May 13 - 16, 2008
Gaylord Palms
Orlando, Florida USA

Value-Added Processes

066 VA
Wednesday, May 14 - 3:45pm

Managing Your Product from Your Dock to the Customer’s Dock

Raffaele D’Andrea -- Emmebi, Srl, Italy

During extrusion manufacturing, improvements in product transitioning from added-value to shipping departments decrease manpower and damaged materials costs. Integrating a packaging system directly on the output section of paint or anodizing lines helps eliminate handling damage. Packaging systems integrated into added-value lines eliminate packaging queues, decreasing process time. Proven ways to maximize organization and product flow without large investments are presented.