feeders come in different models. One is a scoop feeder dropper. It sorts, feeds and drops scoops into empty containers. The other model is a scoop feeder placer. This model sorts and feeds scoops and places the scoops into filled containers. The machine then gently presses the scoops down into the product in a manner that does not raise dust (which can prevent induction sealing from working), and it precludes scoops sticking up above the lid area (causing lidding issues).
NEM engineers have even designed a scoop feeder that sorted and fed scoops into flexible bags after they were formed and filled and just prior to sealing. Our machines are amazing and our customers love them. If you are in need of a scoop feeder, make sure to contact New England Machinery, Inc. They know scoop feeding better than anyone.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
NEM engineers have even designed a scoop feeder that sorted and fed scoops into flexible bags after they were formed and filled and just prior to sealing. Our machines are amazing and our customers love them. If you are in need of a scoop feeder, make sure to contact New England Machinery, Inc. They know scoop feeding better than anyone.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Monday, August 31, 2015
Come Visit New England Machinery at Pack Expo and Pharma Expo 2015
New England Machinery, Inc. will be exhibiting in both the Pack Expo Las Vegas 2015 show and co-located Pharma Expo 2015 show. We are excited about bringing our latest models of unscramblers, cappers, secondary orienter and much more! Make sure to stop by our booths C-3800 and N-608. We have lots of exciting machines to show you!
Eligible potential customers can get a free pass by visiting www.packexpolasvegas.com and click on registration. Use New England Machinery, Inc.’s code: 66G11
We look forward to seeing you all there!
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Eligible potential customers can get a free pass by visiting www.packexpolasvegas.com and click on registration. Use New England Machinery, Inc.’s code: 66G11
We look forward to seeing you all there!
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Monday, August 24, 2015
How Have your Products Progressed?
In putting together some new marketing material recently, I noticed how our machines have evolved over the years. As a company founded by packaging machinery engineers, and having design engineering as our core strength, we never stop improving our equipment. To steal a line from a song, we “take the best and make it better” on a continual basis.
We gather feedback and requests from our customers, and determine how best to incorporate their good suggestions into our machines. We research industry trends and look for ways to conform to what the customers are going to need.
In order to stay on top, you must stay current. Your product must be at least as good as your competitors and you can count on the fact that they are working to improve as well. So take a good look at your products as they are today and compare them to what they were like 10 years ago, or even 5 years ago. If there are no changes, you better move fast to start making some, or you will be left behind by more progressive competitors.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
We gather feedback and requests from our customers, and determine how best to incorporate their good suggestions into our machines. We research industry trends and look for ways to conform to what the customers are going to need.
In order to stay on top, you must stay current. Your product must be at least as good as your competitors and you can count on the fact that they are working to improve as well. So take a good look at your products as they are today and compare them to what they were like 10 years ago, or even 5 years ago. If there are no changes, you better move fast to start making some, or you will be left behind by more progressive competitors.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Monday, August 10, 2015
Is Your Business Slower In Summer?
The packaging machinery industry is a year-round process. Consumers don’t stop purchasing just because it is summer time. If you find your company doesn’t seem quite as busy in the summer months, it might be that there are a few more people on vacation at that time of year, so you are getting less phone calls and e-mails. Use this time to strategize how you will attack everything when it gets a little busier.
Fall is the beginning of trade show season and for anyone in marketing, it is a hectic time. Just when the trade shows start to slow down, the holiday’s heat up, and before you know it, it’s the start of another busy year. So spend time this summer in taking courses to enhance your knowledge, read some industry books and magazines to keep up with the latest in your field, and do some networking to re-connect with your peers.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Fall is the beginning of trade show season and for anyone in marketing, it is a hectic time. Just when the trade shows start to slow down, the holiday’s heat up, and before you know it, it’s the start of another busy year. So spend time this summer in taking courses to enhance your knowledge, read some industry books and magazines to keep up with the latest in your field, and do some networking to re-connect with your peers.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Why Have Refresher Training?
