Packaging keeps products safe and makes them look attractive. Although it is the final step in your production line, it is the first thing your customers see. So, it needs to be attractive and consistent to be effective.

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Manual packaging can be time-consuming and cause employee fatigue. Further, it may lead to a waste of packaging material and inconsistency. Moreover, it may not be cost-effective.

What Is Packaging Automation?

Packaging automation is using automatic or semi-automatic machinery at various stages of the packaging process, such as filling, wrapping, labeling and palletizing. Almost all industries can benefit from packaging automation equipment, especially since material handling can be challenging in this age of rising ecommerce.

Many types of packaging machinery, including wrappers and palletizers, are available these days. You can use any of those, depending on your products&#; specifications.

Advantages of Automated Packaging

Whichever automated packaging machinery you choose, you can be assured of many or all of the following advantages.

Quality: Automated systems are accurate and consistent because they have precise, standardized settings. They help improve product quality, cycle time and operations in general.

Productivity: Manually packaging pallets, boxes and other products can be difficult and time-consuming. Your workers may become tired from the repetitive, monotonous and strenuous activity. Machines can work much longer at full efficiency. They also offer much higher speeds.

Product care: If you use the right machinery, your products can be securely packaged. For example, a good stretch wrapping machine will ensure that the products are well-wrapped and safe from contamination. This increases the durability and shelf life of products.

Employee safety: Studies show that 20 percent of forklift accidents are caused when people walk on warehouse floors. Similarly, manual wrapping and palletizing can cause cuts, tears and back injuries. By introducing automated packaging systems, you can make your warehouses safer. You can ensure that your operators remain on the forklifts and also avoid other injuries.

Expenses: Although it may seem expensive, the benefits of automation include recovering the costs in a matter of months. You may also be eligible for tax benefits, such as the write-offs and depreciation under Section 179 of the Tax Cuts and Job Act of .

Automated packing ushers in increased productivity. Machinery can perform more tasks in less time than your employees. This saves time and labor costs. You can also save on packaging material and storage space, thus, making shipping and handling more cost-effective.

Many automated processes have a self-vacuuming function to remove dust and dirt in the machines. This means there is no real need for costly maintenance.

Low wastage: Machines are economical in using packaging material. They cut the material precisely and maximize its use by using well-defined patterns. This streamlines the packaging process and reduces waste of materials.

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Sustainability: Many original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) now manufacture packaging machinery with sustainability in mind. Such machinery not only offers good return on investment (ROI), but also is beneficial for the environment. They use fewer materials and have lesser greenhouse gas emissions.

Specialized packaging: If you have many products and different packaging sizes, a semi-automated solution would suit you better than a wholly automated one. Regardless of how diverse your products are, you can find suitable packaging machinery for it. Moreover, by automating packaging, you can change the outline for a case or pallet quickly.

Customer confidence: People buy products if they are pleasing to the eye. One of the other advantages of automation is having packaging with accurate information. This creates a good impression and helps promote the brand. Moreover, consumers are able to keep machine-wrapped products much longer than by refrigeration alone. This increases the demand for items packed by machinery.

Automated packaging makes your products cost-effective, safe, and appealing. You should choose automatic packaging machinery that suits your brand and products. This will help you to expand operations, while ensuring employee safety and profitability. Get in touch with Robopac today for more information.

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In packaging machinery, the term flexibility is almost exclusively used in a positive light. Machine flexibility describes a piece of equipment&#;s ability to handle many different products or formats. While flexibility is certainly a noble goal, failing to acknowledge that a packaging machine that handles many products or functions will require some compromises can often lead to unpleasant surprises and lost efficiency. Think of it in terms of a car. You can&#;t expect to purchase a vehicle that will be the best at transporting the kid&#;s hockey team in comfort and doing hot laps at the track.

A good starting point to achieve the most benefit from packaging equipment flexibility while minimizing the potential downsides is to be aware of the advantages and challenges that it offers.

What Are the Advantages of Using Machines?

