With the development of economy and technology, business owners and bosses can feel that automatic packaging equipment plays an increasingly important role in the field of manufacturing.
Coupled with the increasing labor costs, if you want to keep up with the trend of the times, you must be ready for upgrades at any time. The first thing that needs to be upgraded is the production equipment and packaging equipment in our workshop.
Packway has nearly 10 years of experience in the overall packaging solution industry. Today, we’d like to discuss about how to make a wise choice if you are determined to reduce labor costs and upgrade plant packaging equipment.
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Determine the product category
It’s no doubt the first and foremost points. In terms of categories, it can be divided into granule, powder, and liquid according to the state of the product;
The products in these three different states have completely different characteristics. For example, particles are easy to get stuck, powder is easy to raise dust, and liquid is easy to leak. Therefore, when we provide packaging equipment and solutions, we will also make targeted solutions according to different types of products and their challenges.
All bosses want to choose automatic packaging machine that is compatible with everything at the beginning, as a result they will find LESS IS MORE.
If an equipment supplier promises you one set of equipment that can cover everything, you should be vigilant. Because of the wide compatibility of equipment, it is difficult to package in terms of accuracy, and it is difficult to comprehensively consider and solve the challenges brought by the characteristics of the product. At the end of the day, you may have spent huge investment and bought a device that can pack everything, but can’t pack everything well. Finally had to give up that crap.
So our advice is, fix one category, for example, your main product is Powder, you are looking for a milk powder packing machine. And generally, one device better not exceed 3 to 5 products.
Evaluate Your Budget: Consider ROI
Ensure low input and high output, this is the first principle of cost performance. In terms of quality, we have to admit that there is still a big gap between most Chinese equipment manufacturers and European local suppliers, whether it is performance, quality, or production capacity. China Suppliers has a long way to go.
Of course, their prices are also several times or even hundreds of times different. Moreover, it is not to say that the best is the most suitable. If you are just starting a new business, there will be not very high production capacity requirements at the beginning, and you may not plan to investment hundreds of thousands dollars into it, at this time, China’s equipment , would be more cost-effective good choice.
After decades of development, the performance and quality of Chinese equipment has become more and more in line with Europe. Due to the difference in labor costs and raw material prices, Chinese packaging machine prices are more competitive. You money putting in purchasing packaging machine will be much lower.
Actually, lots of local manufacturers from Europe and the United States, they have prefer to purchase packaging machine from China, instead of purchasing from local brand. Therefore, you must be honest and faithful to your own budget before making the choice.
Ensure Good After-sales Service
In terms of after-sales service, it is necessary to confirm suppliers’ specific after-sales process and service scope in advance. It is best to have 24/7 timely after-sales service.
Many food companies need online support at any time, especially for many seasonal products. The production cycle is only one quarter per year, such as popsicles, icecream, which are only 3 months peak production in summer. • Timeliness will be particularly important.
Image if there is a problem in the production of the packaging machine in peak production period, and it cannot be solved immediately, and the loss would be incalculable.
Purchase A simple Operation One
In addition, we must try our best to purchase a system with simple operation and low maintenance cost. Ensure they can provide complete supporting facilities, include automatic continuous feeding, automatic weighing device, and automatic packaging system, which can improve packaging efficiency and reduce labor costs, which is suitable for the long-term development of enterprises.
If you are loyal to the above principles, I believe you can find the perfect packaging solution. If you still got any confused. Contact us directly for some more professional tips
