A leading Australian sustainable promotional material solutions company , Propak Industries has confirmed it has received increased interest in its automated systems for the fresh produce industry , especially during the COVID-19 pandemic .
" A lot of the industries that we deal with have had problems with labour shortfall , including horticulture , " Managing Director Garry Sandercock said . " mechanization and wastefulness reduction have been one of the chief subject of late .
The Adelaide ground party , with a internal presence , has recently undergone a branding refresh , update its site and logotype , and Mr Sandercock says that beyond the product sales and service , the family - bunk business offer packaging audits , consultations and advice to ensure customers are equip with the knowledge they need .
One of the principal products Propak has launched into the market has been the revolutionary ‘ Macro Wrap ’ Ventilated Stretchfilm and pallet wrapping machine . Mr Sandercock says there has been big interest in this remote control - controlled functioning , which help report for labour shortages and increases productiveness . In addition , Propak has also instal many to the full automated tap systems and has had interest in to the full automated lines where conveyors take the pallets in and out of the wadding shed , while also enfold them .
" peculiarly for our MAS 500 , we can contrive a computer program that suits them so they do n’t have to get off the forklift or pallet wrap by hand , " he say . " Basically , they stay on the forklift and it will go for the recyclable film to the palette and the manipulator can go do something else , so they are not wasting time just standing by a machine , or doing any of it manually . For lesson , in a Queensland table grapevine farm , the grower was using eight backpacker to palletise by script , but because he had proletariat shortage , he put three of our remote control - controlled machines in and he could put those eight people in other field of the surgical operation , where parturiency was take . He was very well-chosen with the result , because labour is such an crucial issue , peculiarly with the Omicron variant force many people to remain home . "
While new and innovative engineering science is being enter into the market all the time , he is suggest the great unwashed to verify they do their prep to verify the company who is providing the service is reputable ; and that the product is what they need and will be reliable to do what it order it will do .
" With any diligence , especially horticulture , if people are looking at newfangled equipment , they need to do their homework , " he said . " People are making a lot of title out there , but as an industry as a whole , by being in battalion sheds and on farm , we know a lot of citizenry around the country . The skilful style to bump out if a special automation work is to talk to your neighbor or diligence counterpart . Then enquiry , because unfortunately during these times , mass are reach claims that are n’t genuine . You still have to do your homework ; do n’t believe everything that is order and be comfortable with the company you are dealing with . "
He contribute that the company has also had a lot of enquiries from raiser , backpacker and the Distribution Centres ( DCs ) around Australia wanting to bang about charge plate , and he allege all the motion-picture show that he supplies are recyclable . There ’s not a single - use plastic , and recently we became part of the REDcycle Program , where charge card are brought back and made into other items include furniture and even the subsurface for roads , so it is not just discarded into landfill .
While the event of being environmentally friendly and sustainable is a visual modality for most companies across the fresh green groceries manufacture , Mr Sandercock does admit that they often do have to equilibrate other more prompt concerns for their companies , made bad by the pandemic .
" The problem at the moment is get the green groceries to the supply range , " he tell . " If we can get the production out with reduced credit card , it is a big incentive , but at the second , supply chain issues are not only related to plastic . At ports around the world , there is a backlog of merchant marine containers , and thing like the cost of fertiliser have give out up . Costs have gone up everywhere . Overall , ( reducing ) plastic is a big driver , but at the second there are so many other concerns that are causing industry a lot of hard knocks and dubiety - around shipping and freight toll . "
With the society based in South Australia , Mr Sandercock has admit travel for face to confront meetings has been challenging over the past two years , but he adapted through remote engineering and has been lucky to have partnership with local support service provider who have been able to attend to upkeep requests from clients . Propak is a critical crucial provider to horticulture and other industries and will resume travel for grimace to face meetings now that most state delimitation restrictions have ease ( with the elision of Western Australia ) .
For more information on the company ’s team , products and services , sojourn : www.propakindustries.com.au
Garry SandercockPropak IndustriesTel : +61 8 8443 3522[email protected ]
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