How To Maximize Your Folder-Gluer’s Productivity Without Investing

Every company wants to increase their folder-gluer productivity and reach their maximum output potential, however, that also means that most companies believe doing so requires you to buy new machines.

What if I were to tell you that you can maximize your folder-gluer productivity without purchasing a new machine?

How?

Well, this article will tell you just that!

Should I Add More Staff to My Folder-Gluer Line?

If you know that your folder-gluer can reach a higher output than what you’re currently producing, then you can add a packing person to push your folder-gluer to its maximum potential.

If, however, you see that you are already at maximum potential — and the packing person(s) can no longer follow — then you might have to slow down your folder-gluer’s speed so your packer(s) can keep up.

To truly be able to capitalize on increasing the productivity of your folder-gluer with zero investment, you must master your folding-gluing process.

To achieve this, focus on tuning your gluer until you have a steady production outflow at a consistent level where your packing person can keep up.

If you are running at a certain speed but you know that you could run it faster, then this is where minimizing your set up time would be your next step to maximizing your folder-gluer’s productivity.

You should know that the higher the speed is, the greater the likelihood a small misalignment could happen and the greater the speed at which they happen — if they happen. 

So, you want an operator that takes the time to be diligent during setup while also making sure to minimize setup time.

5 Ways to Increase Your Folder-Gluer Productivity With 0$ Investment

We’ve established that mastering your folding-gluing process was the first step to maximizing your folder-gluer’s productivity, here are 5 ways to master and increase your folding-gluing process.

1. Establish SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) to document your internal processes.

• Given that there is no overarching SOP, creating a way to document your internal processes will allow you to achieve repetitive, standardized setups and uniformity in your performance levels. In the end, efficiently shortens your setup time.

2. Have a logbook that details the setup of each machine for best practices.

• This will allow you to share the know-how and best practices among team members. It will simplify the process and facilitate a structured training of new team members. It will reduce setup times by defining what setup is the best for each box. Finally, it will establish a step-by-step process for the setup of each box, which will help define and distinguish the roles of the packing person and the folder-gluer operator, making the entire process smooth and organized

3. Analyze your work methods on each working station.

• It is essential for every company to equip its workers with the resources that they need to work efficiently. This can resemble:

1. Integrating shelves for samples and breakers.
2. Installing tables to form the outer cases.
3. Minimize movements as much as possible and reduce rotations for your packing person.

4. Assessing walking patterns during setup and production.

• Think about what actions need to be frequently taken and organize a sequence so that your operator standardizes what to do, when, and with what tool. This is important to avoid workers on the line crossing each other’s paths during operations mainly around the packing station.

5. Organize the same types of boxes one after the other to reduce setup time.

• Place the same types of boxes one right after the other. For example, if you are producing 4 boxes of which 2 are auto-bottoms and are 2 straight-lines, do not do straight-lines, auto-bottoms, straight-lines, auto-bottoms.

What Are My Next Steps to Maximize My Folder-Gluer?

These solutions without cost are important and valuable for every company to know. However, it may be the case that maximizing your folder-gluer’s productivity requires you to purchase a new machine.

Read the following resources to learn what solution may be best for you:

How to Maximize Your Folder-Gluer Productivity (+Full Video)

A Guide to Improving Your Folder-Gluer Productivity

Do I Need to Invest in Packing Equipment to Improve My Folder-Gluer Productivity?