Greenville's economy runs on a dense pharmaceutical and medical-device cluster, reinforced by a new campus valued at $397.8 million and announced in 2024. PLAN IT supplies stick pack, sachet, and checkweighing equipment sized for pharma and health-product packaging lines.
In 2024, North Carolina's Department of Commerce announced that a Japanese medical-device manufacturer had chosen Greenville for a new US manufacturing campus and headquarters, a project valued at $397.8 million and expected to create 232 jobs. Investment at that scale doesn't land in a market without an existing base to support it, and Greenville already has one. A pharmaceutical manufacturing facility sited near the city in 1968 now operates under different ownership on that original footprint, employing roughly 1,200 people in drug production. Pharma and medical-device output at that volume runs on packaging equipment engineered for portion accuracy and contamination control, not general-purpose bagging lines. PLAN IT's stick pack and sachet machines portion unit-dose medications and health-care products into sealed single packets, checkweighers confirm every pack meets exact fill-weight specifications before it ships, and PackMaster cobot palletizers stack finished cases for shipment without added labor.
Greenville's manufacturing base isn't limited to pharma. The city is home to what's described as the world's largest hammock manufacturer, and a large beverage bottling and distribution facility operates just outside city limits in Ayden. Historically, Greenville built its early economy on tobacco warehousing after cotton dominated the 19th century, but its identity today runs through advanced manufacturing, life sciences, and food and beverage side by side. If you're catching under-filled packs before they leave the plant, PLAN IT's checkweighers and inspection equipment are built for that. This new medical-device campus is bringing portion-accuracy demands Greenville hasn't packaged at before, and our solutions team sizes the stick pack and sachet lines to hit that throughput. PLAN IT keeps stick pack and checkweighing lines in stock for pharma producers who need one running before that demand hits.
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PLAN IT Packaging designs, supplies, and integrates automated packaging solutions for a wide range of industries. From primary packaging to end-of-line systems, we help manufacturers streamline production, improve efficiency, and scale with confidence.
PLAN IT Packaging offers a comprehensive range of equipment, including flow wrappers, vertical and horizontal form-fill-seal machines (VFFS/HFFS), premade pouch systems, case packers, palletizers, and complete turnkey packaging lines. Each solution is tailored to specific products and production needs.
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