The purchasing of coding and labelling machinery is no small feat for a business and in today's fast paced environment where 'time is money' the ability to reduce costs in production lines, have efficient machinery and saving on uptime of equipment can all be determined in the initial purchasing decision.
While many businesses opt for the less expensive alternative to buying coding and labelling machinery, it can save the business money in the short -term but often ends up costing more in the long-term. The capital outlay of the machinery can seem extravagant at first, but there is a lot to consider when making the cost of ownership decision, which justifies the initial capital outlay for the business, which includes:
The ideal solution is Pyrotec's PackMark division, which is the sole South African distributor of Markem-Imaje's range of machinery and printing solutions, as well as A.L.Tech and Harland Machine Systems. "With more than 45 years of experience, PackMark is able to assist our clients with world class coding and labelling equipment and our advanced product offering, outstanding service and fully equipped workshops enable our clients to run their businesses optimally", says Brandon Pearce, General Manager at Pyrotec PackMark.
Pyrotec's PackMark division has centres in all major provinces in South Africa as well as Zimbabwe, thus ensuring that all the machinery is well-supported with services and repairs, the division is able to manage projects from implementation to completion and have technical support for all of its equipment. In addition to this, Pyrotec PackMark is also able to indicate the cost per unit in order for the machinery to run at capacity. All machinery has very low maintenance service plans of 18 months versus the standard competitor offering a service plan of 12 months or less.
"We want to ensure that our product offering grows with our customers' business needs; we are dedicated to quality, operational reliability, and have excellent service relations with our customers", concludes Pearce.