Manual vs Automated Grain Packing: A Comparison

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MANUAL VS AUTOMATEDGRAIN PACKING A COMPARISON
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Packaging machinery is used throughout
all packaging operations, involving primary
packaging to distribution packaging. This
includes many packaging processes fabrication,
cleaning, filling, sealing, combining, labelling,
overwrapping, and palletizing.
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MANUAL GRAIN PACKAGING
Manual grain packaging really lives up to its
name in that all the packing is done by hand, by
workers, without relying on warehouse management
programs or automated equipment like robotics.
While it can still rely on labour-saving
devices like gravity flow racks, bulk storage
racks, and forklifts, manual grain packing
involves workers handling all the product
movement, inventory tracking, and packaging by
hand, the old fashioned way.
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MANUAL GRAIN PACKAGING ADVANTAGES
Manual grain packaging is best used in industries
involving fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG).
Businesses such as retail outlets and
direct-to-consumer sales benefit from manual
grain packing due to the high SKU counts and fast
movement of products, both of which can be better
managed by a large human workforce and fully
refined packaging methods. Manual grain
packaging lends itself to a higher degree of
verifiable accuracy due to the involvement of
humans and can also save a lot of money on
equipment, technology, and upkeep. Hand
application is also a great solution for odd or
uniquely shaped products.
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MANUAL GRAIN PACKAGING DRAWBACKS
That said, manual grain packaging does always
leave slightly more room for human error. It also
runs the risk of decreasing productivity in
warehouses that focus on longer-term product
storage and ones that do not move through SKUs as
quickly. Humans also tend to increase the hours
of production because of their work timing and
inaccurate speed.
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AUTOMATED GRAIN PACKAGING
Automatic grain packing is a method of tracking
and packing grains using computerized systems
(such as warehouse management software) and
specialized equipment to move and pack products
quicker. The software is integrated with the
equipment to provide automatic tracking and
locating of inventory items, and the items are
tracked digitally without involving a human
labour force to identify each different SKU.
Automated grain packaging is characterized by
higher speed and efficiency.
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AUTOMATED GRAIN PACKAGING DRAWBACKS
That said, automatic packing tends to not be as
helpful for faster product movements as the
software and equipment needs to track every
change made to the inventory, a task that is
typically managed more quickly by individual
workers managing the products directly. It can
also hamper rush orders or direct-to-customer
shipping, due to the amount of time the software
needs to locate and update certain product
counts. Needs someone who has the knowledge to
use the software which can be a task while hiring
manual workers. Packaging operations can be
designed for variable package sizes and forms or
for handling only uniform packages, where the
machinery or packaging line is adjustable between
production runs. Certainly, slow manual
operations allow workers to be flexible to
package variation, but some automated grain
packaging lines can manage significant random
variation and changeovers of moving parts of the
machine.
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MANUAL GRAIN PACKAGING VS AUTOMATED GRAIN
PACKAGING
Automated grain packaging methods yield the
highest impact as compared to a manual grain
packaging process. There are several machines
like cup filling machines, bottle packing
machines that provide high impact, speed, and
economies of scale. The choice is based on
balance between gains in speed and price. It is
especially important to identify which part of
your packaging machine process consumes more time
before choosing. In addition, the manual
packaging process does not provide greater speed
and high impact. The most exclusive pieces of
packaging machines may not have a major impact.
There are many automated packaging process done
by pure pack packaging machine, and pouch filling
machines. If you are trying to run many
products, grain packaging sizes and lengths in a
single line then a semi-automated grain packing
solution is better than an automated packaging
solution. It is useful for the filling, product
conveying, combined with hand-packing that
provides the flexibility for various packages and
works at a reasonable price.
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CONCLUSION
Food Packaging Machines like those in Nichromes
Excel Plus series, equipped with innovative
technology offer innovative packaging
solutions that follow stringent packaging quality
standards for a wide range of food, non-food, and
pharma products. If grain packaging is your need.
Call us indeed!
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