{"id":63031,"date":"2021-02-12T13:51:28","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T18:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lantechweb.wpengine.com\/blog\/the-secret-benefits-of-case-erectors\/"},"modified":"2021-02-12T13:51:28","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T18:51:28","slug":"the-secret-benefits-of-case-erectors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lantech.com\/r4\/blog\/the-secret-benefits-of-case-erectors\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secret Benefits of Case Erectors"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s no secret square cases pack, stack and palletize better when they’re erected with\u00a090-degree corners. They also \"caseensure that a product\u2019s primary and secondary packaging looks good when it arrives to your customers or\u00a0sits on a retailer\u2019s shelf.<\/p>\n

But here\u2019s a secret you may not know:<\/p>\n

If you erect cases by hand, you might\u00a0be wasting a lot of time and money, and you could be risking the quality of your cases.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s look at an example of a company that needs to form\u00a0and pack 2,500 boxes.<\/p>\n

Erecting a box by hand takes the average person about 20 seconds. To form\u00a02,500 boxes it would take two people about seven hours. Paying those employees $14 an hour labor costs would be around $190.<\/p>\n

\"MOFU<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A case erector<\/a> can erect a box in about six seconds. To form\u00a02,500 boxes it would take a little over four hours with one person operating\u00a0the machine. At a pay rate of $14 an hour labor costs would be around $55.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s an increase in productivity by over 200 percent, and a reduction in labor costs by about 70 percent.<\/p>\n

The right case erectors also consistently forms square\u00a0cases. When people get tired toward the end of their shift, they may not make a perfectly square box as well as they did at the beginning.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how a good case erector works. Suction cups on a pickup frame pulls the case from the magazine and forces it to open so it\u2019s square. The minor flaps are folded and the major flaps are broken making it rigid and locking in its \u201csquareness.\u201d Then as the formed case moves through the machine without losing contact, the major flaps are folded and sealed with tape or glue.<\/p>\n

Good case erectors also have continuous control over cases as they are forming to overcome poor quality\u00a0– or more commonly recycled<\/a>\u00a0– corrugate and avoid jams, minimizing downtime.<\/p>\n

After the case is packed with product, it needs to be sealed. A case sealer<\/a> folds the top flaps and seals them with glue or tape. The machine keeps the flaps horizontal as\u00a0they are closed, to eliminate\u00a0the tenting effect and keeps the formed case square on all sides.<\/p>\n

This precise alignment of every box is important because when building a pallet load, 30 percent of stacking strength is lost when case sides aren\u2019t vertically aligned.<\/p>\n

Square cases are the building blocks to better loads and a key to reducing product damage. Bottom line \u2013 the right machines can help you erect and seal cases faster, better and cheaper.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the benefits of replacing hand erecting and sealing with case erectors and sealers, visit Lantech.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Five<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

This post was published on September 13, 2017 and updated on November 2, 2018.<\/em><\/p>\n

September 13, 2017<\/p>\n

Good case erectors can increase productivity, reduce labor costs and can consistently build better cases. Find out how and why it is important.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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