Last week we brought in all of our outside Sales personnel for a week long refresher training. It cost the company a lot of money to tie up our entire sales force plus many hours of our Engineering and Manufacturing personnel time to review our products and services. However, the end result was well worth the cost. It was a great opportunity to help re-solidify our team, to remind them of features and benefits of our machinery that they may have forgotten, and to update them on all the new design changes that we have made in recent months.
Everyone agreed, hands-down that the week was well spent. We look forward to planning another one in about six months. If you can’t bring everyone back to your facility, consider a day-long webinar that allows everyone to at least get caught up on any recent changes in your company.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Everyone agreed, hands-down that the week was well spent. We look forward to planning another one in about six months. If you can’t bring everyone back to your facility, consider a day-long webinar that allows everyone to at least get caught up on any recent changes in your company.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Monday, July 27, 2015
Why Standarize?
We have quite a number of customers who have standardized on our machinery. It makes a lot of sense for them. Many of our machines have interchangeable parts and it cuts down on the amount of spare parts they need to keep on hand. It allows them to have their operators and maintenance personnel trained on the one type of machine instead of having to know the ins and outs of several. If they are a large corporation with multiple plants they can exchange machines when moving lines about. It is also helpful in getting to know the service personnel with one company as opposed to many.
If you are considering standardizing on one company, however, make sure the company is capable of handling all your needs. When vetting them out, check for their strength of engineering, responsiveness of customer service, number of years in business, and always check for references.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
If you are considering standardizing on one company, however, make sure the company is capable of handling all your needs. When vetting them out, check for their strength of engineering, responsiveness of customer service, number of years in business, and always check for references.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Monday, July 20, 2015
Brag About Your Successes
Do you tell your customers about your successes? Most people like to hear interesting stories and every company has several to tell. A good story usually starts with a plot that includes a problem and ends with a resolution. I’m lucky to work for a company that has a lot of really great stories.
Once I decided that we needed to share these stories, I spent time listening to the various ‘players’ or ‘characters’ involved in each project. I took notes about the issue, sequence of events, and the outcomes. Then I sat down at my computer and wrote the stories. It was great fun to write about how time and again our team of engineers, machine builders, and sales personnel orchestrated a resolution to a production challenge that was perplexing our customers.
We are taking these stories and putting them in a ‘Case Studies’ section of our website so that others can learn more about our amazing capabilities while enjoying a true story. Share your success stories wherever and whenever possible. Everyone loves a good story.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Once I decided that we needed to share these stories, I spent time listening to the various ‘players’ or ‘characters’ involved in each project. I took notes about the issue, sequence of events, and the outcomes. Then I sat down at my computer and wrote the stories. It was great fun to write about how time and again our team of engineers, machine builders, and sales personnel orchestrated a resolution to a production challenge that was perplexing our customers.
We are taking these stories and putting them in a ‘Case Studies’ section of our website so that others can learn more about our amazing capabilities while enjoying a true story. Share your success stories wherever and whenever possible. Everyone loves a good story.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Monday, July 13, 2015
How Do You Inform Your Customers?
What methods do you use to inform your customers of what your company is doing? There are lots of communication options available to get your message across. The key to doing it most effectively is to cover as many different methods as possible. We all have our own comfortable means of gathering information and learning. For some it is to read everything that comes in the mail. These individuals like to look at paper, while others prefer to see it on their screen. Some people like to check out the trade publications, while others prefer to research online or attend trade shows.
At New England Machinery, we try to communicate our messages in as many of the different forms as possible. We send out e-mail blasts, we use direct mail, we advertise in the trade publications, we continually update our website, we exhibit at tradeshows, and regularly contact our customers via phone. Although no one method gives us a 100% success rate, our collective success rate in getting our message across is impressive. How many different forms of communication are you using?
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
At New England Machinery, we try to communicate our messages in as many of the different forms as possible. We send out e-mail blasts, we use direct mail, we advertise in the trade publications, we continually update our website, we exhibit at tradeshows, and regularly contact our customers via phone. Although no one method gives us a 100% success rate, our collective success rate in getting our message across is impressive. How many different forms of communication are you using?
