Cartoning Machines | Industry Expected To Grow Within 5 Years

On a daily basis all of us visit at least two different types of waste baskets, one for trash and one for plastics or glass. It seems today that our trash waste containers are filling up just as fast as our plastic waste containers. In fact that is indeed that case, and it all stems back to the packaging industry.
Over the past several years plastic packaging has gotten a bad rap from consumers. Obviously this is due to the artificial materials these containers are made out of which are harmful to the environment and take centuries to decompose. However, that doesn’t stop use from buying them. The reason is simply because they are cheaper than its counterparts. For example it only takes 2 oz. of plastic to deliver about 8 gallons of a beverage. It would take three pounds of aluminum, 8 lb. of steel, or 27 lb. of glass to deliver the same amount.

Efforts are being made to reduce the amount of plastic used to package goods such as milk jugs and plastic water bottles and the same goes with the packages these containers are shipped in. Original Equipment manufacturers (OEM’s) have been designing more efficient ways to carton or box their products.

As you’re driving on the highway trying to pass the large distribution trucks, you are passing hundreds of boxes of all different sizes and shapes. OEM’s have been able to build a machine that is capable of producing many different types of boxes opposed to utilizing many machines that only create one or two different types of cartons. This reduces operation costs and space required to get the job done.

Listed below are 5 key findings in regards to the packaging industry.

• The most common type of packaging equipment made by OEMs is package handling, conveying, and cartoning
• Packaging equipment types expected to grow most over the next 5 years include product inspection, robotics (due to expired patent), and cartoners.
• The most typical types of packaging performed on the machines built are flexible packaging, cartons, and labeling/labels.
• The United States followed by Europe and Canada are amount the top countries in the packaging industry.
• Food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and household chemicals are the top five markets in the packaging industry.

Within the near future the packaging industry may be comprised of the some of the most complex machinery which in turn will reduce shipping costs and then ultimately the cost to the consumer. With all the innovative technology that has gone into package handling, cartoning and conveying machines, competitive advantage is expected to increase. Make sure to do your research before purchasing such machinery.

By: Patrick Shebby

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Hello my name is Pat Shebby and recently I have been doing most of my research in industrial packaging machinery. The top three sections of the industry that are predicted to grow are package handling, cartoning, and conveying withing the next 5 years.