Canadian Packaging Machinery Market Research Report - PMMI
Canadian Packaging Machinery Market Research Report - PMMI
Canadian Packaging Machinery Market Research Report - PMMI
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3. Installed <strong>Packaging</strong> <strong>Machinery</strong>:<br />
The following packaging machinery would be installed in a typical french fry plant.<br />
Current <strong>Machinery</strong> Used<br />
by Category<br />
Brand Country of Origin<br />
Scales Ishida<br />
Japan<br />
Yamuto<br />
Japan<br />
Baggers Bosch Netherlands/German<br />
Sandiacre United States<br />
Triangle United States<br />
Hayssen United States<br />
Electronic date coders SmartDate United States<br />
Metal detectors Loma<br />
Britain<br />
Barclay Dexter<br />
Britain<br />
Hi Speed United States<br />
Safeline Britain & others<br />
Fortress<br />
Canada<br />
Case packers, flex bags into box BluePrint<br />
United<br />
Dyna-Pak States/Netherlands<br />
United States<br />
Case erectors Dyna-Pak United States<br />
Wexxar Canada, U.S. &<br />
Australia<br />
Case shakers and sealers BluePrint Netherlands<br />
Date coders FoxJet United States<br />
Cartoning machinery<br />
LANGEN<br />
Canada<br />
Carton closers Klick-Klock Britain, U.S. & Canada<br />
4. Future <strong>Packaging</strong> <strong>Machinery</strong> Plans (next 3 years):<br />
McCain purchases approximately six bagging machines or lines every year. (As<br />
examples, the company just installed five baggers in the Portage plant and four in<br />
Grand Falls. Last year it installed six lines in France.) The purchasing potential over<br />
the next three years is $C4 to 5 million.<br />
5. Key Factors in Purchase Decisions:<br />
The following factors have been rated as they were provided in the <strong>PMMI</strong> survey<br />
form. However, the respondent emphasized that the importance of the various<br />
factors are always situation specific.<br />
Factor Ranking<br />
(1 = Most<br />
Important)<br />
Quality/Reliability/Durability 1<br />
Previous Experience with the Supplier/Brand 1<br />
Operating Reliability/Accuracy 1<br />
Up-to-date Technology 1 / 2<br />
Potential Operating Cost Savings/Added Value 2<br />
Brand/Supplier Reputation 2<br />
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