Automated packaging machines use packaging machinery at multiple states of the packaging process, such as sealing boxes or coding and strapping products. Packaging machines can be either fully or semi-automatic and can aid in numerous tasks. Semi-automatic packaging machines require additional manual input when compared to fully automatic machines.

The type of automated packaging machine that&#;s right for you depends on the kind of products you need to package regularly and the return on investment you can receive by implementing these machines. Whether choosing semi- or fully automatic packaging machinery, your business can take advantage of many benefits. Some of the most common advantages of packaging machines include:

• Extend useful lifecycle: Flexibility in design can extend the useful lifecycle of a particular piece of equipment. This is particularly true for consumer products, where the lifecycle is much shorter than it used to be. A customer recently shared that they plan to use a piece of secondary packaging machinery for approximately four to five years before losing the competitive advantage on a new product and packaging format and retooling that line to do something else.
• Increase reaction time: Flexibility in packaging machinery allows for rapid reaction to minor or temporary changes required in secondary packaging formats, even when the primary product remains common. For example, supplying club stores with secondary packaging formats that are unique and temporary.
• Accommodate variations: Flexibility allows for the accommodation of variations in the product being packaged. An example of this would be products that have density variations due to manufacturing processes or changes to input components.
• Enhance productivity: Mannually packing boxes, pallets, or other products can be a time-consuming process. Additionally, most employees experience fatigue or lose motivation performing strenuous and monotonous activities each day. Packaging machines can efficiently package materials at higher speeds without the burnout associated with manual processes. Automated systems are also more consistent to improve cycle time and overall operations.
• Improve customer confidence: The aesthetic of a product and its packaging directly influence a customer&#;s opinion of your business as a whole. Automated packaging can promote your brand and foster a more positive first impression, improving customer confidence. Higher levels of customer confidence increase the likelihood of customers choosing to purchase from your company again, increasing profits and revenue.
• Lower expenses: Manual processes can be time-consuming, expensive, and fluctuate in price, making it difficult to calculate appropriately and budget packaging costs per product or order. On the other hand, automated packaging machines provide consistent workflows, making it much easier to determine a fixed price of packaging per order or product. Additionally, you can reduce manual labor requirements, allowing your employees to work on other essential tasks. Another benefit of automated packing is that these machines are precise and only use the amount of material they need to produce an order, greatly reducing waste.
• Increase return on investment (ROI): While automated machine packaging may seem like an expensive addition to your business, many businesses can cover the costs of this expense in just a few months because of the increase in productivity and efficiency. In some cases, you may even be eligible for certain tax benefits, including write-offs.

What Are the Challenges of Using Machines?

While automated machines are a highly effective and efficient solution for many businesses, they come with some challenges to consider when determining if automated packaging machinery is right for you and your business. Before implementing automated package machinery into your business, you may want to consider these potential challenges:

• Discipline in operation: Flexibility in machinery requires discipline in operation. This typically relates to adjustments of a mechanical or electronic setting and the need for operational discipline to establish centerlines needed to run a particular product or format. In many years of designing equipment, we have realized the root cause of efficiency losses is not having established procedures and protocols for when and how to use an adjustment point.
• Compromise: Flexibility in packaging machinery will always require compromise in at least one key area: performance, speed, price, changeover time/consistency, footprint, or complexity. While undesirable, this challenge can be mitigated by analyzing these areas and proactively determining the order of compromise. Acceptance and management of this can also help in supplier selection. If someone tells you that you can have it all without any compromise, you may want to think again. It&#;s kind of like a used car salesman telling you the 5,400 lb., 8-passenger SUV you are considering will also deliver the &#;best&#; mpg and 0-60 mph in 5 seconds.

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Flexibility in packaging machinery is an excellent solution for businesses, but knowing the potential challenges of adding too much is crucial. Our team at EDL will help ensure that you get the most out of your new packaging machine. Contact us today if you need help prioritizing your needs and understanding the right balance between design and flexibility.

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