A Different View Of Your Packaging Equipment.. Your packaging machines are simply components of something greater. Although we typically buy them as separate components, they should be purchased as part of a greater plan. Your packaging machines all work together to provide a finished product worthy of shipment or retail display, so why don't we look at the whole line as one moving piece of the packaging puzzle? The following will help you understand how to strategically to impact your packaging speed, labor costs, and ease of doing business.
Equipment | The Business of Packaging
Do You Produce Enough to Justify an Automatic Shrink Wrapper? It's all really a function of how many packages per minute (PPM) you need and how much you are spending on labor. Here's what you are looking at with going automatic or staying manual with your packaging machinery:
Equipment | Packaging Materials | Environment | The Business of Packaging | Technical Service and Support | Plant Performance | Investment
New Packaging Equipment Compared to Old Equipment, is it time to give yours the boot? Packaging Equipment is ever-changing. With the thinner and more sustainable materials, the carbon footprint is becoming more and more a hot topic. Operations managers are looking to lower energy consumption and the equipment available today is light years better. We love packaging equipment for so many reasons, and each of us has a unique take on the topic. I went around our company and asked some of the sales team and senior management why they love newer equipment. With the history of some of our team here, we've seen the change in technology in the field. Here are SOME of the responses I got from my mini interviews:
Equipment | The Business of Packaging
Should You Refurbish Your Packaging Equipment or Bite the Bullet and Buy New? How often have you spent time and money on repairs to your packaging equipment this year? Is your equipment is a consistent burden on your mind? Is it creeping into your dreams at night? If you have been putting it off until it causes problems it may be time to take some action. Here are some things to consider: Packaging equipment designed 20 years ago is A LOT different than those available today. With the high speeds, automation, touchscreens, Servo design and more, there is a lot to be gained. Servicing this new equipment is a whole separate world in itself compared to the machines of yesterday (which are still today for many).Understanding the trade offs between keeping your old machine and buying new is important.
