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Used Labeling Machinery and Packaging Machinery:

Purchasing used labeling machinery, sealing, and packaging machinery will definitely provide a path to lower machinery purchase costs- and it will feel like a great deal. But watch out- you could be setting yourself up for huge costs that far outweigh any savings you thought you might make by purchasing second-hand. 

There are many ‘unseen’ costs of purchasing used label application machines, sealing machines and other packaging machinery. This is especially the case with Labeling machines.

Consider Employee Skill Set Requirements

The skills required to operate older labelling* machines will far outway the skills to operate modern good value labeling equipment. Increased skill set employees means, increased training and dependence on higher paid more experienced staff to keep an old machine running (if you can find such staff – or keep them). Newer labeling machinery provides ease of use technology such as touch screen controls, motor speed synchronization and far more simple job changeovers; put simply new labeling equipment is usually far easier to operate. Setting up an old/used  machine and teaching employees to properly use it can quickly eat into the “savings” you made buying the machine.

Machine Condition and Reliability

Reliability is a big factor. Although a machine may look like it is in good shape from the outside, used equipment is subject to previous wear and tear including items that might not be immediately visible. Even with a thorough manual inspection from a skilled technician, there are internal problems that can be missed.  To name a few of the very likely things you will inherit; consider bent shafts, worn down gears and teeth, electronics on its last legs, obsolete operating systems and electronics and mechanical parts no longer produced. 

Loss of production

The Big One:  Loss of production TIME. 
When production stalls your reputation, your profits and your business opportunities can all be significantly impacted.

Lengthy job set up times are NOT GOOD things; even if you have the advanced skill set employees to do them now. Compared to new labeling machines, most old machines have significantly longer and more complex set-up procedures. 

Would you buy a car you could not service for all the likely AND unlikely service events?  New and old machines alike come with the responsibility of maintenance. Maintenance of old equipment is a much more tricky affair that often involves long waits for replacement parts ;  if you can find them or if they still exist. You may want to back yourself that you are qualified to self service an old labeler, however, labeling machines have a simple task that is achieved with literally thousands of parts.  Even experienced label machine representatives and engineers call upon their teams to solve some issues – with your old labeling machine you are a team of one with a fraction of the labeling knowhow of a company that designs and supplies the current labeling machinery.

Good new labelling* equipment can be serviced quickly if a problem arises. “Current” parts are much faster and easier to identify, reorder and install.

Consider the enhanced position you are in if you were to order a good value LabelOn™ labeling machine with its online gallery support.  Communicating any service issue is instant, recorded for future reference  and identified using pictures and video of current machinery and parts (see below).

Older labeling equipment may initially have a lower bottom line, but could really cost you in the long run. Current labeling machinery allows for ease of use, quicker training, assured service and support plus significantly fast job turn around.

Buying your labelling* machine, induction sealing machine and other packaging machinery can be a big decision, for your production process, its dependability and your pocketbook. 

You really need to find great machinery; where you know it will work without breaking the bank or compromising the integrity of your production.

We have solutions:

We provide the options that fit your needs and your budget- you won’t be overspending here. We can provide consulting and testing before you purchase your label applicators, induction sealers, or other packaging machinery. We are confident that in most cases we present the best value production solution.

If you are looking for affordable and trustworthy Labelling, Sealing, and packaging machinery, visit Adeneli Packaging websites and talk to one of our machine specialists,

Give us a call at (844)-233-6354 (844-ADENELI) or click the direct chat link below!

http://adenelipackaging.com – https://label-on.com/ – https://sealeron.com – https://capliningmaterial.com

*Labeling vs Labelling: We understand that you may see ‘labeling machines’ and ‘labelling machines’ within our web content. These are synonymous- just spelled differently in different regions of the world. We want our posts to be available to our world-wide audience, so we freely interchange the spelling to encourage easy searching for our content. Please rest assured, we are doing this on purpose!

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In fact, medical marijuana alone is expected to be a $40 billion industry by 2025, and could grow to $100 billion by 2050 if all 50 states legalize. MMJ products have moved way beyond simple prerolls – the industry now has products ranging from from edible medibles to health and beauty that have penetrated the market.

