Lines/solutions

Used filling lines and packaging solutions for all needs

Used filling lines and other packaging solutions are cost-effective ways of building up smart production lines.

A filling line for foodstuffs or chemotechnical products normally consists of the following functions in varying arrangements: a filling station in the form of a round- or vacuum-filling machine, a capping machine, a lid-pressing machine, a labelling and collecting table, and a means of packaging the product in a box for transport and sale. The line may also include palletisers and telescopic conveyors.

Start by looking at material flows

In order to create an efficient production line, regardless of whether it produces liquids (such as juice, vinegar, or shampoo) or powders and granules (such as spices and protein powder), some careful thought and planning is required. The starting point should be material flows and the equipment required. A process-focused layout, in which stations and machines are grouped based on which sub-process they are part of, is often suitable for small-scale production. This layout can be flexible, but also complicated to automate.

A product-focused layout, in which machines and stations are ordered according to the flow of the material, is generally recommended for mass production. A product-focused layout has the advantage of being fairly simple to optimise and automate. It’s not particularly flexible, however, and may also be time-consuming to build up.

Efficient production lines improve company profitability

Many factors affect the efficiency of a production line, which in turn impacts the company’s profitability. In order to be competitive and able to offer end products of good quality, efficient resource usage is required as regards both machines and the people working with them. New technology, automation, and computerisation place new demands on people and machines, wherein the interactions between them are important. Here, the Japanese idea of Lean Production, developed by Toyota in order to maximise customer benefit and minimise resource waste, plays an important part.

Things to think about when planning filling lines and other kinds of production line

Do your homework – analyse the needs that the new solution is supposed to fulfil.
Interview the people who work, or will work, on the new line.
Create or update the blueprints of the building in which the filling line is to be placed.
Be sure to come up with a number of ideas – a good way of finding new solutions to old problems.
Weigh the advantages and disadvantages of the various ideas, and make sure the people who will work on the new packaging line are included in the discussion.

Good questions to ask those who work on a filling line

• Today, what is working well and what is working less well?

• Which tasks or situations take up a great deal of time?

• Where are the bottlenecks, if any?

• What are the things that annoy you in your working day?

• Where is there surplus space, and where is space quite tight?

• Which product is the easiest to produce, and which is the most difficult?

Save time and money by investing in used production lines

There is, as has been said above, both time and money to save in investing in a used production line. And by putting some time into planning and interviewing those who will work on the production or filling line, the chance of achieving cost-effective production is good.

Lines/solutions

Used filling lines and packaging solutions for all needs

Start by looking at material flows

Efficient production lines improve company profitability

Things to think about when planning filling lines and other kinds of production line

Good questions to ask those who work on a filling line

Save time and money by investing in used production lines

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