If you’re in the manufacturing business, you know that technology moves rapidly when it comes to client and customer demands. There is also always the need for high speed turnaround and accuracy. While there is no replacing hands-on work in packaging and customer service, new innovations have paved the way for easier, seamless workflow when it comes to boxing and shipping. In today’s fast-paced business world, you may greatly benefit from using a case erector along with your steady crew. Here, we will look at exactly how case erectors work, and how their many troubleshooting functions can be an asset to your team.
What does a case erector do?
Simply put, an automatic case erector is a mechanical box maker. In the right hands, however, the erector’s seamless and swift construction of a folded cardboard box, then squaring its shape and sealing the bottom for proper packaging and shipping, can be the ultimate timesaver. With such an automatic erector at your team’s disposal, there’s no deadline that can’t be met, as well as the successful accomplished goals of volume with no need for downtime.
Although there are a few different variations on the industrial market, the best type of case erector creates perfect boxes every time, regardless of the preinstalled schematics of size and shape. According to your needs, proper adjustments can be made in order to customize the size and weight demands of your product and client mandates. Along with the reliability of the construction, the workflow progress that such a sturdy box erector provides is pretty unbeatable.
How does a case erector work?
One of the greatest benefits of using an automatic case erector within your manufacturing and shipping facility is its all-in-one functionality. For example, by its very definition, box erectors also work as “case formers,” shaping the shipping carton to suit your needs instantly. Loaded with industrial-strength, shipping-ready glue, the stainless steel construction also acts as a sealer for the bottom flap of the box, steadying the weight of your product on its balanced tray before, finally, moving the carton along for labelling and shipping. As an environmentally-sound investment, the box erector is also capable of assembling your carton out of recycled or used boxes, cutting on your budgetary needs for fresh cardboard stock and materials, and also assisting in lessening your company’s environmental footprint.
What are the company benefits of a case erector?
On average, a human employee takes about half a minute to assemble a box, prepare it for product loading, and readying it for shipping. An automatic case erector, however, take an average of 7 seconds! In addition, the box erector also functions as a case sealer, removing all potential for human error and needed downtime. When the numbers are crunched, this means an employee may be able to, at best, assemble an average of 180 boxes per hour, while an automated machine can accomplish 540 within the same timeframe. This not only saves on your workforce budget, but allows your team to utilize their own time more productively and wisely, creating jobs and scheduling for quality control, labelling, customer service, and potential expansion, due to the sheer amount of product you’ll be able to process for shipping.
When the timesaving and cost-efficiency is taken into account, add to the fact that a case erector also creates a perfect box every single time it functions. With the perfect shape accounted for, the uniformity of the shipping freight also fits perfectly on each pallet, making more room for a larger overall load. There is also less potential for error or number of damages to the cargo, cutting down on the financial loss and product insurance. More room equals more volume, allowing for larger shipments to meet customer demands.
