Knowing the efficiency of your packaging line can help save time and money when you are tasked with meeting sustainability goals and improving operational efficiency.
Here are a few basic steps for achieving your goals while meeting industry standards.
It is easy to focus on meeting sustainability goals by finding recyclable films. This is a great step forward and should be a priority, but make sure you thoroughly research before purchasing recyclable material in bulk and implementing it on the production floor.
Ask these questions:
- Will it run smoothly at the speeds you need to achieve?
- Does it meet your expectations for seal quality and product freshness?
- Is the package desirable to marketing and, more importantly, the consumer?
- Does it "pack" market and consumer appeal?
We can help! Send us your film and product, and we will test the quality, speed, and appearance for you to review at our in-house lab.
Schedule film testing by contacting us at sales@formostfuji.com
Recyclable film is not the only way to reach your Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs).
Consider Equipment Efficiency
Eco-efficiency: Using fewer natural resources to greatly reduce the cost of production.
Sustainability means recycling and preserving the environment and ecosystems. Efficiency is a vital strategy in meeting your SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals).
Investing in a packaging solution that is sustainable and efficient has become a crucial part of satisfying consumer demands.
The Alpha 8 flow wrapper series is designed to do this.
Key features for Eco-efficiency:
Induction heat for sealing: Alpha 8 wrappers use 23% less energy than wrappers with standard brass mold heaters.
Shortened film route: reduces film loss in product changeover and set run.
Easy to operate HMI: greatly reduces time spent training on and actual operation of the equipment.
Maintenance Friendly: reduces maintenance and sanitation labor. Features a tilt-down center seal unit and sanitary-designed infeed conveyor that allows for easy maintenance and tool-free simple sanitation.
Additional eco-efficient features combined with the performance-proven reliability of Formost Fuji equipment help companies meet their SDGs.
Learning the eco-efficiency of your equipment.
If your equipment is older or inefficient, this is a great place to start.
Inefficient packaging lines cause higher energy usage, increasing your carbon footprint. How do you know?
Uptime vs downtime. Tracking and understanding unplanned downtime is information you need to improve your productivity and effectiveness.
Does the wrapper speed match the speed of the product being delivered to the infeed conveyor? If you wrapping at 100ppm but the product is being fed at 50ppm, this causes the wrapper to start/stop over and over which is hard on the equipment and very inefficient.
Check parts for wear and make sure a maintenance routine is established and reported. Is your airspeed set at the appropriate PSI? Do you need pre-heaters for the film you are running?
Schedule a “Machine Survey” with our service department. This is common practice and will help determine if your packaging equipment runs as efficiently as possible. If not, replacing your flow wrappers will provide you with long-term savings both financially and sustainably.
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