Abstract
Flexible High-end Machines Required to Meet Packaging Needs of Large Retailers and Club Stores
Manufacturing flexible machinery to cater to the packaging needs of large retailers and club stores is a major challenge that the packaging machinery market faces. Retailers continuously demand newer packages, both in terms of size and style, to attract customer attention. Many wholesalers require packaging machines accommodating stock keeping units (SKUs) in the size ranges of 2-48 packs besides the size 6 standard. Retailers and club stores in need of stream-lining their operations insist on novel technologies, particularly radio frequency identification (RFID), which is used to track products across the supply chain. RFID tags ensure huge savings for clients, and manufacturers are under pressure to include them right after the packaging process.
This Frost & Sullivan research service provides an overview of and an outlook for the packaging machinery markets in North America, detailing revenue forecasts by region and segments as well as providing market share analyses. It looks into the major categories of packaging machinery based on machine functions -- filling, closing, and filling and closing, form-fill-seal (FFS), wrapping, and palletizing. This information is valuable to both large and small market participants seeking to position themselves for maximum return on investment.
Clients Need to Automate and Lower Costs Spur Advances in Packaging Machinery
Due to rising competition, corporate managements across the industry are adopting measures for reducing manufacturing costs and increasing productivity. "Companies are opting for automation, in the process replacing older packaging machines with low speeds and less flexibility that generate higher wastages," says the analyst of this research. "This would bring down the labor costs, subsequently boosting the demand for new and upgraded packaging machinery."
End users also emphasize on decreasing labor because of lack of trained manpower to handle the machines, and to insure themselves against lawsuits brought by injured employees. End users are installing packaging and collating machines in operational areas by replacing the manual functions, thus creating a greater need for packaging equipment.
Developments in End-user Markets to Spur Revenue Growth
Rapid growth in the packaging machinery sector is restrained by factors such as decrease in investments due to mergers and acquisitions, geo-political uncertainties, and economic setbacks. Nevertheless, the market is getting set to surge ahead as end users step up investments to explore cost-effective and competitive strategies. For instance, considering the large installed base in food and beverages industry, the adoption of new technologies augurs well for the packaging machinery market.
Overall, the increasing maturity of the packaging machinery market will encourage widespread consolidation and aggressive pricing strategies. Manufacturers are replacing stand-alone machines with integrated mono-block ones that combine functions of more than one machine, at a competitive price. This technological development is likely to boost the market along with encouraging factors such as increasing exports and demand for stand up pouches (SUPs).
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