Packaging Automation Benchmark Study Vol. 2
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Research Reveals Packaging Machine Builders Outlook and Influences
With an economic value of nearly $133 billion annually in the U.S., packaging is big business, so Control Engineering and Packaging Digest set to investigate this dynamic market. The 2008 Packaging Automation Benchmark Study is a year-long, three-part research project that reveals the technology, market, and business issues affecting packagers, machine builders, and system integrators. In Volume 2, research results and analysis focus on the machine builders–who they are, what types of automation they typically provide on their products, how customers influence what automation features are standard or optional, and the impact packaging is expected to have on their business now and in the future. |
Vol. 2 - Analysis
> Machine builders influence, interpret packagers' needs
> Packagers speak out
> It's a small world for OEMs
> Shifting safety responsibilities
Volume 1 Results
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Research Results: Volume 2 – Machine Builders: Click on Each Category Below to Download Results
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| Executive Summary |
Packaging Digest and Control Engineering have conducted a comprehensive research study addressing the technology, market, and business issues affecting the state of packaging automation. This is the second wave of a three-part study. The first focused on the packagers themselves; Volume 2 focuses on the machine builders. This report is an executive summary of the study results, providing an overview of key findings related to machine builders’ demographics, types of automation incorporated into their machines and customer buying behaviors that influence their products. |
| Automation Profile |
This detailed findings report provides graphical depictions of survey data covering machine builders’ automation profiles, including: types of automation equipment used, Ethernet application, and important aspects of automation now and over the next five years. |
| Buying Behaviors |
This detailed findings report provides graphical depictions of survey data covering machine builders’ automation buying behaviors based on customer influence, including: brand specification, design collaboration, and system integration. |
| Demographics |
This detailed findings report provides graphical depictions of survey data covering machine builders’ demographics, including: size, location, and global footprint. |
| Supplement |
Included in this report are: a brief profile of the respondent audience; importance of automation when selecting machine builders; satisfaction with machine builders; and the role of automation in packaging processes over the next 1-3 years. |
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