Pouches are everywhere. Consider a typical walk-through of a supermarket or big-box store and you’re guaranteed seeing a multitude of products packed in pouches. The format’s popularity is obvious. What might not seem so apparent is the best way to get those products on their way to market. Today, end-of-line automation can pave the way toward efficient, cost-effective methods of providing pouched products to consumers.

Automation isn’t simply a no-brainer. Many challenges exist when utilizing or considering end-of-the-line automation technology. An automated system, therefore, must be flexible (capable of change-overs to different sizes, patterns and container styles) and adaptable (able to reconfigure a line to radically different package and container styles for possible future variables). It also must be fast and efficient, intuitive-to-operate and performed by bag-handling specialists.