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Canadian Packaging Machinery Market Research Report - PMMI

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Form/fill/seal machinery – vertical<br />

Inspecting, detecting, and checkweighting machinery<br />

Labeling machinery<br />

Palletizing, depalletizing, and pallet unitizing machinery<br />

Shrink film and heat sealing machinery<br />

Skin and blister packaging machinery<br />

4. Future <strong>Packaging</strong> <strong>Machinery</strong> Plans (next 3 years):<br />

Johnvince Foods plans to pursue Robotics machinery options in the future.<br />

5. Key Factors in Purchase Decisions:<br />

Factor Ranking<br />

(1 = Most<br />

Important)<br />

Price 1<br />

Up-to-date Technology 2<br />

Service & Technical Support – In General 3<br />

Quality/Reliability/Durability 4<br />

6. Attitudes Toward Suppliers:<br />

Very positive attitudes toward United States manufacturers; good equipment.<br />

a. Perception of <strong>Machinery</strong> by Country:<br />

Country Overall Opinion Quality Up-to-date<br />

Technology<br />

Service<br />

Canada Good Good Yes Good<br />

Germany Good Excellent Yes Poor<br />

United States Good Good Yes Good<br />

b. Perception of Pricing by Country:<br />

Country Price<br />

Canada Excellent Prices<br />

United States Good Prices<br />

7. Purchasing Policies and Financial Arrangements:<br />

Johnvince Foods pays cash for purchases and buys direct from suppliers. The<br />

C.O.O. makes all purchase decisions. Johnvince looks for both turnkey solutions and<br />

acquiring individual pieces of equipment when sourcing packaging machinery,<br />

dependent on the size of the project.<br />

8. Purchasing Issues:<br />

The main purchasing problem Johnvince Foods has experienced is a lack of aftersale<br />

support. There have not been any problems with sourcing.<br />

SMG/Columbia Consulting Group Page 76

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