How a Box Making Machine Helps Small Businesses

Posted by BCS on January 10th, 2018

Cardboard box making machines, as the name suggests, are automated machines that create corrugated cardboard boxes. They are used in many different industries, including box plants and packaging companies. However, there are variations of box making machines, such as the Boxer by BCS, that are specifically tailored for smaller businesses.

These machines are designed around the needs and demands of smaller businesses. For example, rather than functioning in long runs, the Boxer is a short to medium-run machine. It can make as little as one box at a time, rather than having to produce large quantities. This is perfectly suited to smaller businesses. When shipping smaller quantities of many different items, you'll need a pakaging supply that is as varied as your demand and products.

This makes it particularly suitable for eCommerce businesses. More and more small businesses are taking to trading online. With the rise of sites such as Etsy, it's easier than ever to set up a small shop that specialises in small quantities of unique items. In order to ship products out, an eCommerce business requires custom sized packaging and in smaller quantities. A machine such as the Boxer provides this.

It also enables smaller businesses to take control of their packaging process. While in the past, a business was tied to packaging companies and outsourcing their carboard boxes, a box making machine can allow it to be done in house. This reduces costs, as well as giving you a greater level of control over the size, the quantity and the speed at which you get your packaging.

It saves on warehouse space as you no longer need to stock large quantities of cardboard boxes for when they might be needed, but instead can create them yourself whenever you want them. It allows you to reduce your storage space while also delivering packages to your customers with even more ease.

Along with all these benefits, a cardboard box making machine helps your business to be more environmentally friendly. With custom sizes boxes, you can create packaging that fits your product exactly. You reduce not only corrugated cardboard waste, but also the need for packaging fillers, such as packing peanuts. These are usually unable to be recycled, so cutting these out massively improves your carbon footprint and impact upon the environment.

With smaller packages appropriately sized for your products, you can also reduce your carbon emissions. With every vanload, you can fit more of your product inside. This is especially so when you tailor the shape of you cardboard box to be most appropriate to your products. This means that it requires less vans to transport your goods, reducing your carbon emissions, as well as the cost of fuel.

If you're a business looking to improve and simplify your distribution process, then get in touch with BCS -- British Converting Solutions. They manufacture the highest quality cardboard box making machines available in the UK. They enable you to take back control over your packaging, reduce your carbon footprint and save money.