Easy and Cost-Effective Packaging Automation Options
Packaging automation is a great way to optimize your supply chain. It can help you pack faster, ship more products, and reduce labor costs. Automation can even help provide efficiencies in areas like transport and storage, depending on the solution.
So, what do you think about when you consider packaging
automation? A lot of customers we speak
to think that automating your packing processes will be expensive. They often
believe it can be time consuming and require large machinery. But there are
lots of quick and cost-effective packaging automation options available.
We want to show you that packaging automation does not have
to be complex or costly. We have listed a few quick to install packaging
automation solutions that do not cost much.
Water Activated Paper
Tape Dispensers: Introducing a water activated paper tape
dispenser is one of our go to suggestions for customers. It can help boost your
productivity and control material use. There are number of different dispensers
available and most will fit easily on to your packing stations and cost less
than $1,500.
Compact
on-demand Void Fill Machines: If you use manual void fill like packing
peanuts or bubble wrap, upgrading to a compact on-demand void fill machine
could help you save time and increase operational efficiency. Many tabletop
void fill systems can be retrofitted to your existing packaging benches. This
means you will not need to shell out for an entirely new packing set up.
Plus, systems like this can be rented monthly to help spread
costs too. Plus, if you are using a high enough volume of material, you may be
able to use equipment free of charge subject to minimum usage agreements.
Battery
Operated Strapping Tools: Using
a battery-operated friction welding tool to fasten your strapping a simple way
to increase your packing speed. An option like this does not require the same
level of investment as a completely automated strapping table but still gives
you an edge compared to manual sealing and cutting.
Pallet Stretch
Wrapping Machines: Wrapping a
lot of pallets manually can be incredibly time consuming and create unnecessary
waste. The cost to wrap your pallet will vary significantly, as it is all down
to human operation. Introducing an
automated pallet wrapper combined with performance film is often a quick way to
reduce film wrapping costs and speed up your supply chain.
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