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Monday, July 6, 2015
Do You Help Your Customers Define Their Needs?
I recently came across this blog I wrote back in 2012. The information is worth repeating. When a customer is searching for new packaging equipment do you assist them in defining their needs, or try to sell them your equipment? Hopefully, you are helping them define their needs. In the long run, this will benefit everyone.
Our company has put together several questionnaires that we send to companies that have contacted us in need of packaging machinery. Each questionnaire covers a different type of machine, depending on what the end user is hoping to accomplish (i.e. they want containers capped or bulk containers sorted and placed on the production line). The questionnaire covers everything they could possibly consider for both their current need and potential future need for that equipment. In many cases the customer is reminded by the questionnaire to check on something they may have overlooked in their search for the right equipment. They may determine that some of the questions are not important to their needs and that is fine, but now it won’t come up later as being forgotten.
We find this method of ‘selling’ a win-win situation. By the time the customer is ready to place their Purchase Order they are confident that they are making the right decision having covered every possibility and looked at all the options.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Our company has put together several questionnaires that we send to companies that have contacted us in need of packaging machinery. Each questionnaire covers a different type of machine, depending on what the end user is hoping to accomplish (i.e. they want containers capped or bulk containers sorted and placed on the production line). The questionnaire covers everything they could possibly consider for both their current need and potential future need for that equipment. In many cases the customer is reminded by the questionnaire to check on something they may have overlooked in their search for the right equipment. They may determine that some of the questions are not important to their needs and that is fine, but now it won’t come up later as being forgotten.
We find this method of ‘selling’ a win-win situation. By the time the customer is ready to place their Purchase Order they are confident that they are making the right decision having covered every possibility and looked at all the options.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Monday, June 29, 2015
How Well Do You Train?
How well do you train your new employees? Do you have a formal training program? Do you have specific training for each position within the company? During a recent interview, the interviewee asked if we offer training. We explained that we did and discussed the formal training our candidates receive. He was quite impressed as the last company he had worked for gave him no training at all and told him to ‘pick up what he needed to know’ on his own by asking people. This is never a good situation, and a recipe for failure.
If you want employees who are eager to do their job and do it right, they need to know exactly what is expected of them and shown how to do it the right way. An employee cannot be corrected for doing something the wrong way, if they were never shown how to do it the right way. New employees appreciate the time, effort and energy invested in them to give them training. It tells them right up front that the company values them as an employee and is willing to invest in giving them the training tools they need to succeed.
If your company doesn’t have a formal training program, put one together. Even a short one-day training course is better than nothing. You will find that there is a direct correlation between the amount of training you give and the speed and success achieved by the newly trained employee.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
If you want employees who are eager to do their job and do it right, they need to know exactly what is expected of them and shown how to do it the right way. An employee cannot be corrected for doing something the wrong way, if they were never shown how to do it the right way. New employees appreciate the time, effort and energy invested in them to give them training. It tells them right up front that the company values them as an employee and is willing to invest in giving them the training tools they need to succeed.
If your company doesn’t have a formal training program, put one together. Even a short one-day training course is better than nothing. You will find that there is a direct correlation between the amount of training you give and the speed and success achieved by the newly trained employee.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Come See NEM at Expo Pack Mexico
We are excited to be exhibiting next week at the Expo Pack Mexico 2015 show. Held at Centro Banamex in Mexico City, Expo Pack Mexico is a ‘must visit’ show for the Latin America packaging industry. The show is the perfect opportunity to allow companies packaging consumer goods to see all the latest and greatest technology available to them. The machinery on display may be just what you need to increase production, decrease downtime and speed up changeover.
