Packaging Equipment
Packaging Equipment Automation For Manufacturers
Manual packaging operations come at a cost. Isthmus provides custom automated packaging systems that can transform your entire packaging line. Custom packaging solutions are well suited for products that require case erectors, stretch wrappers, robotic integrations, flexible palletizing, shrink wrapping and conveyance systems – all of which the Isthmus engineering team can deliver on. These cutting-edge technologies create the ability to increase production output and empower scalable business practices without adding more space or team members to your facility. Isthmus designs packaging automation systems that provide repeatable return on investment and the opportunity for escalated profit for years to come.
Packaging Equipment Automation Capabilities
Primary Packaging
Primary packaging automation equipment meets your filling and sealing requirements at a drastically greater speed, increased flexibility and more reliable traceability as compared to manual primary packaging. Automated equipment streamlines operations by ensuring products of different sizes, quantities, and configurations are packaged with the correct accessories, labels, and documentation.
Secondary Packaging
Secondary packaging automation equipment emphasizes greater flexibility, accuracy, and efficiency. Secondary automation is ideal for products of varying sizes, case quantities, and labeling requirements to ensure products are properly verified and packaged before shipment. Eliminate bottlenecks and scale production capabilities when running multiple SKUs with different configuration needs.
Flexible Packaging
Flexible packaging is difficult to handle. Isthmus specializes in creating custom flexible packaging equipment that delivers a consistent, uniform output at a high throughput.
Advantages of Automated Packaging Solutions
Lower Production Costs
Automated packaging systems greatly reduce your reliance on manual labor, as well as the errors that come along with human variability. These savings will compound year after year.
Increased Quality & Consistency
No more defects, no more inconsistency, no more waste. Packaging automation equipment reduces rework and strengthens your brand’s reputation in the marketplace.
Increased Manufacturing Capacity
Packaging automation runs faster and longer than your existing system. This exponentially expands your ability to scale up without incurring the workforce and workspace costs that used to come along with growth.
Common Automated Packaging Systems Questions
What types of packaging equipment automation do you offer?
Isthmus can design automation solutions for all areas of your packaging equipment operation, including primary and secondary packaging, check-weighing, case erecting and sealing, labeling and marking, palletizing, shrink wrapping, and stretch wrapping.
Which parts of my packaging equipment operation can be automated?
We can automate key parts of your packaging equipment system or transform your entire material handling operation with a fully automated system. The solutions we propose depend on the needs of your unique facility.
How much does packaging equipment automation cost? When will I see the ROI?
Packaging equipment automation is a major up-front investment. We can’t predict a specific cost, since that depends on the amount of automation equipment we implement and the level of specialization. Our team will work with you to scope the project and optimize the ROI for your application.
Does Isthmus outsource any part of the designing and building process for packaging equipment system automation?
Isthmus does not outsource. We have all of the required engineering and assembly resources in-house at our Madison, Wisconsin facility.
How do I know if my business needs packaging equipment automation?
Are you struggling with labor costs? Have you hit a ceiling on production capacity in your space? Is the quality of your packaging inconsistent? These issues can paralyze your business if they continue unaddressed. Implementing a custom packaging automation plan will not only remedy these issues, but position your business to flourish without adding space.
Pharmaceutical Packaging
Custom product and literature placement, as well as unique labeling requirements for OTC packaging.
Diagnostic Device Packaging
Vision-guided positioning of sealing gaskets, custom box-forming, and placement of multiple literature inserts into a medical testing kit.
Pest Control Device Packaging
Assembly of a point of purchase display package, including custom stations to feed, wrap and weld a safety strap prior to offload.