Plan your production workflow carefully when gluing customized packaging. While automated gluing offers nearly unlimited uses in marketing applications, the packaging business has found another great way of facilitating the production process with automated solutions.
Recently we have covered the introduction of glue plotters into the POS Display production workflow. In this article, we would like to highlight these toolsets in manufacturing of packaging solutions in industries such as automotive, furniture and luxury goods production. Automated gluing machines offer here unparalleled advantages in terms of speed, precision, and cost-effectiveness, especially when the production involves highly customized packaging elements.
Manufacturing American boxes or similar rudimentary packaging offers challenges of its own kind – mostly related to ways of handling different volumes of production and switching between low and high production runs. At FELIX GLUER, we have addressed that with our glue plotter solutions, which in comparison to semi-automatic folder-gluers reduce the setup times to minimum and optimize cost-efficiency related to the production wastage.
However, in the case of packaging production for automotive and furniture industries, gluing time- and cost-efficiency are not the only factors that are of utmost importance. As both automotive and furniture components require special care during transportation, more advanced layers of packaging had to be developed in order to provide enough protection for the shipped elements.
Bonding such custom inserts, partitions, or reinforcements can be a real hassle without a dedicated automated solution. Made of irregular shapes, with foam or plastic substrates, these elements would be a nightmare for gluing operators using manual or semi-automatic techniques. This is where FELIX GLUER glue plotters come to rescue, providing speed and accuracy perfect for high-performance production runs.
When manufacturing luxury and product packaging, there are many similar factors to consider as in the case of automotive packaging (i.e. custom shapes and unusual design forms), which solidifies the role of automated machines in the gluing process. At the same time, you have to take into account an even wider range of substrates and an even higher need for a precise adhesive application.
Pin point accuracy is critical for gluing tiny elements of packaging, not only due to their size, but also high overall cost. Such production scheme inherently forces packaging companies to reduce wastage. FELIX GLUER technology allows for gluing of intricate design elements, such as rigid box production and embossed detailing, providing flawless finishing and a polished look of the end product.
In particular, applying the glue in such scenarios should be done without excessive amounts of adhesive, using micro-dots or similar glue-path patterns that limit the glue usage and improve the visual quality of produced packaging. FELIX GLUER glue plotters offer a huge advantage in that regard as well, introducing gluing systems that control the glue application, with nozzles of different sizes and a wide range of glue paths possible.
Increased Efficiency – Glue plotters can operate at high speeds while maintaining consistent adhesive application. This results in faster production cycles and reduced setup times. Precision and Consistency – Manual gluing processes often lead to inconsistencies in adhesive application, potentially weakening packaging integrity and its visual quality.
Cost Reduction – By minimizing adhesive overuse and reducing labor costs, automated systems offer significant savings in production expenses. Customizable Solutions – Automated gluing can be programmed to accommodate different packaging designs, adhesive types, and material setups. Improved Sustainability – Gluing machines help optimize adhesive usage, reducing environmental impact.