Mark your calendar to visit the show which opens on Tuesday, June 16 and runs through Friday, June 19. While you are there, make sure to stop by New England Machinery’s booth #2320. We will be demonstrating our most popular model, the NEHCPCL-36 compact unscrambler. Or bring us your projects for any unscrambling, capping, orienting, lidding, plugging, pucking, depucking, pump sorting, pump placing, scoop feeding, spout inserting, and much more. We are there to help you get the machinery you need to resolve your packaging challenges.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Mark your calendar to visit the show which opens on Tuesday, June 16 and runs through Friday, June 19. While you are there, make sure to stop by New England Machinery’s booth #2320. We will be demonstrating our most popular model, the NEHCPCL-36 compact unscrambler. Or bring us your projects for any unscrambling, capping, orienting, lidding, plugging, pucking, depucking, pump sorting, pump placing, scoop feeding, spout inserting, and much more. We are there to help you get the machinery you need to resolve your packaging challenges.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Upgrade Your Older Model Machine
You don’t always need to buy new machinery to improve your line speed and performance. Sometimes upgrading an older model machine may give you the same end result for a lot less money. The recent rapid changes in technology have allowed machinery manufacturers to continually improve their products. This means that the newer machines run faster, more efficiently, and better than ever before. However, your smart machinery manufacturers also offer upgrades to their older model machines that can improve their performance as well, without the cost of replacement.
New England Machinery, Inc. is now offering a line of upgrades to our older models out in the field that will make them more efficient. The upgrades will vary according to the model. So if you want to improve your production line and can’t purchase new machinery, check with the manufacturer of your existing machines to see if they offer upgrades. For a small expenditure, you could have big results.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
New England Machinery, Inc. is now offering a line of upgrades to our older models out in the field that will make them more efficient. The upgrades will vary according to the model. So if you want to improve your production line and can’t purchase new machinery, check with the manufacturer of your existing machines to see if they offer upgrades. For a small expenditure, you could have big results.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Need New Packaging Machinery – Do Your Research
Just like people are never exactly alike, companies are never exactly alike either. Consequently, the products produced by different companies will have dissimilarities that could be significant to your needs. For example, to get from point A to point B with a large box, you can walk, ride a bike, or drive a car. They will all get you there, but the process will be very different. Walking, is the least expensive method, but it will take the longest and may get you there too late to meet your needs. Also, if the box is heavy, you may not be able to carry it that far. Riding a bike will get you there faster, but the box must fit on the bike while still allowing you to pedal it. Finally, the car will get you and the box there in the quickest time, but will require gas, so it is the most expensive method.
When purchasing packaging machinery you need to look at all the alternatives as well. For example, there are hundreds of methods for capping a container. Each method is offered by numerous companies. You need to research each method first to determine which method is the best for your specific project. Then you need to research the different companies that offer that method and determine which one is best. The least expensive, may not be the best choice in the long run if it costs more to maintain, does not last as long, or does not cap consistently. Advance research will pay off in the long run.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
When purchasing packaging machinery you need to look at all the alternatives as well. For example, there are hundreds of methods for capping a container. Each method is offered by numerous companies. You need to research each method first to determine which method is the best for your specific project. Then you need to research the different companies that offer that method and determine which one is best. The least expensive, may not be the best choice in the long run if it costs more to maintain, does not last as long, or does not cap consistently. Advance research will pay off in the long run.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Monday, May 18, 2015
NEM - The Container Closure Experts
Following is a blog I wrote back in 2010. The information is still valuable today, so I thought I would re-share it.
There are many companies that sell container closure equipment. If you take into consideration the various types of closures and means by which they are applied, it is no wonder that there are so many different companies offering products to handle container closing. Invariably, however, each company specializes in one or two types of closing methods. This is fine for these companies. They stay with what they know best.
Once in a while, though, one company will innovate. They perfect a method for one type of closure and then look to take on another challenge. New England Machinery (NEM) is just such a company. They started with single head cappers and very quickly moved into multiple head rotary chuck cappers. They later mastered lidding, plugging, overcapping, pump sorting/placing, servo capping and more. The technology they discovered while developing one type of closing method often transferred to other closing methodologies. Due to their strong Engineering background, the company was able to amass a full line of container capping/closing products. Dealing with all types of closures, NEM has perfected the art of cap sorting. They have developed several methods of sorting the caps (lids, plugs, pumps, etc.) and know just which method is best suited to meet each customer’s individual needs. NEM knows that a ‘one size fits all’ product line does not work in the packaging industry. With over 35 years of experience designing and building packaging machinery, NEM ‘knows their stuff’. In fact, other packaging machinery engineers have admitted ‘borrowing’ some of NEM’s ideas ‘because they work so well’.
