Packaging items is a limiting factor in any business that centers around shipping, such as e-commerce, retail, wholesale, and countless others. Your customers can only receive their products as quickly as you can pack and ship them, regardless of the rest of your operation. Any gains you can make in the efficiency of your packaging process will create even more headroom to grow your productivity.
Automated packaging is an ideal way to streamline your shipping workflows—but high-quality tape is essential to extract the greatest possible benefit from your investment in an automated tape dispenser or carton sealer. Tapes designed for automated machinery release smoothly from the roll and adhere immediately and consistently to the packaging they seal. Additionally, automated tape is manufactured in roll sizes and widths that match the machinery that dispenses them, avoiding jams or misapplications and creating a seamless, efficient procedure.
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Benefits that Build
The Adherex Group proudly includes both Primetac and Stretchtape, and our automated tape offerings reflect the superior quality of both brands. Our customizable tapes ensure that your machinery can deliver the central benefits of automation for your business.
Efficiency
- Carton sealers and tape dispensers can be both semi-automated and fully automatic.
- Prepare a sealed and ready-to-pack carton in seconds.
- Some advanced models offer data on throughput and effectiveness, allowing you to see your time savings and fine-tune your processes.
- Sensors alert you when tape supplies run low, eliminating one cause of unexpected downtime.
Consistency
- Automated tape is designed to move smoothly through dispensing machinery, delivering consistently.
- Well-sealed packaging reduces both rework and waste.
- Machine sealing with quality tape produces a reliably professional look and protects your product on its way to the consumer.
Worker health and safety
- Package sealing can strain workers’ bodies over time because of repetitive motions.
- Automation saves workers the risk of repetitive stress injuries and minimizes contact with cutting implements.
- The warehouse floor is safer and frees up human personnel for jobs requiring creativity and judgment.
Future automation
- Manufacturing continues to move steadily toward increased automation, smart factories, and Industry 4.0.
- Introducing automation into select segments of your production line lays the groundwork for larger-scale automation efforts in the future.
- Collect production data, set benchmarks, and create opportunities for integration with larger MES or ERP systems.
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Custom Automated Tape Products for Specialized Applications
At Adherex, our ability to adapt products to our customers’ unique needs extends to every solution, including our automated tape. We can customize roll size and tape width to fit our clients’ dispensers or carton-sealing machines. In addition, we can incorporate custom printing of graphics or text to maintain your brand’s consistency across every stage of your fulfillment process.
Adherex is also able to accommodate specialized use cases. Tamper-evident tape for secure applications and food-safe tapes for both primary and secondary packaging are available in machine-friendly formats, and tapes can consist of either heat-seal or solvent-based adhesive. For customers seeking a self-contained automated solution, we encourage you to learn more about our partnership with DEKKA to offer a complete tape head system.
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Adhesion Solutions for Every Business
Adherex is one of the few US-based manufacturers to offer our unique array of tape products and customization options. More than that, our mission is to be a resource for any business to find its ideal packaging solutions. We accommodate smaller runs of products for niche or specialized applications, small businesses, and rapid prototyping.
In addition, Adherex brings together the collective knowledge of the packaging industry to offer guidance to our clients. Our packaging experts and customer service team are available to advise you in choosing the right solution for your budget and your product’s needs.
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