Improving Changeovers for Contract Packagers: How Septimatech’s Aftermarket Change Parts Give New Life to Existing Machinery.
Apr 21, 2025
In today’s packaging landscape, for Contract Packagers, agility is everything.
With high SKU variability, shorter production runs, and growing sustainability requirements, the pressure on contract packagers to deliver fast, flexible, and precise performance has never been greater. For Contract Packagers relying on diverse machinery platforms—from new OEM systems to long-serving legacy lines—the right changeover solution can be a game-changer. Line adaptability is no longer a bonus: it's the baseline.
The Challenge: Frequent Changeovers on Complex Packaging Lines
Contract packagers are constantly navigating many operational challenges. They balance multiple client’s demands, introduce different product formats, and new container types across shared equipment constantly. This leads to:
- Inefficient, manual changeovers
- Lost or Damaged Parts that compromise line performance
- A shortage of skilled operators who understand changeovers
- Legacy equipment where OEM support might be limited or unavailable
For facilities managing both legacy packaging machines and new OEM machinery, the challenge is to unify performance without adding complexity. This is where aftermarket and custom-engineered solutions that seamlessly integrate into existing legacy machinery comes into the picture.
The Septimatech Advantage: Engineered Retrofit and Custom Aftermarket Change Parts
Septimatech delivers aftermarket parts, retrofitted for OEM packaging machinery . We deliver replacement container handling parts, ensuring your packaging lines perform at their peak, regardless of the make or model of the OEM.
Our custom change parts for filling and labeling equipment are designed with precision, repeatability, and operator ease in mind. No matter the machine - a Zalkin Capper, a Krones filler, or a Serac Filler / Capper - our solutions reduce downtime, eliminate guesswork, and improve line efficiency.
Key solutions include:
- Quick Change Parts for fast, tool-less setup on a wide range of packaging formats
- Replacement container handling parts engineered for both new and discontinued OEM machinery
- Change Part Carts to improve part organization and accessibility
- Feed Screws & Drives for smooth, controlled product transfer—even on high-speed lines
Why Do Contract Packagers Choose Septimatech?
Our custom engineered change parts address the real challenges contract packagers face in their packaging machine changeovers. Our experience working on over 2700 packaging machine makes & models provides Contract Packers with the confidence they need to make informed decisions when choosing Septimatech as their aftermarket change part supplier.
- Fast and accurate product changeovers to help handle management the of numerous SKUs
- Repeatable adjustments across shifts to maintain consistent changeovers between operators.
- Support for legacy equipment, extending machine life and boosting ROI
- Sustainability adaptability, allowing lines to pivot to eco-friendly containers and materials
With over 30 years of expertise, Septimatech is more than a parts provider—we’re a productivity partner. Our custom, retrofit parts are trusted by contract packagers across the world to increase machine throughput & efficiency, reduce setup time, and empower operators with intuitive solutions.
Septimatech’s changeover systems are built for the pace of contract packaging today without limiting your business opportunities.
