Manufacturers are facing many challenges in 2021, and that is without mentioning the shortage of HGV drivers to get the finished products to where they need to go! So, the last thing you need is a time-consuming, labour-intensive coding process. By automating your product coding, case coding and pallet labelling it will provide consistency, efficiency, more quality, and reduce labour shortages.
Here are 5 reasons why your business can benefit:
Do you find yourself under pressure to improve productivity
and efficiency in your business? A way to improve this is by removing
repetitive tasks such as labelling products, cases or pallets. Employees can
then be assigned to other tasks within your business and can add value
elsewhere. Not only that, but they may even thank you for saving them from this
boring work!
Machine automation also allows for codes and labels to be
applied faster and more consistently, and this will mitigate any risks
associated with human error. This will also lead to you using your staff and
their talents more effectively, and they can start to add value, allowing your
business to grow and progress.
By automating your labelling and coding, you’ll enhance the performance output, the quality of your coding, and the technology is designed to do repetitive work fast, and efficiently.
How? Your codes and labels will be applied at speed, and with next to no human intervention, meaning it’s an easy way to improve your operational performance.
Automating your coding is certainly a valuable tool in helping to increase productivity.
When it comes to coding and labelling the end retailers demand consistency, and that is where machine automation comes in. As an example, typical hand labelling errors include an employee missing a pack or applying the wrong label. But, with coding technology that is designed to apply the right label, in the right location, with the correct details fast and efficiently every single time – quality and consistency are hugely improved.
Also, with the Markem-Imaje’s CoLOS software, it makes it fast and easy to apply variable data to each label on your production run, with systems to verify that each label matches the right product. CoLOS also protects your product/brand by ensuring coding integrity and making recalls easier to execute.
Coding automation will also help improve compliance with industry standards such as GS1 for barcodes, as well as making sure labels on sacks, trays, cases, kegs, pallets etc are all easy to scan in and out of locations and along the supply chain.
Trying to manually update processes to meet changes to regulations can be a huge drain on time and resources. By investing in coding automation technology, you can become more flexible and easily adapt to changing production needs as well as quickly change your codes and labels to meet any new regulations.
Investing in coding automation technology also means you can be more flexible to changing production needs. Any changes can simply be programmed into the automation software, quickly and efficiently, meaning it isn’t a drain on employee resources.
With coding automation, workers will need to be empowered to successfully program and operate the technology. This will drive your employees to want to develop new skills, this can set a tone for staff to want to be innovative, and lead to business improvement and growth.
Instead of staff being assigned to repetitive, time consuming manual labelling work, they can train to operate the automated coding technology as well as learn skills in new areas of the business, as they will spend far less time on the manual task of labelling each product or pallet themselves. So, before you know it your employees could be upskilled to an engineering or production team member and become a key part of continuous improvement initiatives.
On the note of training, here at Industrial Printer Services Ltd, our office in Swindon is kitted out with Markem printers so we can provide a range of training courses for existing and potential customers.
Our training sessions, are carried out by our experienced engineers, providing detailed guidance on how to use and maintain Markem-Imaje printers, with many printers set up and available to experience first-hand in our dedicated training room.
Our objective is to enhance the quality of the usage of these printers and ensure your teams can use them effectively for the need of your business. Discover more here.
In Summary
Industrial Printer Services Ltd are channel partners for Markem-Imaje, and specialise in supplying product coding, case coding and pallet coding technology across a wide range of industries. These include Food industry, beverage industry, confectionery industry, egg industry, dairy industry, pharmaceuticals industry and more. For more details on each industry click here.
Our technology can be retrofitted to existing production lines and is an effective way to future proof your manufacturing sites.
Why not contact us today to discuss your own unique requirements, and our experts will be happy to discuss the best automation technology for your business.
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