Improve productivity of folder gluer with $0 dollars

Are you a small business owner?

Do you want to maximize the production efficiency of your machine?

Do you want to reduce labor costs?

If the answer to all three questions above is yes, please read this article carefully as it will be of great help to you. Regardless of whether your questions are one or three, our goal is consistent: to maximize the efficiency of the folder gluer machine with the fund that will not cause you to frown.

In the past decade, I have visited thousands of clients and printing factories one after another. I have learned a lot of practical skills in folder gluer from so many field visits. Our technical personnel have optimized the equipment for users and provided appropriate, reasonable, and cost-effective suggestions. As long as users follow these suggestions, their folder gluer machine can achieve maximum utilization. It is these small changes that can make the machine work continuously and efficiently. Then, their folder-gluer’s productivity boosts.

After research, it was found that users are in a period of confusion during the first few weeks of using the machine. Experienced operators and skilled box workers can help users pass through this special stage faster.

I know the threshold for entering the packaging equipment industry is not low. To be honest, do not easily enter this industry without fully understanding the equipment.

What do you do?

This article will guide readers on how to improve the production capacity and work efficiency of folder gluer machine without spending a penny.

I. “MAS” established

“MAS” means Make A Schedule. Enterprises need to develop a complete schedule based on company needs, supervisor requirements, and personal standards. Success comes from 99% thinking and 1% execution. From this, it can be seen that sound schedule is very important. What do excellent planning tables include? Let me give a few simple examples.

1. Schedule for package line gradually
2. Schedule for new workers training
3. Schedule for a folder-gluer operation

Let’s take the third point as an example, as it is highly relevant to the theme of this article.

To operate a folder gluer machine, it needs to think and solve many problems. Are the technicians in place? Is it necessary to hire a porter to put the paper into the paper feeding section of the folder gluer machine? How many box takers do you need to recruit? Are you considering purchasing a box collection machine, etc.?

I strongly recommend the following quality management methods (OARR) to achieve MAS.

1. Observation

Observe the operating procedures and techniques of the box folder gluer machine during operation and carefully record them.

2. Action

Apply the recorded operating steps and techniques to your own machine. Refusing to talk on paper!

3. Review

After implementing the plan for a period of time, you need to review it with the employees. We can discuss around the following issues.

1. Have you encountered any difficulties or obstacles during the operation process?
2. Do you have any suggestions to improve work efficiency?
3. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of the procedures?
4. Revise

After intense brainstorming, summarize the key points that need improvement and fix them as soon as possible.

“MAS” can enable theory to be put into practice. By continuously repeating and executing, the operation of the box folding gluing machine will reach its extreme. And this process doesn’t cost an extra penny.

MAS can give you the power to turn your ideas into reality. A continuous MAS management approach can bring the output of the pasting machine infinitely close to its production limit.

II. Work log

• Record the adjustment method for each box type
• Record the position of the mechanical parts corresponding to each box type
• Internal communication within the team
• Regular employee training
• Prepare to position each employee

A work log is like a sunflower dictionary or a user manual. Carefully record every problem and situation you encounter. The next time you encounter it again, you don’t need to ask for help. You can take out your work log and browse through previous records to easily and quickly solve the current problem.

MAS and work logs may sound similar, but there are significant differences between them. MAS divides the work into several major modules and then refines them step by step. MAS can position the level of achievement of the entire project. A work log is a record of detailed steps in daily work, ultimately achieving the desired results.

A work log typically includes the following points：

1. How to set up a folder gluer
2. How to start the folder gluer machine
3. The ways to operate the machine for different sheets

Write a work log as detailed as possible and record it in the simplest and most straightforward language. The entire team can access it. If possible, attach some photos for explanation.

III. Review work methods on each workstation

• Equip all necessary hardware facilities for work to improve work efficiency.
• Place a work rack next to the workbench, where the necessary tools for work are placed
• Sort out excess items in the workshop and keep channels and work spaces unobstructed

Only when you have a clear understanding of the workers’ workflow and the reasons for doing this action, can you make good site planning, item placement planning, and reasonably and efficiently arrange work tasks. A practical suggestion for you: stand behind them when they are working. Carefully observe every detail of their work and record it one by one. People are accustomed to working in a fixed pattern, or rather; they have developed skills through this type of training. So, is this approach efficient?

When you train your employees, tell them the logic behind each work action and the results that need to be presented. As long as the expected results are achieved, employees can do things in their own theoretical way. Entrepreneurs should not blindly solidify their work thinking and patterns, which is not conducive to diversified development. In this way, employees will not be afraid of their leaders reviewing their work. On the contrary, they can also communicate with their leaders about difficulties encountered in their work and provide good and practical suggestions. Only when sufficient trust is established between the two can a win-win situation arise, and a good work atmosphere naturally emerges.

IV. Work Path Planning

Imagine: When employees need to move around in their work, they often encounter collisions. This is something that all businesses are unwilling to see. Therefore, observe what actions and tools employees need to take in their daily work. Based on this series of work habits, develop a reasonable office location. We also need to comprehensively consider the routes of tea bars, restrooms, and office desks and chairs to avoid collisions.

By using the logic in III and replacing the work logs with path development, you will find many unnecessary paths. Cutting down these invalid paths will give you a free efficiency boost.

This may be some simple things, such as inefficient placement of tools during the folder gluer machine installation. The workshop director requires employees to place all tools in a fixed position, but employees need to frequently travel back and forth between the machine and the tool placement point when assembling the machine. Ten or eight such round-trip trips wasted a lot of time. Another common example is when the box receiver goes to a distance to search for a rubber band while the cardboard box has already come out of the pressure table. If the storage location of rubber bands can be placed next to employees, this situation can be avoided.

V. Carton classification

In the production arrangement, priority should be given to the production of similar paper boxes, such as 5 types of paper boxes, 2 types of lock bottom, and 3 types of side gluing. Do not alternate production during production, as this will greatly increase the adjustment time. The most ideal production sequence is lock bottom, lock bottom, side gluing, side gluing, and side gluing.

This is a very simple but highly practical suggestion. The conversion between different box structures requires more work than the conversion between the same box types. Similarly, switching between boxes with different structures requires a lot of work, time, energy, and more. Whenever you can, plan as many cartons of the same type one after the other to avoid unnecessary and complicated setup actions.

In addition, if your production is as such that you frequently have big setup changes; I’d strongly suggest that you make an individual designation of a MAS plan.

This will bring huge benefits in terms of production capacity and will help you dramatically boost your folder-gluer’s productivity.

Are you ready to increase the production capacity of your box pasting machine？

There are many ways to increase the production capacity of the box pasting machine and reduce production costs with ZERO dollars.

When you find a suitable working method for your box pasting machine, your team’s work efficiency will greatly improve. Of course, not every attempt can be successful. Failure is the mother of success. Only by constantly trying can one find the most suitable one for oneself. ZHANTIAN MACHINERY stands here all the time.