Every day more and more people are buying everything from their essentials to once-in-a-lifetime luxuries online; increasing the need for packaging companies to keep up with the demand. The solution – practical and efficient packaging solutions!
Traditional vs. Automated Packaging:
Unfortunately, the days of manually making up boxes, hard-writing order notes to fulfil and logging stock are a thing of the past. Companies would not be able to keep up with the daily amount of orders if everything was still done manually with ‘Traditional’ packaging methods. Of course, these practices might be okay if you have a team of people who can all work together on a very small-scale business. Otherwise, traditional packaging is just not a viable approach, especially for larger packaging companies when more sophisticated ways are essential.
That is why the shift away from manual intervention has been largely replaced and upgraded with cutting-edge, automated packaging solutions. These innovations can remove the hassle of monitoring and fulfilling orders as technology advances can box orders, track stock and log all outputs automatically in full-detailed reports. The stress of manually writing out order logs, searching for the right-sized packaging boxes and then doing manual inventory checks are all a thing of the past with the help of smart technology weaved seamlessly into your pre-existing systems.
Benefits of Automation with Sparck Technologies
Are you now thinking about how to get in on this time and money-saving innovation for your packaging needs? If so, that’s where Sparck Technologies can help! They are a key player in the automated packaging field as their systems can revolutionise how packaging companies work; more automations means more orders can be sent out and completed – keeping customers happy.
A packaging company (of any size) can expect to see a lot more than just an increase in completed orders when adding smart technology like Sparck’s CVP Impact and CVP Everest setup into their packaging process…
Companies will also, likely, notice a cost-saving when it comes to material waste. Smart scanning incorporated into the process will ensure all your goods are fit into custom-sized packages to limit material waste. That way your packaging will last longer and save you replenishing it so often.
Not only can you get more orders out, in made-to-fit packaging, but all in a timely fashion too with a smark process that reduces the need for as much manual labour. Sparck’s CVP Impack and CVP Everest can not only provide consistent and high-quality packaging but can also easily log and record all processes, inputs and outputs automatically. This way you’ll know what is packed and when.
That information can then help improve customer satisfaction as you can offer timely updates on the packaging process, to keep them in the loop of when they can expect their goods.
Challenges you may encounter
If you decide to integrate sophisticated machinery like the ones Sparck Technologies can provide it’s still important to remember that with anything that has a reliance on tech – there can be some teething problems in the beginning. For instance, confusion about how to use or support the technology can be easily rectified once your in-house operators and other team members understand how to work with automations to get packaging fulfilled timely. Smart technology, like automation, is also an investment in your business, so there is a cost associated with setup, maintenance and upgrades that needs strong consideration. Although, just because ‘traditional’, aka manual, packaging might be ‘cheaper’, it doesn’t mean it’s best!
If you are a large-scale business – a manual process will (if not already) take over your workforce as your demand grows. So, whilst automations and smart packaging solutions are the way forward, it’s important to think about the costs as well as research what system could be best for your needs to help you stay ahead of the growing competition.
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