First, consider the human factor. Some companies currently are using men and women to manually tape together corrugated boxes and yield an output as high as 4,000 to 5,000 packages daily. In the process, employees risk repetitive-stress injuries capable of financially impacting a company. Other companies require crews arrive at their facilities during the early-morning hours simply to assemble boxes so the containers are ready to be filled by the regular-shift crews. Just one employee calling in sick during this crucial first stage of the process can adversely affect the day’s entire production.

By contrast, one person using a case sealer can process in five minutes what someone using a hand taper achieves in 30 minutes. This rapidity translates down the line, with automation equating to more product being put out on the market. For the time-sensitive food industry, in particular, where products carry consumer-readable dates, “faster” translates to “fresher,” a hallmark of quality edibles. This paper gives highlights the advantages of automated case taping over manual case taping.

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