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title: "Integration: How To Automate Your Packaging Lines"
description: Integration is an important part of automating your packaging line for improved efficiency. Use our machinery integration chart to map your improvement
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# [Integration: How To Automate Your Packaging Lines](https://www.industrialpackaging.com/blog/integration-how-to-automate-your-lines)

 Written by [David Roberge](https://www.industrialpackaging.com/blog/author/david-roberge) | Nov 12, 2014 1:00:00 PM

 

 

Often the ability to increase productivity is tied to the ability to automate your [packaging lines](https://www.industrialpackaging.com/blog/packaging-machines-or-packaging-lines). Given that few of us have unlimited budgets, the trick to automating lines is in automating segments of your lines over time *as your budget allows*. 

Rank the priority of automating based on the greatest return. The greatest return may not always be the shortest ROI but its a good place to start. Other factors impacting the greatest return might be ability to find [labor](https://www.industrialpackaging.com/blog/how-is-your-line-realization-what-is-your-labor-ratio) (skilled or unskilled), safety concerns (carpal tunnel syndrome), or finished package appearance (take out the human variable). 

Study every component of your packaging line individually, assessing the [automation](https://www.industrialpackaging.com/contact-us-machinery) opportunities. Additionally, assess how different levels of automation within a given packaging line can co-exist. 

If a level of automation is [justifiable](https://www.industrialpackaging.com/blog/justifying-automatic-vs-manual-packaging-equipment), but cash is tight, consider financing options such as [leasing](https://www.industrialpackaging.com/blog/leasing-packaging-equipment). Envision the ideal line and create it, one piece at a time. 

 

Check out this overview of Packaging Line Integrations to get a better feel for your packaging line and find where your priorities lie. 

 

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