Any company can have a good CV/resumé, but the reality may be different. It’s important in my eyes to witness these capabilities. I need to consider Nestlé’s business model and then balance this with a supplier’s dynamics and size. Put simply, I have to assess risk. Yes, I visit several suppliers and I can say that Cama is a best-in-class supplier

Cama established confidence with our team by taking a collaborative approach on finding the best solutions to our top-level priorities. Clear communication and collaboration was essential, as equipment projects have a high number of variables, and it’s critical that an open dialogue exist around cost/benefit solutions.

To be the best in the world, you have to use the best in the world, so it was essential that we chose technology partners that could help us achieve our aims. Cama’s machines are used by many of the world’s leading confectionery brands. Their digital infrastructure makes integration easier, and the user interface is the same across all the Cama machines, so there is less to learn for the operators.

When we look to a new packaging solution price and deadlines are necessarily taken into account but, technically, we are looking for simple and robust solutions. The machine must also be able to evolve towards new formats, with rapid changeover and high reliability. Cama machines answered to our expectations. In the global context of shortage of electronic components, CAMA was able to maintain the announced deadline.

The Cama Wrap-around case packer brings a welcome measure of automation to the Blue Bell operation. “If you look at the overall upgrade from where we were to where we are now, we estimate a 28 percent increase in throughput and a 35 percent reduction in labor costs,” says Halfmann. “Much of that labor cost savings comes from going from manual to automated case packing.”