The key to choosing the right corrugated box machine is to accurately match one's own production needs and comprehensively consider investment returns. The following aspects can be used as references:
1. Selection core: Match criteria from four dimensions
Before selecting equipment, please explain your product positioning (such as high-end color boxes or regular transport boxes), main order structure (big batch with few varieties or small batch with several varieties), investment budget, and the present degree of technical staff in the plant. There are four distinct points:
Production efficiency and capacity: How much production capacity do you require each day or each month? Can the equipment design speed and order change time satisfy the pace of the order? For instance, the speed at which orders change should be taken into consideration while managing "short, flat, and fast" orders.
Product adaptability and quality: Which kinds of paper, boxes, and sizes are produced most frequently? Does the equipment meet the specifications for accuracy (such as ± 0.5mm), stability, and compatibility with paper weight and edge shape?
Intelligence level and automation: How much manual work do you want to reduce? Does the gadget offer features like data collecting, remote operation and maintenance, and automatic order change? Intelligence is an industrial trend, but investment and results need to be considered.
Total cost of ownership and return on investment: In addition to the purchase price, it is also required to evaluate long-term expenditures such as installation, energy consumption, maintenance, spare parts, and training. Determine the investment payback period while keeping an eye on the equipment's material and energy usage.
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2. Manufacturer references and market-standard equipment
Making comparisons will be made easier if you are aware of the key manufacturers and types of devices available.
Core processes and mainstream equipment:
Corrugated cardboard production line: Large basic equipment that determines the quality and production capacity of cardboard.
Die-cutting machine for printing slotting: The core of the post-processing is divided into fixed (suited for big volumes) and mobile (ideal for variable order adjustments).
Post press equipment includes die-cutting machines, box gluing machines, packaging and palletizing machines, nail paste integrated machines (which integrate processes and greatly increase efficiency), etc.
Major domestic and foreign manufacturers:
International companies like BHS, Fosber, MarquipWardUnited, and others are at the forefront of technology in the areas of high-end printing linkage lines and high-speed tile lines.
Domestic major brands such as Guangdong Oriental Precision Machinery, Hubei Jingshan Light Machinery, Qingdao Kaituo CNC, etc., provide cost-effective full line or single machine solutions, and rapidly develop their degree of intelligence.
Manufacturers in segmented areas: DGM, a well-known maker of fully automatic nail gluing machines, is one of the professional manufacturers in segmented fields such palletizing machines and box gluing machines.
3. Equipment investment price range reference
The price variance of equipment is substantial, depending on the brand, model, setup, and degree of automation.
Entry level/semi-automatic single machine: such as semi-automatic box nailing machine and box gluing machine, the price may range from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of RMB.
Standard completely automatic single machines, which typically cost millions of RMB, include popular fully automatic printing slotting die-cutting machines and box pasting machines.
High-speed intelligent production lines, which can cost tens of millions of yuan or more, include fully integrated printing, die-cutting, and stacking lines as well as high-speed intelligent corrugated cardboard production lines.
4. Practical purchasing steps and channels
Clarify requirements and budget: Internally streamline all dimensions specified earlier.
Market research and screening: Visiting industry shows, such as the China International Corrugated Exhibition, is an efficient approach to focus on examining the on-site functioning of multiple equipment, comparing technologies, and contacting producers.
Request solutions and cases: Provide potential suppliers with your product samples and production capacity needs, ask them to provide thorough technical answers, and request to view production cases of similar items.
In deep evaluation and decision-making: Conduct machine testing: Try to use your own cardboard and production orders for machine testing as much as possible, which is the key to evaluating the genuine performance of the equipment.
Evaluation of suppliers: Analyze the supplier's industry reputation, after-sales service network, spare parts supply speed, and technological prowess.
Calculate total cost: To fully determine the return on investment, include labor savings, energy consumption, equipment quotation, and anticipated losses.
After explaining one's own needs and market overview, one can choose a suitable cardboard machine depending on their actual scenario, such as the major types of cardboard boxes, target production capacity, and investment budget.
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