ePac takes FP790 global, US probes boxes at up to 297.26%, Moka entrapment injuries rise 62% — and 8 more | BPJ News
As investment in equipment accelerates, supply chains, staffing, safety, cyber security and trade measures are making it harder to turn production capacity into revenue.
ePac’s rollout of digital presses for flexible packaging and Panasonic’s factory expansion raise questions not just of added capacity, but of repeatability in colour, procurement, inspection and shipping. Recovered paper consolidation, workplace injuries, wages, cyber attacks and the US investigation into boxes all moved at once, reshaping the conditions that determine orders and costs.
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In flexible packaging and aircraft equipment, expanded capacity and rebuilt supply chains moved forward at the same time. In the recovered paper industry, two consolidations that broadened product categories and regions may change who negotiates collection contracts. Workplace injuries, starting salaries, cyber attacks and trade measures show the conditions needed to keep people operating equipment and prevent orders from stopping.…
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