Located in Bradenton, Florida, all of the design, manufacture, tuning, and testing is performed in the US. Utilizing lean manufacturing practices, NEM successfully competes in the world-wide packaging machinery market.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
There are many companies that sell container closure equipment. If you take into consideration the various types of closures and means by which they are applied, it is no wonder that there are so many different companies offering products to handle container closing. Invariably, however, each company specializes in one or two types of closing methods. This is fine for these companies. They stay with what they know best.
Once in a while, though, one company will innovate. They perfect a method for one type of closure and then look to take on another challenge. New England Machinery (NEM) is just such a company. They started with single head cappers and very quickly moved into multiple head rotary chuck cappers. They later mastered lidding, plugging, overcapping, pump sorting/placing, servo capping and more. The technology they discovered while developing one type of closing method often transferred to other closing methodologies. Due to their strong Engineering background, the company was able to amass a full line of container capping/closing products. Dealing with all types of closures, NEM has perfected the art of cap sorting. They have developed several methods of sorting the caps (lids, plugs, pumps, etc.) and know just which method is best suited to meet each customer’s individual needs. NEM knows that a ‘one size fits all’ product line does not work in the packaging industry. With over 35 years of experience designing and building packaging machinery, NEM ‘knows their stuff’. In fact, other packaging machinery engineers have admitted ‘borrowing’ some of NEM’s ideas ‘because they work so well’.
Located in Bradenton, Florida, all of the design, manufacture, tuning, and testing is performed in the US. Utilizing lean manufacturing practices, NEM successfully competes in the world-wide packaging machinery market.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Monday, May 11, 2015
Plan to Attend Expo Pack Mexico 2015
New England Machinery is pleased to be among the exihibitors at the 2015 Expo Pack Mexico show. NEM will be located in booth 2320. We are taking our model NEHCPCL-36 compact unscrambler to ‘show off’ to our visitors. This unscrambler offers an extremely small footprint due to a fully integrated hopper elevator. The machine is perfect for high speed unscrambling in tight spaces.
Stop by our booth to see the unscrambler, or to learn more about other NEM products. We offer a wide variety of packaging machinery including cappers, orienters, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, overcappers, puckers, depuckers, hopper elevators and much more.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Stop by our booth to see the unscrambler, or to learn more about other NEM products. We offer a wide variety of packaging machinery including cappers, orienters, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, overcappers, puckers, depuckers, hopper elevators and much more.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Monday, May 4, 2015
Help Your Customers – Know Your Advantages
When you learn that you are up against one or more of your competitors for a project, what do you do? If you’re smart, you don’t drop your price. By immediately dropping your price, you are indicating to your potential customer that you feel your product is inferior to the competitor’s product, and the only way you can convince them to purchase yours is to make it cheaper. Cutting your price is the last thing you should ever do.
Instead, write up a list of reasons why your product is the better choice. You don’t need to knock your competitor’s product, you simply need to explain why your product has more value. What advantages does your product have over theirs? Why will they be glad they chose your product down the road? Will your product last longer, be more cost effective to run/own, will it save them downtime, will it increase their production? List every positive effect that could possibly result from making the right choice. Then communicate this list to the customer. If you did a good job of listing the positives, your customer will be able to make a good, informed decision and will appreciate you for it.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Instead, write up a list of reasons why your product is the better choice. You don’t need to knock your competitor’s product, you simply need to explain why your product has more value. What advantages does your product have over theirs? Why will they be glad they chose your product down the road? Will your product last longer, be more cost effective to run/own, will it save them downtime, will it increase their production? List every positive effect that could possibly result from making the right choice. Then communicate this list to the customer. If you did a good job of listing the positives, your customer will be able to make a good, informed decision and will appreciate you for it.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Monday, April 27, 2015
Invest in Your Company’s Future
Does your company invest time and money in R&D? If not, you could be on the path to extinction. You may have a best-selling product right now that is bringing in healthy revenues, but nothing lasts forever. It is the companies who continually re-invent themselves and their products that buy longevity in the process.
