Case Study: Crown Packaging achieves 65% WRA additive reduction with Advantive Kiwiplan

Crown Packaging Achieves Significant ROI with AME and Kiwiplan Starch Dosing Link

Crown Packaging, a packaging manufacturer, sought to maximize the return on investment for their new AME starch kitchen by finding ways to reduce operational costs and human error. They identified the manual monitoring and dosing of Water Resistant Adhesives (WRAs) and other additives as a key challenge and turned to vendor Advantive for a solution using their Kiwiplan software.

Advantive implemented its Kiwiplan Starch Dosing Link, which integrates with the AME kitchen. The system uses electronic links and indicators stored in Kiwiplan's scheduling software to automatically signal when to start and stop dosing additives. This solution eliminated the need for manual operator intervention. As a result, Crown Packaging reduced its WRA additive usage by 65%, leading to an estimated annual savings of $50,000, primarily attributed to the automated dosing capabilities provided by Advantive.

Crown Packaging

Mark Miedema

Operations Manager