Tag: Friction Feeders
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The hidden cost of manual counting in packaging
If your operation involves packaging flat materials—e.g., batches of 500 bond sheets or 30 die-cut label sheets, or 50 envelopes—manual counting may seem like a simple, low-cost solution. In reality, it often creates a costly imbalance that quietly impacts your bottom line and your customer relationships. When counting by hand, variability is almost inevitable (you…
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The Advantages of Automated Counting vs. Counting by Hand
In many production and packaging environments, accurate counting of flat materials is a routine but critical task. These materials can include paper sheets, plastic sheets, bank or ID cards, pouches, envelopes, labels, and other flat and semi-rigid items. Traditionally, these materials were counted by hand, often in small piles or stacks. While manual counting may…
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Why Transparent or Black-Pigmented Cards Shine with Friction Feeder Counting Machines
When counting bank and ID cards, not all technologies count the stack the same way—especially when the cards are black-pigmented or transparent. Optical counting machines, like those offered by most counting-card machine manufacturers, rely on light contrast. They “see” a stack of cards by detecting the bright edge of the stack and the shadows produced…
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