[Food Factory Case Study] Reduction of 1.5 staff per line × 3 lines

[Case Study of Food Factory] Reduction of 1.5 staff per line × 3 lines

■ Customer's Issues and Concerns There was one person responsible for visually checking the printed products and another person for manually packaging five items together into secondary packaging, resulting in a two-person system for one line. With the launch of the new factory, there was a goal to reduce manpower, and automation was considered for the packaging process across three lines. ■ Proposed Solution A packaging machine was proposed that allows for manual grouping of products into five after visual inspection, which are then manually fed onto a conveyor. Since it is semi-automatic, it can be introduced at a lower cost, and the customer expressed a desire for simultaneous implementation across three lines. They requested a processing speed of 300 bags per hour, so a high-speed three-side sealing machine was proposed. ■ Effects of Implementation - With the simultaneous introduction of three lines, it became possible to monitor all three lines with 1.5 personnel. - Reduced the workforce from six personnel across three lines to 4.5, achieving a 75% reduction in manpower. - Different packaging machines were introduced according to the size and shape of the products, allowing similar products to be packaged in the same manner.

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