Tips to Buy Form Fill Seal Machine

When you choose to make an investment in any kind of fixed asset, it is understandable to feel a bit confusing and intimidated. When an investment in machinery is made at the right moment, it can propel your business in mainstream, at the same time, a delay in such an important infrastructural decision may force the business to lag behind your competitors and you may also end up losing out on customers.

Product packaging is today an integral part of all consumer-based industry, and flexible packaging has become a trend today. Here are some tips to consider when buying a vertical form fill seal machine:

Weight And Size Of The Machine

Ensure that you choose the right weight and size of the VFFS machine, one that would suit your requirements. Don’t assume that one particular packaging machine would fit all of your requirements. So, narrow down your purchases to that specific machine size that would suit the weight and size specifications of your product.

Avoid Complex Packaging Machines

A simple packing machine would require less training to be operated and would need less maintenance. At the same time, complex machine would add to the maintenance costs and costs of training too.

Price

Make sure what the base price of the machine would include. It needs to be inclusive of stainless-steel construction, registration of the machine, automatic web control, and capability. Beware of the OEMs who tend to keep their base prices low by excluding the essential deliberately. Honest form fill seal machine manufacturers would keep their base price inclusive of such aspects or even lower their price accordingly and thereby inform their customers about the same.

Plan For Future

Keep in mind your expansion plans and future growth and consider those factors when buying a packaging machine that wouldn’t inhibit the growth of your business. Keep your business’ future as well as its present needs in mind when you make a decision.

Make Sure That Your OEM Has A Good Track Record

Make sure that the OEM you’d be dealing with has a good track record and has expertise in applications that relatively similar to yours.

Key Operation Strategies

Ensure that the operation-switch between the different size of filling-tubes is toolless and doesn’t need too many tools to switch-over to a different size of bag. Purchasing a form fill seal machine that provides greater flexibility in order to run effectively and smoothly between the various bag sizes, of different widths and lengths, is much more advisable.

Operator Interface

It’s critical that operator’s interface is multi-lingual and could accommodate varying operators belonging to different linguistic backgrounds. A software engineer shouldn’t be needed to navigate the machine’s onscreen help functionality.

Ask OEM For Recommendations

Machine OEMs have long-standing experience of working with form fill seal machine manufacturing, and therefore you should consider asking your OEM for their suggestions on the suitable type of packaging machine and the latest technological trends that would be best for your application, according to your industry and business.

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