Many customers do not have a clear idea of what they need to pay attention to when buying packaging equipment. Here are a few important aspects to help you choosing a suitable packaging machinery.
1.Package style
The first step is to decide what type of packaging you use. typically the premade pouch can be used on a doypack machine or a rotary packaging machine. And the vertical form fill seal can form a bag from the fill roll to realize the pillow bag, gusset bag, etc. . And If it’s a bottle or carton, it needs to be fitted with a conveyor accordingly.
2. Package size
Different machines apply to different bag sizes, especially if you have a wide range of packing sizes and the difference between the maximum and minimum sizes is large, be sure to check with your supplier if all requirements can be met with only one machine.
At the same time, different sizes often need to match different machine parts,
For example, the bag on the DOYPACK machine or rotary packaging machine, the bag former for the vertical form fill seal packaging machiner.
3.Production capacity
Decide to choose the suitable speed packaging machine according to your actual production situation, daily working hours, to calculate the need to meet the capacity ,
and also need to consider a certain margin of time, if you need to change different products, packaging size, weight, it’s also important to consider in advance when a machine needs downtime,
And more importantly, if your business is doing well in the future, is it possible to increase your capacity even further in response to an increase in orders. In case there’s no need to add new packaging machine at short period
4.Available space in factory
When choosing a packaging machine, be sure to get accurate equipment drawings, check if there is enough space for the packaging machine in your workshop position, meanwhile set aside space around the packaging machine for the installation and commissioning of the machine, Furthermore in future, your workers will be able to move freely without affecting productivity. Lastly don’t forget, make sure the door is big enough to get the packaging machines in
5. Flexible for integration
Especially when you purchase different kind of machinery from different suppliers,keep in mind to make sure all their machines can be synchronized with each others. only in this case your packaging system can work efficiently
6.easy to operate
many customers, especially those who have just started a business, they may not have the technical expertise to operate the machine, or their technical staff may have only basic skills, can not skillfully operate different types of equipment, so whether a machine is simple and easy to operate is very important, a good packaging machine should be easy operated,you can check the video and operation manual from your suppliers.
7. Easy access for maintenance
Most importantly about the structure of the machine giving flexible access for your operator,due to the machines in the daily use process, need regular cleaning, maintenance, so the machine structure design should be reasonable to facilitate work related operations.
8. Cost effective spare part supply
Spare parts is part of the machine total using cost, the price and the time-effect of the parts are very important, and when purchasing new equipment, you can also consider to prepare suitable amount of quick wearout spare parts in advance, in case of urgent need.
9. Efficient technical support
The packaging machinery system is of great significance to the food packaging industry today. The stability of the machines is very important. In the course of daily use, sometimes for some reason, such as the machine setting is not reasonable, there is a fault, replacement of spare parts and so on, all need to provide timely technical support from suppliers, so the ability of technical support from suppliers is absolutely a very important part,
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