Nothing in this world has immortality. The latest technology or discovery today will be old news in 10 years (or less). The only sure path to a lasting, healthy bottom line is to constantly be reviewing your products and/or services, research the changes and trends in your industry, and focus on new ways to improve what you are doing now. Never get contented with the status quo. Your products and/or services should show a marked progression over time. If you compare what you were making 10 years ago to your products today and don’t see a difference, you are on the decline and need to make changes immediately. Stay out in front or at least keep up with the pack, or you will realize one day that you have been left behind.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Nothing in this world has immortality. The latest technology or discovery today will be old news in 10 years (or less). The only sure path to a lasting, healthy bottom line is to constantly be reviewing your products and/or services, research the changes and trends in your industry, and focus on new ways to improve what you are doing now. Never get contented with the status quo. Your products and/or services should show a marked progression over time. If you compare what you were making 10 years ago to your products today and don’t see a difference, you are on the decline and need to make changes immediately. Stay out in front or at least keep up with the pack, or you will realize one day that you have been left behind.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Monday, April 20, 2015
Invest In Your Employees
It is important for everyone to keep up with changes in their field of work. Changing technology and government regulations affect every job in one way or another. Office workers need to keep up with changing software and social media. Production workers need to keep up with the latest electronic and mechanical products available. No one is immune from changes in their chosen field of profession.
If you want to keep your workers up to date, as well as give them a fresh perspective on what they do, send them for training. It may take them away from work for a day or so, but the knowledge they will gain can be invaluable and the renewed energy they will have upon returning to their jobs will be well worth the cost of the training.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
If you want to keep your workers up to date, as well as give them a fresh perspective on what they do, send them for training. It may take them away from work for a day or so, but the knowledge they will gain can be invaluable and the renewed energy they will have upon returning to their jobs will be well worth the cost of the training.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
It’s All About The Customer
You can build the best product in the world, but if you don’t take care of your customers, they won’t come back a second time. You need to design your product and market the product to make your customer’s life easier. People will buy complicated electronics if a good salesperson shows them all the great features and makes it look easy to use. If, after they have purchased the item, they can’t easily use the ‘great’ features because they are too complicated, the customer will not be willing to go back to that salesperson the next time they are looking for a product. Keep your product easy to use, make it solve a problem, and find the best way to communicate this to your customer.
Every customer you have wants their work life to be easier, faster and better. Find a way to answer those needs and you will be successful.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Every customer you have wants their work life to be easier, faster and better. Find a way to answer those needs and you will be successful.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
What Does 5 S Do For You?
We have recently started a 5S program and it is amazing how much time it saves after you have completed the process. I had read about 5S and wondered how it really worked in an office setting. When management determined that we would all start a 5S program, I was not convinced that it was worth the time and effort involved in getting to the end result. I could not have been more wrong. Initially it did take a lot of time to clean up old files, desk drawers, storage areas, tables and desk tops. Then it took time to organize and label everything. But in the end, I can now find what I’m looking for in seconds as opposed to ½ hour increments.
I visited a manufacturing plant that utilizes 5S throughout the plant. It is amazing to see. It’s hard for many of us to imagine a plant that manufactures large vehicles to be as clean and spotless as a hospital, but that is exactly how the plant looks, including light painted floors. If you want to make a difference in your company, I highly recommend 5S. The ends will definitely justify the means.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
I visited a manufacturing plant that utilizes 5S throughout the plant. It is amazing to see. It’s hard for many of us to imagine a plant that manufactures large vehicles to be as clean and spotless as a hospital, but that is exactly how the plant looks, including light painted floors. If you want to make a difference in your company, I highly recommend 5S. The ends will definitely justify the means.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Monday, March 23, 2015
What Are Your Company Values
Several members of our staff recently attended a leadership seminar in which they were asked to list their company values. They thought they knew what our values are, but everyone realized that they all thought of them as slightly different. No one could give a list that was identical to anyone else’s list. So now we are getting input from all our employees and will make up a list of 4-5 values that we all agree are how we want to conduct business.
