Butler Automatic Announces Familiar Captain to Navigate Uncharted COVID-19 Waters

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Butler Automatic Announces Familiar Captain to Navigate Uncharted COVID-19 Waters

Middleboro, MA – Butler Automatic, a recognized leader for increasing output for roll-fed converting and packaging lines, announced the return of Andrew Butler as CEO of the company.

“Building on 64 years of innovation, we are experiencing unprecedented demand for Butler solutions from our key customers and OEM partners for packaging applications, as well as for converting industry applications.” Andrew Butler said. “I am enjoying engaging directly with our customers, and am particularly excited about introducing ground breaking new products as well as execution on commitments, and meeting customer commitments.” 

Designated as an essential business during the pandemic, Butler Automatic is working within the latest COVID-19 guidelines, and has continued manufacturing operations with 100% on-time delivery of Butler solutions, and uninterrupted parts and service support.  Butler sales have been strong through the first half of 2020 and growth projections for 2021 and beyond are strong. 

David Steines - EMEA Contact

Butler Automatic continues to grow in Europe and EMEA. Contact David Steines for OEE boosting solutions.

Five Step Plan to Boost OEE with Automatic Roll Splicing

Butler Automatic offers top five tips to get the maximum Overall Equipment Effectiveness from reliable Butler Automatic splicers

Backed by the experience of delivering more than 17,000 automatic splicing solutions worldwide over the past 65 years, Butler Automatic has published a Five Step Plan To Boost OEE With Automatic Roll Splicing, which results in customers gaining several points of increased Overall Equipment Effectiveness (Availability x Productivity x Quality) for roll fed packaging lines. 

The first step is to involve Butler Automatic in discussions with roll fed applications equipment providers from the beginning of the project.  When the Butler team is directly involved on-site at installation and ramp-up, Butler achieves successful implementation quickly, 99% of the time.  The second and third tips are to utilize Butler’s One Point Lesson Plans (OPL’s), and Clean-Inspect-Lubricate instructions (CIL’s). With these documents Butler customers are able to train and maintain for top performance of Butler solutions, consistently achieving increased output by eliminating 100% of line stoppages for roll changes.  The fourth step includes having a short list of essential wear parts on-hand since Butler solutions consume very few wear parts. The fifth and perhaps most vital, is to establish a solid connection with our team. Butler service and parts teams support our applications 24/7.