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Packaging competition is expanding beyond print quality to the ability to connect plate changes, finishing, warehousing and order entry.
A brand has taken control of around 900 plate changes a month, revealing when packaging print can move from outsourcing to in-house production. Automation is also spreading through finishing, warehousing and order entry, while people retain responsibility for exceptions and shutdown decisions.
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A brand has moved around 900 plate changes a month into its own plant.
Automation is advancing at the same time in platemaking and print management, which affect material costs, and all the way through warehouse transport.
In packaging law and AI, investment decisions depend not only on equipment performance but also on who bears the cost and who has the authority to stop the system.
N Ranga Rao & Sons brings around 900 monthly plate changes in-house…
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