The Power of Proliferation

It follows, then, that achieving efficiency has been the guiding objective during Exopack’s continual investment in state-of-the-art equipment and technology over the past five years—whether economic conditions were calm or turbulent—to the tune of more than $130 million. “Trends are for efficiency,” Welter maintains. “Speed is important, but it’s the set-up time and changeover that’s the name of the game today.”
To that end, Exopack moved to improve its printing platform across its facilities with the installation of three new presses over the past 12 months. “We will continue this pace into the future, removing older, less-capable assets to improve efficiencies and to continue to keep pace with CPG expectations,” Welter adds.