1. Are you a SUPPLIER of packaging machinery or a BUYER of packaging machinery?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  I am a supplier of packaging machinery.
39.6%196
  I am a buyer of packaging machinery.
60.4%299
Total Respondents  495
(skipped this question)  5
2. What is the annual revenue of your company?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Less than $50 million
35%56
  $50-250 million
18.8%30
  $250-500 million
11.9%19
  $500 million-$1 billion
9.4%15
  More than $1 billion
25%40
Total Respondents  160
(skipped this question)  340
3. What is your primary business category?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Beverage
4.8%8
  Chemicals/household
3%5
  Cosmetic/personal care
12.5%21
  Food and related products
38.7%65
  Pharmaceutical/medical
18.5%31
  Other (please specify)
22.6%38
Total Respondents  168
(skipped this question)  332
4. How many machines are on your typical packaging line?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  1
9.2%15
  2-4
36.2%59
  5-7
32.5%53
  More than 7
22.1%36
Total Respondents  163
(skipped this question)  337
5. How many control providers are there on your typical packaging line?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  1
22.5%36
  2-4
58.1%93
  5-7
13.1%21
  More than 7
6.2%10
Total Respondents  160
(skipped this question)  340
6. Do you specify to the packaging machinery OEM the control provider you want them to use?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
63.9%101
  No
36.1%57
Total Respondents  158
(skipped this question)  342
7. Is there a downside to dictating to your packaging machinery OEMs which controls architecture they should use?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  No
72.7%112
  Yes (please specify the downside)
27.3%42
Total Respondents  154
(skipped this question)  346
8. Do you specify any of the OMAC Packaging Workgroup guidelines (eg. PackML) on your packaging machines?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
20.1%32
  No
79.9%127
Total Respondents  159
(skipped this question)  341
9. How much of a premium would you be willing to pay for a machine that meets the OMAC Packaging Workgroup guidelines?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  None
45.2%70
  Less than 5%
31.6%49
  5-10%
20%31
  10-20%
2.6%4
  More than 20%
0.6%1
Total Respondents  155
(skipped this question)  345
10. Rank the criteria used for OEM selection in the order of importance (1 being most important).
1234Response Average
Cost
46% (68)23% (34)18% (27)12% (18)1.97
Control vendor they use
6% (9)22% (32)34% (49)37% (53)3.02
Ability to integrate a complete line
30% (43)24% (34)24% (34)21% (30)2.36
After sales support by OEM
23% (33)33% (48)23% (34)21% (31)2.43
Total Respondents  158
(skipped this question)  342
11. How are your machines within a packaging line connected together control-wise?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  They aren't
30.4%48
  Hardwire
32.3%51
  Network
37.3%59
Total Respondents  158
(skipped this question)  342
12. What programming languages do you typically use in your packaging control systems?
 Response PercentResponse Total
 Ladder logic
69.3%104
 Function block diagrams
22%33
 Sequential function charts
10.7%16
 Structured text
12.7%19
 Other (please specify)
6.7%10
Total Respondents  150
(skipped this question)  350
13. What percentage of your packaging lines have automatic data collection?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  More than 75%
16.5%26
  50-75%
16.5%26
  25-50%
20.3%32
  Less than 25%
46.8%74
Total Respondents  158
(skipped this question)  342
14. If you are automatically collecting data, what kind of data are you collecting (check all that apply)?
 Response PercentResponse Total
 Reliability
33.3%49
 Production
66%97
 Quality
39.5%58
 Process data
47.6%70
 No automatic data being collected
19%28
 Other (please specify)
2%3
Total Respondents  147
(skipped this question)  353
15. Are your packaging lines integrated with your ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems to allow automatic downloading of orders to be processed by the packaging line?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
7%11
  No, but planning to do this in the future
21.7%34
  No, but desirable
33.8%53
  No, don't foresee in the future
37.6%59
Total Respondents  157
(skipped this question)  343
16. As you seek to bring improved controls solutions to your packaging operations, what is the biggest hurdle you face?
 Total Respondents  
99
(skipped this question)  401
17. Suppose packaging machinery controls could bring you the capabilities listed below. How important are they to you?
Not important.Important.Very important.Response Average
Ability to create applications from a library of reusable software modules
26% (41)63% (97)11% (17)1.85
Ability to leverage the benefits inherent in IEC 61131-3
45% (68)50% (76)5% (7)1.60
Ability to have a consistent software structure in all packaging machines regardless of the OEM
12% (18)50% (76)39% (59)2.27
Ability to access product performance data
10% (16)50% (77)40% (61)2.29
Ability to access machine diagnostic data
10% (16)42% (65)47% (73)2.37
Having a standard and consistent machine state operating model regardless of machinery OEM
13% (20)55% (83)32% (49)2.19
Ability to connect all sensors, actuators, and controllers within a packaging machine by using an industry-standard network
13% (20)54% (81)33% (50)2.20
Ability to connect multiple vendors' drives to a single controller on an industry-standard network
23% (34)51% (77)26% (40)2.04
Ability for maintenance technicians to maintain and diagnose controls systems regardless of system vendor
7% (10)40% (60)53% (79)2.46
The development of nationally recognized qualifications for technical staff involved in packaging machinery automation
30% (45)52% (79)18% (27)1.88
Total Respondents  155
(skipped this question)  345
18. What is the annual revenue of your company?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Less than $10 million
46.7%43
  $10-20 million
17.4%16
  $20-50 million
14.1%13
  $50-200 million
15.2%14
  More than $200 million
6.5%6
Total Respondents  92
(skipped this question)  408
19. What is your primary business category?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Beverage
12.1%11
  Chemicals/household
2.2%2
  Cosmetic/personal care
2.2%2
  Food and related products
46.2%42
  Pharmaceutical/medical
7.7%7
  Other (please specify)
29.7%27
Total Respondents  91
(skipped this question)  409
20. How many control providers do you offer on a given packaging machine?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  1
37.8%34
  2
37.8%34
  3
11.1%10
  4 or more
13.3%12
Total Respondents  90
(skipped this question)  410
21. Rank the criteria used for choosing the control provider in order of importance (1 being most important).
123456Response Average
Cost
18% (13)24% (18)16% (12)16% (12)14% (10)12% (9)3.20
Servo capability
13% (9)17% (12)20% (14)14% (10)13% (9)22% (15)3.62
Logic control capability
15% (10)25% (17)37% (25)4% (3)15% (10)4% (3)2.93
Ability to integrate
17% (12)14% (10)19% (13)36% (25)10% (7)4% (3)3.20
Ability for control provider support
11% (8)21% (15)14% (10)18% (13)21% (15)15% (11)3.63
Control provider that users ask for
32% (25)9% (7)5% (4)8% (6)22% (17)24% (19)3.51
Total Respondents  87
(skipped this question)  413
22. How many users specify the control provider?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Less than 25%
56.3%49
  25-50%
19.5%17
  50-75%
16.1%14
  More than 75%
8%7
Total Respondents  87
(skipped this question)  413
23. What percentage of the packaging machines that you sell are designed with an information system or designed to easily integrate with an information system?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Less than 25%
35.6%31
  25-50%
26.4%23
  50-75%
23%20
  Greater than 75%
14.9%13
Total Respondents  87
(skipped this question)  413
24. What type of data is collected with the information system? Please check all that apply.
 Response PercentResponse Total
 Reliability
47.7%41
 Quality
32.6%28
 Production
86%74
 Process data
46.5%40
 None
2.3%