Once we have our ‘official list of company values’ we will have large plaques made up with the list and prominently display them in every building. We decided that for our company a mission statement just does not work. What we all feel is more important is to have the values we use to guide all our decisions, communicated clearly to every employee. We were also told we should make sure prospective employees are willing to work under the same values and embrace them in their daily work activities.
What are your company’s values? Do all the employees know them? If not, now is a great time to spread the word so that everyone at your organization can use them as a guide in making every day decisions.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Once we have our ‘official list of company values’ we will have large plaques made up with the list and prominently display them in every building. We decided that for our company a mission statement just does not work. What we all feel is more important is to have the values we use to guide all our decisions, communicated clearly to every employee. We were also told we should make sure prospective employees are willing to work under the same values and embrace them in their daily work activities.
What are your company’s values? Do all the employees know them? If not, now is a great time to spread the word so that everyone at your organization can use them as a guide in making every day decisions.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Boast About Your Successes
How often do you boast about your company’s successes? You need to share the good stories with everyone. Your potential customers need to find out what your capabilities are and how good you are at what you do. We recently added a ‘Case Study’ section to our web site. This allows us to tell others all about the success stories that have helped our customers.
We particularly like to pick out the most difficult and/or unusual challenges that are brought to us by perspective and existing customers. We try to ‘tell a story’ by explaining all about the challenge and then describe how we resolved the issue. It is fun for us to be telling stories, but also helpful in letting our customers know the breadth of our capabilities at the same time.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
We particularly like to pick out the most difficult and/or unusual challenges that are brought to us by perspective and existing customers. We try to ‘tell a story’ by explaining all about the challenge and then describe how we resolved the issue. It is fun for us to be telling stories, but also helpful in letting our customers know the breadth of our capabilities at the same time.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Monday, February 23, 2015
Open House Week At New England Machinery
Today starts NEM’s Open House week. We are looking forward to visits from our existing and future customers. Visitors will enjoy a tour of our facilities and have an opportunity to see the entire manufacturing process including the final end result of our cappers and unscramblers running. There are a total of 14 packaging machinery manufacturers in the Tampa Bay area who are opening their doors this week to allow visitors a comprehensive view of their facilities.
It’s not too late to join us. To learn more call us at (941) 755-5550 or visit our website at www.neminc.com.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
It’s not too late to join us. To learn more call us at (941) 755-5550 or visit our website at www.neminc.com.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Share Your Successes
At NEM we make an effort to share our successes with our entire employee base. When our customers compliment us on a job well done, or say some encouraging words about our machinery, we make sure to share it with everyone. We have a regular internal newsletter that allows us to pass on the latest rave reviews we have received.
It is encouraging to individuals (whose job tasks might prevent them from meeting our customers for themselves) to know that the end result of their work is a satisfied customer. We also send out e-mails to the entire company with all good news that comes our way throughout the day.
Find ways in your company to communicate good news to everyone. We all need that little shot of encouragement from time to time to be reassured that we all make a difference.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
It is encouraging to individuals (whose job tasks might prevent them from meeting our customers for themselves) to know that the end result of their work is a satisfied customer. We also send out e-mails to the entire company with all good news that comes our way throughout the day.
Find ways in your company to communicate good news to everyone. We all need that little shot of encouragement from time to time to be reassured that we all make a difference.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Monday, February 9, 2015
NEM Plant Tour At Tampa Bay Packaging Machinery Mfgs. Open House
NEM will be opening our doors to plant tours during the upcoming Tampa Bay Packaging Machinery Manufacturer’s Open House. Fourteen local packaging machinery manufacturers are banding together to offer plant tours the week of February 23 – 27, 2015. Get out of the ice, snow and cold in the middle of winter to scope out your next packaging machine purchases in sunny Florida.
