About the webinar
End-of-line operations are often challenged by inefficient layouts, disconnected equipment decisions, safety risks, and limited flexibility—all of which can restrict productivity and make future automation more difficult.
This webinar will explore how a collaborative, system-level approach to line-layout planning can address these challenges. Attendees will learn why involving end users, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and solution providers early in the process can reduce project risk, prevent unnecessary costs, and accelerate operational benefits.
Through practical insights and real-world perspectives, the discussion will examine opportunities to improve Packer to Palletizer performance by considering the complete system rather than individual pieces of equipment in isolation. Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of how thoughtful planning and cross-functional collaboration can support safer, more efficient, and more adaptable end-of-line operations.
Learning Objectives
- Identify common end-of-line challenges that limit productivity, automation, safety, and operational flexibility.
- Explain how early, collaborative line-layout planning among end users, OEMs, and solution providers can reduce project risk, avoid unnecessary costs, and accelerate operational benefits.
- Recognize practical opportunities to improve end-of-line performance by evaluating the complete system—not individual pieces of equipment in isolation.
Robert Nagtzaam
Global CPG Industry Team Leader
Intralox
Robert Nagtzaam is Global CPG Industry Team Leader at Intralox, leading a worldwide team serving the canmaking, beverage, consumer goods, and packaging markets. With more than 20 years of international leadership, sales, and businessdevelopment experience across food processing and packaging, he brings a broad perspective to end-ofline challenges. Robert champions early collaboration among end users, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and solution experts to reduce risk and create efficient, adaptable line layouts.
Emanuele Costa
Technical Director / Engineering
Martini Alimentare Group
Emanuele Costa is Technical Director of Martini Alimentare Group. With over 30 years of experience in the food industry, he began his career at Amadori Group, where he held positions of increasing responsibility. He currently leads technical operations, plant engineering, industrial innovation, and energy efficiency initiatives at Martini Alimentare. His expertise focuses on advanced manufacturing technologies, automation, sustainable production, and continuous improvement.
Angelo Cascino
Solution Seller
Intralox
Angelo Cascino is a packaging Solution Seller at Intralox, supporting food manufacturers across EMEA. With extensive field experience in conveyor applications and modular plastic belting, he specializes in developing back-end layouts that integrate packing, product handling, conveying and palletizing. Angelo works with end users, OEMs, and consultants from early concept through implementation, translating operational challenges into practical system designs that improve safety, flexibility, reliability, and overall line performance while reducing project risk.
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