Types of Packaging Machinery

If you consider the amount of products that we purchase everyday that come in some sort of packaging, be it bottles, boxes or bags then consider the amount of people there are in just this country alone you can begin to imagine just how much money is spent on packaging everyday.

In the past this used to mean that there would be hundreds of factory workers employed to put these products into boxes or bags but with the throughputs required these days this is no longer feasible. With the demand for packaged goods ever increasing it has fallen on the shoulders of modern technology to ensure that manufacturing can keep up with the demand.

Packaging machines have been around for decades, these days there are so many different types of packaging machines that it would be nearly impossible to list every type (especially if you include the many bespoke machines). Here's just a few:

Packaging Machines for Boxes - Probably the most common form of packaging in use today, boxes are used extensively in modern day packaging. When discussing boxes it is important to note that this covers everything from match boxes to boxes containing refrigerators and other large items. There are unthinkable amounts of products that end up packed into boxes and for each one there is typically a packaging machine to automate the process.

Shrink Wrapping Machines - These machines pack the product into plastic film bags and then, usually by applying heat, shrink the film around the product. This method is used to seal in the freshness of the product and keep out harmful bacteria and other bad things.

Packaging Machines for Bottles, Jars etc. - Specialist packaging machinery has been developed over recent years to facilitate the packaging of, primarily liquids, into bottles, cans and jars. Everything from water to cooking sauces are packed into containers using these remarkable machines, and all done so at exceptional speed.