Packaging Machinery Automation companies like Morrison Container Handling Solutions are often leveraged outside of their standard product lines to produce completely custom machines for completely custom challenges involving container handling.
These custom, engineered-to-order systems, often come from concepts that have already been executed based on theories of the technology the company is rooted in. However, one of the best ways to achieve trust in methodology of the design concept is to order a prototype of the design before full purchase of the machine.
Prototyping at Morrison means creating a working model and releasing working parts that can be tested along with your container. Once functionality is proved out, some of these elements can be applied to the full machine design order.
We’ve been receiving more prototype requests than ever before, which leverage the design innovation prowess our engineering team brings to the table. With workforce shortages and automation needs higher than ever before, the need for completely custom container handling automation solutions is on the rise too. Prototyping is an easy entry point to understanding if the larger, custom solution will solve the problem on your line.
With prototyping, we know that some of the best innovations have come from freedom to explore great ideas rooted in fundamental concepts, so before ordering your next custom machine, here’s what you can gain from some of these key benefits of prototyping.
1. Reduce the risk.By evaluating design aesthetics and testing feasibility early on, you’re reducing the risk of the full purchase of a machine. You’ll know early on what will work and how, so you can have comfortability in the unique design of something that has never been done before. When your custom machine need is completely new, it can bring comfort to know what will work and how early on with your automation partner.
2. Save time and money.Prototyping a custom design saves time and money in the long run as it is often much easier and less expensive to make changes during the prototyping process, rather than when a full machine order is in production. You can play around more and test the waters at lower costs in the prototyping phase.
3. Increased collaboration.When a prototype is created, the customer has increased opportunities to interact with the design during the production and testing phases of the project. It makes it easier to discuss and evaluate various aspects of the design early in the engineering phases.
4. Optimize customization.With prototyping, you’ll enjoy greater customization and optimization of the machine because the engineering and production teams can test different configurations and features more readily in the prototyping phase. This allows your equipment manufacturer to find the most effective solution for the specific challenge beyond the norm of what is known will work.
5. Increased automation innovation.Overall, prototyping can lead to increased innovation in the packaging machinery industry and your equipment. By testing and refining innovative designs and technologies, manufacturers can create more advanced and efficient machines that better solve their challenges in production and meet growing needs for automation.
If you feel you can benefit from prototyping and custom design, reach out to us here.
