ARKWRIGHT, INC. develops, coats, converts, and markets specialty papers, films and other media for high-end digital imaging. They are one of the global leaders in their field and that is why, when they sought out a better way to package their paper in their converting department, they chose a solution provided by Better Packages, Inc. of Shelton, Connecticut, which resulted in a payback in two months time.

In the Arkwright Converting Department at their plant in Guilford, CT, long narrow poly bags are used to manually package 1,000 rolls of make-to-order specialty paper each month. Purchasing custom pre-cut poly bags of lengths varying from 24" - 60" is far too expensive, therefore Arkwright opted to purchase rolls of poly tubing and hand cut the tubing into desired lengths as needed.

Since this resulted in wasted production time as well as materials, Iris Avitable, Coordinator of the converting department began a search for a table top automated bagging system.

Mike DellaValle of Robinson Tape and Label in Branford, Connecticut introduced Iris to the Better Packages' Better Bagger 900e. With the Better Bagger 900e Iris and her staff are able to place one or two rolls of poly tubing into the machine and set the desired length and quantity of bags needed. Once they press start, workers can walk away and concentrate on other wrapping or running machinery while custom bags are being produced, safely and quickly.

With the Better Bagger 900e Avitable says, "Our plant is safer, we no longer need to use a knife to cut bags. The bags stay cleaner because we make them as we need them and do not need to store them in a dusty area. When we started using the Better Bagger it was the end of throwing out unused bags".

Per Noreen Connolly, Plant Manager, "It is estimated that Arkwright was able to save on lost production hours by utilizing the Better Bagger to cut tubing into bags, freeing up employees to perform other tasks. This resulted in a payback of just two month's time."

Robinson Tape and Label is a label manufacturing and shipping supplies facility located in Branford, Connecticut. They have been in business for over 30 years supporting Fortune 500 companies as well as independent businesses.

Better Packages, Inc. has been a global packaging leader for 85 years and is the world's leading manufacturer of carton sealing systems as well as an innovator in the bagging industry. For more information about Better Packages Inc. and the Better Bagger 900e, click here or call 1-800-237-9151.