Ensure Company Success with Good Vendor Relationships

Do you think of equipment vendors only as line items on the budget for your capital equipment projects?  Maybe you should think of them more as valuable resources with more to offer than just pieces of machinery.  Every relationship that you can draw on to make your projects successful is an asset that you bring […]

Hidden Costs in Budgeting for Your Capital Project

As mentioned in our previous post on budgeting for your Capital Project, it is often thought that “unforeseen” costs inevitably push projects over budget. However, the costs are typically less “unforeseen” and more “overlooked.” Examining a project budget and asking key questions early in the process can ensure a project stays on track. Many of these […]

Budgeting for Your Capital Project

Like crafting a signature red blend, creating a budget for a capital project can sometimes feel like a cross between guesswork, sorcery and luck. As any project management expert will explain, there is no black magic involved. Instead, budgeting for a capital project requires insight, forward thinking, and an attention to detail. Projects begin with […]

PAMC Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary

PAMC is proud to announce our 20th year serving the Wine, Food and Beverage, and Life Sciences industries. Our Story Andy Malcolm always knew he wanted to own his own company.  He just didn’t know what type of business it would be.  After graduating from Cornell University with a Degree in Mechanical Engineering thanks to […]

Invest in Your Projects Success: Budget For a Successful FAT

Budgeting for a detailed Factory Acceptance Test is an investment in your project’s success. If you’ve ever had trouble convincing whoever makes and approves the capital equipment budgets in your organization to invest in a thorough FAT, read on… Packaging World recently featured an article “Successful FATs Improve Equipment Start-Ups” by Jim Chrzan. While his […]

Choosing Equipment Wisely For Your Winery: Learning to Ask Why

The purpose of a User Requirements Specification is to clearly and specifically document the requirements for the machine, system, or upgrade that you plan to buy or implement for your winery.  (For our purposes, let’s call it a machine.)  The User Requirements Specification provides the project manager or engineer with her marching orders.  ‘Go get […]