Bulk packers stand to reap the full benefits of highly flexible, automated fit-to-size boxing technology by being able to flip from runs of thousands of identical boxes to a variety of individually sized packages, using different flute types, all on the fly. By Jo Bradley, Business Development Manager at Sparck Technologies
A growing number of forward-thinking businesses in e-commerce and other fields are enjoying the economy, productivity, flexibility and sustainability of ‘right-size’ automated packing lines, whereby every consignment, be it a single item or an assortment of goods, is given a bespoke box of just the right size to hold the goods without unnecessary voids and the need for void fill. But one sector in particular stands to benefit the most from this advanced, highly-flexible technology.
While for many packers and shippers, each consignment is effectively a one-off, there are others who, while they face the same challenge of needing an almost infinite variety of box sizes and proportions, nonetheless have the requirement for relatively large runs of identical packages.
These businesses in the bulk packaging sector may be packing batches of identical consumer products, kits, automotive/engineering parts or a variety of wholesale electrical goods. Such a variety of goods in a wide range of sizes would ordinarily require a huge stock of boxes in a vast array of sizes and flute weights – a nightmare for any organisation. And of course, an army of skilled manual packers would also be needed to do the packing.
But with the latest automated right-size boxing systems from Sparck Technologies, flexibility is virtually limitless. Sparck’s packaging systems have the capability to tailor-make up to 1,100 packages per hour, for multiple or single item orders, with perfectly sized boxes created time and time again from a choice of feedstocks – providing consistency and precision for easy palletising.
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