An established leader in the US craft brewing industry for over 35 years – that sells beer across most of the country -requested the expertise of First Key to assess and offer improvement recommendations for their dual bottle and can packaging line, with the goal of increasing operational efficiency. Through pre-visit information gathering and regular on-site visits with the packaging operations team, First Key recommended short-term process fixes and technical adjustments for the existing outdated packer. This resulted in a 10% increase in packaging line efficiency. First Key also presented a set of longer-term recommendations that would increase efficiency by another 25% via investment in a new packer. First Key then continued to provide ongoing support to the brewery via quarterly on site reviews to help progress the long-term action plan.
