Advantages and Add-ons for modular packaging systems

 Modular design is an emerging trend in the world of packaging solutions. With the modular approach, all elements have a Lego  like configuration, so that various ehancments can be arranged and combined to fit the application. There are various modular add-ons for a packaging line, but here are the 9 most common ones that can make your packaging process much faster, efficient and cost effective. 

1.            Automatic Bottle Loader

Bottles are received on a conveyor, the presence of a bottle is detected and will call for a carton to be erected (no bottle no wasted cartons). Automatic bottle loading requires less manpower and it makes the packaging process more efficient.

2.            Automatic Leaflet feeder

 The automatic leaflet feeder can automatically collate and insert literature in the package at very high speeds, so you don’t have to do it manually

3.            Ink Jet or Laser printer

 An InkJet Coder is used to mark the package with very important, trackable information with the help of a jet that shoots ink in a pre-determined pattern.

Laser Coding is an enhancement for a packaging machine which marks packages with a help of a laser beam programmed to produce a code or date onto the package.

4.            Glue or tuck closing

Tuck closing add on is a closing system which closes a package, usually a carton, using pre-cut tabs and slots.

Glue Sealing add on is a sealing system which uses adhesive to seal cartons or corrugated cases and provides tamper evident security for these packages.

5.            Automatic product feeding system

 The high volume of products require feeding systems that can accept products from the manufacturing process and deliver them to the packaging machines without manual labor.

6.            Robotic product loading

 Robotic feeding systems are highly efficient and flexible, enabling quick adaptations and changes with the minimum possible cost, supporting the initial investment.

7.            Net weigh scale interface

 If packaging accuracy is low, it means packages are going to be over filled, which will result in an excessive product give-away. That is where scales come in. 

8.            Volumetric filler

 Volumetric cup fillers measure out a product, usually free-flowing solids or powder, in a cup of specific, predetermined volume.  Its great for products like rice, candies or frozen peas, which do not generate dust.

9.            Auger filler

 An Auger Filler is a filling mechanism  for powder or free flowing solids, which measures out a product with a help of an auger which is rotated for a predefined number of revolutions in a conical hopper to discharge the required volume of product. It is used extensively for powders and dusty free flowing solids. 

As you can see, modular design allows you to think outside the box and "build" your own machine - a packaging system designed according to your needs. Still not convinces? Well, here's the main 5 reasons why you should go modular with your packaging equipment:

1. Saving floor space

Usually, after purchasing all the machines necessary for production, the remains of the floor space are used for packaging equipment. These spaces are often unusual and tight, and that's where modular design comes in. What once would have been an in-line machine now can be redesigned in different layouts to fit the requirements.

2. Hybrid Technologies

Modular packaging equipment allows you to turn on or off some machine operations, depending on a current application. For example, you can integrate a robotic palletizer under the same controls as other operations (case erecting/loading), and use it when you need it.

3. Development time

The development time is often lower because once the design is split up into modules, design teams can work at the same time on the different modules.

4. Reasonable price

For a packaging machine that will be built from scratch, you are about to pay development costs as well as production costs. With a modular design, you covers only production expenses, since most of the modules have already been developed.

5. Tailored Standardization

Tailored standardization enables manufacturers to construct the right solution with standardized parts of different sizes. You get a right-sized solution built according to specific requirements, and manufacturer still enjoys the benefits of economies of scale.

We introduced you with wide range of possibilities that come with a modular approach to packaging equipment, and now it is up to you to find the most reliable packaging machine manufacturer to develop a solution for you. Every packaging line, machine or system can be enhanced with these modular add-ons in order to meet your specific requirements. Start your research with Tishma Technologies’ cartoners, case and tray packers and palletizers – each of them available with their unique set of modular add-ons.