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In The Winery

A-B-C Packaging Palletizer

“We work with the currently installed line config- reshipper cases to bulk bottle delivery. Original
urations and filler spaces. Our can handles all nest, equipment manufacturers are well equipped to
providing easy shipping and pallet building without help with machinery decisions once concrete goals
the need for trays for stability. Although our sys- are established. Our equipment recommendations
tems are 100% in-line capable, they can be run as a lean towards simple, straightforward and uncompli-
standalone unit if needed.” cated machinery that still offers modern, updated
sophistication with features and equipment design
Needs and Goals Drive that give the winery plant personnel the flexibility
Packaging Automation Choices and control they need,”

Bryan Sinicrope, Vice President of Sales Sinicrope told The Grapevine Magazine there isn’t
and Marketing for A-B-C Packaging Machine an industry standard for packaging automation,
Corporation, is all in when matching end-of-line because different options are available depending
packaging options with a winery’s business needs on the winery’s priorities. Some wineries, for exam-
and goals. ple, may want to automate at lower speeds if it
provides other advantages such as improved quali-
“Typically, once a winery reaches line speeds ty control for their products or to address concerns
of around 120 to 150 bpm, automation in their over potential liability and insurance costs related
packaging process can be justified,” said Sinicrope. to hand labor.
“Then, they need to look at their goals. Do they
need to increase speed, want to reduce labor, “Machinery choices also vary based on how the
need a dedicated line, or want to run multiple sizes winery purchases their bottles,” said Sinicrope.
and configurations? What are their space limita- “They will either use reshippers, where the bottles
tions? All of these answers will impact the type are delivered in corrugated cases, or purchase bot-
and amount of machinery needed. For example, tles in bulk, getting them on bulk shipping pallets.
to accommodate a large increase in sales, it may For reshipper handling, the winery needs an uncas-
be worthwhile to transition, when feasible, from er to remove those bottles from the reshipper case,
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