UFP Packaging Opens New Automated Facility In Las Vegas ‘All Boxed Up’ in Las Vegas, NV, is the newest corrugated operation within UFP Packaging‘s expanding corrugated network. The company are committed to expanding cor- rugated capabilities in high-growth markets following a high-performance template that has been developed in- house, with emphasis on automation, efficient layouts, safety, and scalable customer service. The new Las Vegas operation will serve corrugated packaging customers in the western U.S., with early mo- mentum from customer visits and plant tours. “Many of our customers are household names in food and beverage, consumer products, logistics and e-commerce. We also serve industrial packaging customers that need reliable sheet capability, throughput, specification control, and scalable service,” explains Nick Hoffman, VP of Protective Packaging. The Las Vegas operation is a modern corrugated plant, built around efficient layouts, automation, and material flow. “We began with two flexo folder gluers and one ro- tary die-cutter. We have recently added three more ma- chines. This facility is designed to support sheet convert- ing, throughput, consistency, quality, safety, and scalable growth,” adds Hoffman. “The Las Vegas project supports UFP Packaging’s broader strategy to expand corrugated
capacity and capability in growth markets. This facility fol- lows a high-performance template we have developed in-house, with emphasis on automation, efficient layouts, safety, and scalable customer service.”
By February, two of the three corrugated machines were already placed and the third was on the way. “We have hosted multiple customer visits and plant tours as the plant was coming online. Many of those prospective cus- tomers have been converted into active working relation- ships in the Las Vegas area. The team at Las Vegas pro- duced its first box on May 25 this year,” confirms Hoffman. Phased Development Phase One included three high-speed converting lines with full automation from feeding, bundle handling, robotic stacking, and an ultra-advanced finished goods line con-
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