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to resolve with Radius,” says Powell. “One was with our third-party systems; we struggled to get comprehensive and accurate reporting across all systems. “We also spent a lot of time ensuring all the systems carry the same data, and if not – trying to figure out why and working out fixes for it. “This effort was unnecessary; we required an integrat- ed fit for purpose solution supporting our work in process, finished goods, and sales and production. ePS provided us with the best end to end system specifically for folding carton production and have our full confidence.” Conquering Complexity Zumbiel faced an additional challenge in achieving peak efficiency. Previously, the company had to manually schedule all the jobs for each machine centre daily. Ad- ditionally, the team believed that with the product com- plexity Zumbiel caters to, it would have been impossible to replicate this with an automated scheduling system.
ARC INTERNATIONAL www.ARCInternational.com
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AES is a leading full-service provider of integrated convey- ance systems specializing in scrap, trim, and dust. AES en- gineers custom scrap systems and works as a partner in process improvement to help businesses achieve greater profitability, productivity, and sustainability. Products include balers, shredders/hoggers, core shredders, filters, fans, and specialized dust control and collection systems. AES is the ex- clusive distributor for the AirShark Rotary Material Separator. For a wide variety of new and used equipment on to- day’s market, visit our website at www.acm-corp.com. BAUMER HHS CORPORATION www.baumerhhs.com hhs is a global leader in advanced gluing, camera verifica- tion and quality assurance systems for the packaging indus- try. Zero-defect quality and elevated production speeds are key parameters in the manufacturing of corrugated boxes. With hhs Xcam Box Monitoring and non-contact flap gluing of corrugated board, hhs offers every option for quality as- surance in the production of boxes with flexo folder gluers. AMERICAN CORRUGATED MACHINE www.acm-corp.com BLOWER APPLICATION COMPANY (BLOAPCO) www.BloApCo.com BloApCo has served the corrugated industry since 1933 with a variety of scrap handling solutions, including Hori- zontal Floor Shredders, Trim Cutters, and Material Handling Fans and Conveying Systems. BloApCo Shredders allow for continuous shredding and pneumatic removal of sheet waste stacks of all sizes, roll slab, cores, and carton scrap.
“ePS Radius and its wider software module infrastruc- ture can handle that complexity, which is huge for us,” says Powell. She also offers specific praise for Auto-Count 4D, ex- plaining, “From a shop floor perspective, it will be the most impactful.” ePS’ Auto-Count 4D delivers electronic job tickets, art- work proofs, and CAD drawings directly to machine op- erators and drives data accuracy by using sensor-based direct machine monitoring. ePS’ Business Intelligence helps Zumbiel’s senior lead- ership team access and interact with the data that under- pins the reporting so they can identify trends and imple- ment more profitable strategies. Zumbiel identified ePS’ web-based User Interface, packaging industry-specific Roadmap, and integration and business workflow-enabling ePS Automator tool as ‘decid- ing factors’ in their investment decision. Powell continues, “We needed to integrate with our CAD system, and ePS had already developed those tools. Overall, the forecast return on investment was attractive –
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Leading manufacturer and installer of quality retrofits, up- grades and replacement parts for S&S and Prime Flexo Folder Gluers. Specialists in reconditioning of S&S Flexo Folder Gluers, including ink, air and electrical systems.
CORRUGATOR BELT SERVICE LLC www.corrugator.com
Serving the corrugated box industry since 1991, Chicago- based Corrugator Belt Service LLC maintains corru- gator belts for peak board quality and performance.
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