  CEO Kurt Baumann Junior Baumann Packaging Systems
Automation is certainly the watchword as today's manufacturers face razor-thin profit margins, Just-In-Time (JIT) manufacturing and ISO-9002/QS-1000 quality standards. In fact, companies must automate in order to deliver what today's customer is demanding, when he wants it and at the price he wants to pay.
The reasons why manufacturers automate their packaging operations.
Labor - The availability and quality of a reliable talent pool is one of the most important business drivers in any industry. So, management must get the most out of the people they do have. Automation allows companies to reassign human resources to more productive areas such as quality control, customer service or product design. And, while workers are sometimes concerned that machines will "replace" them (not usually true), automated systems can let companies allow employee attrition to take its natural course, without sacrificing productivity.
Throughput Demands - There's an old saying among plant managers, "Machines don't take coffee breaks." Sure, there is downtime such as scheduled maintenance or occasional rebuilds/refurbs, but automated systems can be counted on to produce given amounts of throughput in given amounts of time - every day. And, that means the world to companies who must compete in a world of demanding customers, tight quality standards and JIT inventories.
Consistency - A trained and motivated worker is a prized asset to any company. But, even the best human worker has the occasional "bad day." And, "bad day" can easily translate into "massive product recall." Automated systems, properly set-up and maintained, will put the right label in the right place on the right box, every single time.
Real Estate - It's expensive. Expansion and success is a two-edged blade. Sure, it means more revenue and, hopefully, profits. But, it also means new investment in people, property and equipment. The old manufacturing rule of thumb was that if you increased business 20%, you'd need 20% more people to get the job done. Many times, the growing company finds that it simply can no longer fit more people (or equipment) into the same building. Automation can help avoid an expensive call to the real estate agent.
The demands are complex. Fortunately, there is no shortage of automated packaging tools to meet them. Here are a few that we think add a lot of value - and are within the reach of even moderately sized operations.
We can offer the following standard systems and equipment.
Kurt Baumann, CEO
Baumann Packaging Systems
|
AGModule A
 |
Module B
 Module C
 Module D
  |