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.

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.

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.