Hammer Packaging Sets Sail for a Second Century in Business

The company characteristically takes customer service and collaboration one step further by requiring its research and development team to furnish new ideas and develop value-added innovations every six months—in addition to providing technical assistance to customers. "At the moment, our R&D group has ten people, and the budget for the group is high because of the value they provide to the enterprise," Hammer said. Among the innovations owing their implementation to Hammer's R&D efforts are the world's first mix-prevention sortation system for cut-and-stack labels, and technology that enables the company to print shrink sleeves in offset.