Looking Toward the Future of Pharma and Medical Device Machinery

The 2012 Pharma/Medical Device Segment Report, released by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI), provides some insight into what pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers are looking for from their machinery […]

Energizer Plant is Going … Going … Gone

Energizer, the manufacturer of disposable AA, AAA, C and 9-volt batteries, announced its decision to shutter its northwest Missouri plant next year, leaving about 300 workers out of a job. […]

The Liquidation of the Twinkie

Last week, a bankruptcy judge gave Hostess Brands the okay to begin shutting down the 82-year-old company. The liquidation is expected to take approximately one year. But the Twinkies, Ding […]

Cost Segregation

If you are planning on buying or improving a building for your business, you may need a cost segregation, which is an asset depreciation technique. This technique separates real estate […]

Case Study: Asset Verification and Valuation for Global Food and Beverage Manufacturer

EquipNet’s client, a major global food and beverage manufacturer, purchased a company that manufactures drink concentrates. Along with the manufacturing and distribution processes came over 30,000 beverage dispensers located at […]

Creative Packaging in Pharmaceuticals

Most marketing experts would agree that creative packaging is a good tactic for attracting a consumer’s eye. However, there is one industry in which creative packaging is a mistake – […]

Frustration Packaged

Is there a certain type of packaging that drives you nuts? Do you find some products harder to get to than the gold at Fort Knox? Do you rail at […]

Recovering from Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy was a devastating storm that affected millions of businesses. Not only have business owners struggled with the loss of electricity that led to days of work lost, but […]

Manufacturing Activity Picks Up in October According to an Institute for Supply Management Report

According to the recently released Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®, economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in October for the second consecutive month following three months of slight contraction. […]

The Journey Toward Sustainable Packaging

Packaging World published an article recently that will be interesting to any company considering a switch to sustainable packaging. The article, titled “Ten Tips for Sustainable Package Design,” has a […]

EquipNet’s Thoughts Are With Everyone Affected by Sandy

It’s hard to comprehend that just a few days ago we were all hunkered down, waiting to see what Hurricane Sandy had in store for us. Call it what you […]

The Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte Release the 2012 Public Perception of Manufacturing Report

The Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte recently released the 2012 Public Perception of Manufacturing Report, the fourth report in an annual series that measures the American public perception of the manufacturing […]

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Environment Is of Chief Concern in the Packaging Industry

Packaging World, a magazine devoted to the industry, and DuPont, a self-proclaimed market-driven innovator, recently conducted a survey of professionals in the packaging industry and published the results in a […]

Reading, Writing, and … Packaging?

This month, the Indian Institute of Packaging announced the opening of a packaging test lab in Bangalore that will not only test products, but will offer a two-year post-graduate degree […]

EquipNet Cuts the Ribbon on the New Digs

As we reported back in September, EquipNet was making the move from the old to the new — new location, that is. Well, yesterday it became official as we took […]

This Isn’t Your Father’s Vending Machine

Vending machines are familiar sights at places as varied as high schools, amusement parks, car mechanics, and hospitals. When there are a lot of people captive in one place, some […]

ISPE Releases Good Practice Guide: Quality Laboratory Facilities to Establish a Baseline for the Design of Pharmaceutical Quality Labs

The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE), a not-for-profit association serving its members through leading scientific, technical, and regulatory advancement throughout the entire pharmaceutical lifecycle and a publisher of best […]