With all that’s happening in this new pioneering gold rush we have the behind-the-scenes processes of product packaging to help make your products stand out on shelves at dispensaries. We also have compelling on pack promotional know how that puts the end user in contact with you and vice versa and we KNOW how to integrate this with your packaging.

There are so many variables in place when it comes to packaging products you run into a whole host of complications at every stage of the project getting your product to market. Here at Adeneli we specialize in a concierge consultative type approach. Rather than dealing with multiple vendors, each providing a single aspect of your product packaging, our customer tailored Adeneli Packaging gallery gives you a single point of reference, ensuring your containers, labels, seals and other consumables work with your production line machinery. What we uniquely provide to our clients is our innovative flexibility and direct access to our partner network of industry experts and suppliers. We will even work directly with your existing preferred suppliers.

Our expertise lies in automatic labeling applicators, the labels themselves and induction sealing our partners we introduce coordinate, filling, capping and other production line machinery in a cost-effective manner. Our primary consideration is always to bring forward efficiencies and issues you might not even be aware of and save you from wasting time and money with incompatibilities.

With the ever shifting sands of what you need on your labels maybe you need the flexibility of on sight content printing onto your labels.  Adeneli is a Silver Partner to Epson and has some unique Label solutions that can be integrated with or placed beside our labeling equipment.

We can custom manufacture labeling and sealing equipment for unique packaging. Are your products packaged in glass containers? We are at the cutting edge of sealing your products in Glass.

The newest addition to our product line is a breakthrough sealing material for capped and capless induction for Glass packaging!

Go to the next level to make the ROI on your packaging truly pay for itself. Tribe Mobile is our on-package interactive promotional system allowing for small and large scale sweepstakes or feel good donations right off your packaging.

Build sales with compelling and enticing campaigns and build your company book value with an active customer database.

Adeneli is MMJ packaging friendly. No matter the stage of your current production we have years of experience in dealing with packaging solutions. We understand every decision needs to be supported with an effective ROI return. We even have financing solutions available.

Visit www.adeneli.com or call us toll free at 844-ADENELI (844-233-6354)

Comparing Plastic or Glass Containers

1. Product Handling

With Glass you need to be more careful with product handling as glass breaks. Extra precautions include insuring there are no places where a build-up of product would result in an overflow of product that would fall off the machine.  Glass products can “catch” on one another and cause jams. Pinch points can shatter glass where plastic will simply crumple.  Some product handling can result in jams under just the wrong conditions because the glass jar will not budge in shape.

2. Labeling Surface Consistency

Plastic and Glass products can have crappy labeling surfaces or inconsistent shapes and labeling surfaces.

When dealing with round glass jars, we have found higher pressure of application along with softer application rollers produces better results where there are undulations on the surface.

With Plastic bottles you don’t have the luxury of applying more pressure as the bottle will deform.

In both plastic and glass, the best solution is to change supply and find good quality packaging where there is no labeling surface undulations.

3. Adhesives and the Surface

Adhesives will perform differently with Glass and Plastic.

With clear labels there is a term called adhesive wet-out where small microbubbles, visible just after application, simply “go away”.

It’s a good idea to check with your label stock supplier if the adhesive on your labels is well matched to glass or plastic depending on the products you are labeling.

4. Shape Changing

In some cases, plastic containers will change shape or panel with different temperatures or with certain contents where gases are either produced or consumed within a sealed container.  On a labeled container this can lead to creases or bubbles appearing after what looks like a smooth label application.  Glass is very unlikely to have these types of issues.

5. Static Electricity

Plastic containers, compared to glass, are more likely to build up static electricity and this can affect label application and lead to bubbles or creases.

6. Outgassing

In some cases plastic can give off a gas or even let gasses pass through its walls. This can create bubbles on what looks like a previously well labeled product.

In most cases, if we have a representative sample of products to examine, and a short video of the current labeling process, we will be able to identify where the source of problem bubbles or creases is coming from.