The various manufacturing plants offer unscramblers, cappers, orienters, lidders, pluggers, scoop feeders, pump placers, labelers, check weighers, case packers, fillers and much more. To learn more about the Open House week visit the website at: www.tampabaypackaging.com or give us a call at New England Machinery at (941) 755-5550. We can give you contact information for local hotels with discounted rates. Let us know you are coming, or just show up, either way, we’d love to see you.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
The various manufacturing plants offer unscramblers, cappers, orienters, lidders, pluggers, scoop feeders, pump placers, labelers, check weighers, case packers, fillers and much more. To learn more about the Open House week visit the website at: www.tampabaypackaging.com or give us a call at New England Machinery at (941) 755-5550. We can give you contact information for local hotels with discounted rates. Let us know you are coming, or just show up, either way, we’d love to see you.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
NEM at Pack Expo East 2015
New England Machinery is pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at the upcoming Pack Expo East show February 16-18, 2015 at the Philadelphia Convention Center. We will be located in booth 925. Please make sure to stop by our booth if you are planning to attend the show.
We will be bringing our new pharmaceutical design unscrambler. This model was specifically designed for the pharmaceutical industry with no flat surfaces, compact footprint including a fully-integrated hopper elevator, and track and trace ready code printer and code reader. You won’t want to miss us at the show.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
We will be bringing our new pharmaceutical design unscrambler. This model was specifically designed for the pharmaceutical industry with no flat surfaces, compact footprint including a fully-integrated hopper elevator, and track and trace ready code printer and code reader. You won’t want to miss us at the show.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Monday, February 2, 2015
Take the Best and Make It Better – Retrofit Packages
We are embarking on a new product line this year that will help all of our customers. We decided to create ‘retrofit packages’ for our existing machines out in the field. New England Machinery’s continual improvement policy has born some really great new changes with updated technologies for our machines. We now want to offer customers who have older models the ability to upgrade to some of these new functionalities.
We have just announced the beginning of our retrofit packages and our customers are excited to learn that they can improve performance or functionality on their existing machines. The first package we released (an adjustable inner orienter spacer) will shorten the changeover time on our unscramblers. This retrofit is capable of being added to all existing unscramblers in the field. Our next package will allow the addition of a stack light on any NEM machine when that option was not initially chosen at the time of original sale. More retrofit packages are in the works and will be announced shortly.
We are happy to be able to take our improvements and make them available to customers who may not be able to purchase a new machine but want some of the newer technologies available on their older model. We have a hit on our hands and are excited about this new capability.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
We have just announced the beginning of our retrofit packages and our customers are excited to learn that they can improve performance or functionality on their existing machines. The first package we released (an adjustable inner orienter spacer) will shorten the changeover time on our unscramblers. This retrofit is capable of being added to all existing unscramblers in the field. Our next package will allow the addition of a stack light on any NEM machine when that option was not initially chosen at the time of original sale. More retrofit packages are in the works and will be announced shortly.
We are happy to be able to take our improvements and make them available to customers who may not be able to purchase a new machine but want some of the newer technologies available on their older model. We have a hit on our hands and are excited about this new capability.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
Monday, January 5, 2015
Welcome to 2015!
Well, here we are at the start of another year. At New England Machinery we have big plans for this year. We took the time at the end of 2014 to make lists of goals and objectives for the new year. Now it’s time to start implementing those plans. It’s exciting to start new and fresh with projects that challenge and absorb us.
If you want to re-energize and re-engage your staff, come up with some new goals that everyone is excited about and get to work on them. Find ways to include everyone so they all feel like a part of the progress. Ask everyone to write down some of their ideas for improvements in the new year. You may be surprised at some of the responses. It will make for a great 2015.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
If you want to re-energize and re-engage your staff, come up with some new goals that everyone is excited about and get to work on them. Find ways to include everyone so they all feel like a part of the progress. Ask everyone to write down some of their ideas for improvements in the new year. You may be surprised at some of the responses. It will make for a great 2015.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
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