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Services

Expert support at any depth


Engineering & project management

  • Packaging Line and Design Engineering

  • V-curve and Work Cell optimization

  • Production and Line Capacity Modeling

  • Packaging Line Auditing and Optimization

  • Packaging Line Installation and Start-up/Ramp-up

  • Packaging Line Controls and Programming

  • Schedule Creation for all project phases

  • Equipment Analysis and Specification documentation

  • Management of equipment procurement

  • Integrating engineering design with operational targets

  • Project Budgeting and Alignment


Operations support

  • Shipping and Logistics Optimization

    • Warehouse layout and optimization

    • Loading/transportation smoothing/troubleshooting

    • Load weight optimization

    • Trailer pool optimization

  • Quality Assurance

    • QA program and development

    • New line/equipment qualifications

    • Facility audits

    • Food health safety audits

    • Quality issue troubleshooting and resolution

  • Technical Documents

    • Drafting

    • SOP development

      • New equipment

      • Conversions

      • Equipment operations

      • Maintenance plans

    • Master Performance Specifications (MPS)

    • Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT)

    • Site Acceptance Tests (SAT)

    • Bid packages

    • Start-up/ramp-up schedules

  • Maintenance Support

    • PM and maintenance plan development

    • Parts review and inventory

    • Maintenance audit, equipment health audit

  • Brewing Support

  • Training

    • Packaging Technology Course

    • Seamer/seam

    • Filler/Filling technology


Equipment & technical support

  • Seaming and Seamers

    • Seam analysis

    • Seam/seamer troubleshooting

    • Seamer set-up

    • Seamer audits

    • Tooling replacement

    • Seamer overhauls

    • Seam/seamer theory and training

  • Filling and Fillers

    • Knowledge of all types of fillers, bottle and can, mechanical to volumetric

    • Filler and filling troubleshooting

      • Fill control

      • Can/bottle handling issues

    • Filler set-up

    • Filler audits

    • Filler overhauls

    • Filler/filling theory training

  •  Pasteurizers/pasteurization

    • Flash pasteurizers

    • Tunnel Pasteurizers

    • Warmers

    • Troubleshooting and design analysis

    • Utility optimization

    • Setpoint table development, PU and time and temperature

  • Packers

    • Cartoners, tray packers, drop packers

    • Large to small, cycle stop to constant motion

    • Packer set-up

    • Packer troubleshooting

    • Packer audits

  • Packaging efficiency

    • Line audits

      • Line balance optimization

      • Equipment center bottle necks

      • Start/stop conditions

      • Line control program analysis

  • In addition Altamira can provide technical services for all types of packaging equipment.

    • Depals

    • Cappers and Crowners

    • Palletizers

    • Conveyance and conveyor design