Have you found yourself in any of the following situations?
The packaging speeds can't match the pace of your production
The packaging and product damages are increasing
The quality of your packaging reduces throughout each batch
The packaging supplies take up too much warehouse space
Packaging automation solves the problems listed above and many others when incorporated correctly.
Reduce employee injury and fatigue
Your employees may suffer chronic injuries due to the work environment. Whether it's a manual form of a box or a hand-held tape dispenser, these repetitive actions can cause serious damage over time. Depending on the employee's labor, if an employee misses the shift time, your entire timetable will be cancelled. The current damage rate starts at around 10%, and you start asking yourself: “Is there any way to save money and improve our packaging consistency?”
Keep up with growing demand
As the pressures on internal and external demand increase, companies are looking for ways to improve processes, increase production and increase consistency. When your packaging department is manually operated and there is a problem, it is not difficult to catch up. Similarly, if an employee screams and gets hurt or just slips when sealing, packaging efficiency will decrease. You may even have to train new people on how to do new work and how to mobilize people.
These types of scenarios can lead to more human error. With automated packaging equipment, you don't have to rely too much on labor, which means you can be consistent and increase packaging speed, package consistency and packaging quality.
Improving processes and increasing throughput are two of the main reasons you should switch to automated packaging.
To be sure, because of the upfront costs, not every company has made automation equipment a top priority. But with automatic packaging equipment, you'll use fewer products.
For example, the classic screw packing machine, when the worker's packaging speed is only 20 packs per minute, the automatic packaging equipment can be completed 3-4 times faster. Not only can you reduce the use of labor, but the packaging is more efficient, which saves money and increases efficiency.
These factors must be considered when determining whether packaging automation is right for your company: potential return on investment, overall cost of employee absences, health and safety issues, liability, packaging waste, and administrative expenses.
