Tim Weikert is president of General Films, Inc. and is the second generation of Weikerts to run the company. He has worked in all aspects of the business for over three decades and oversees the development of corporate and product marketing strategies, manages operations, and is involved in finance management.
Using better-engineered, coextruded films with multiple layers may cost more up front, but can save money and increase productivity and profitability in the long run.
One way that some flexible packaging operations often try to save money is using single-layer films or low-cost multi-layer films in their vertical form fill seal (VFFS) machines.