Wrapping up productivity and protection

Producing and finishing metal products takes manufacturing expertise to ensure a high-quality product, but finished goods still need to be packaged and protected for shipment, which can be critical for powder-coated metal parts that need careful wrapping and palletizing to guard against damage. For Oregon Powder Coating, a regional supplier of powder coating and sandblasting services, wrapping and palletizing finished goods was becoming a time-consuming, labor-intensive process that the Tangent, Ore., based company wanted to automate. The company’s staff of 16 employees serves a range of automotive, agricultural and other customers. As the company’s production volume of powder-coated metal parts and other finished products increased so did the demands on its packaging department. An average of 30 pallet loads per day needs to be wrapped and secured for delivery on the company’s fleet of box trucks.