A voice of experience

October 19, 2011

by Shayne De la Force

Shayne De la Force

tna prides itself on being an innovative, personable, customer focused business. So, we thought it was time to share some insights from our experience of working with the leaders in global food manufacturing, and from our senior team as we tour the globe taking in the sectors’ major exhibitions.

In operating at the cutting edge of research and development, design and manufacture of industry leading packaging equipment, we think we’re ideally placed to bring you the latest news, views, and comment on global and local market trends as well as updates from our respected tna team around the world.

Whether you operate in fresh or frozen, baked or sweet, the US, Europe, the Middle East or Far East, we’ll be tackling the packaging issues that are affecting you the most.

Landmark
Fresh back from PackExpo where we launched the tna intelli-scan® 2 comprehensive date code assurance system in conjunction with the tna intelli-read® 3 integrated bar code scanning system. The next twelve months will be equally active.

2012 represents a landmark for tna; we will reach our 30th birthday. And we’ll be celebrating in typical tna style. Bookmark the blog or sign up for email alerts to be among the first to be invited to participate in our celebrations.

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Contact Shayne with your thoughts on a particular topic or feedback on our blog? Would love to hear from you!

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