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Packing and palletising are the last processes in the packaging chain, yet they're possibly one of the most important areas. Getting the products into atransportable state and ensuring they aren't damaged whilst in transit is key to profitability and slick logistics. Developments in Packaging Machinery for Packing/Palletising examines the current state of packaging and palletising machinery and where the industry is heading. It gives you the facts on:
- The different types of machines in the marketplace and what is right for your business
- Technological developments likely to change the industry
- Key companies in the industry: their activities and strategies
Contents
Executive summary
Introduction
- Scope
- Methodology
- Definitions
Machinery for packing and palletising: An overview
- Economical status of the industry
- Cost factors
- An industrial model widely organised on subcontractors
- Integrated models of production
- Demand and supply
- A sector with small and big companies
- Competences of the supply
- Automate in order to replace human work
- Reduce input consumption (energy, material, space)
- Legislation
Packing/palletising machinery by type
- Machines for primary packing
- Vertical form fill seal (FFS) machines
- Horizontal form fill seal (FFS)
- MAP machines
- Bag fillers
- Thermoforming
- Closing
- Machines for secondary packing
- Carton machines
- Regroup machines
- Shrink-wrapping
- Stretch-wrapping
- Machines for tertiary packing
- Hood and wrapping
- Palletising
Packing/palletising machinery: Efficiency
- Speed
- Fast product change
- Hygiene, ease of cleaning
- Automation
- Service
Company activity
- Analytical description of companies operating in packaging and palletising machinery
- Activities and core competencies
- Location
- Sales
- Employees
- Strategy