Smyths Toys deploys right-size packaging for eComm sales

TWO CVP Impack machines, each capable of forming and sealing up to 500 tailor-made cardboard boxes per hour, will be implemented along with its latest high-capacity model, the CVP Everest, which can create up to 1,100 right-sized boxes every hour.

The introduction of Sparck Technologies’ CVP auto-boxing machines is part of a major investment into state-of-the-art warehouse automation at the toy retailer’s Corby fulfilment centre, aimed at increasing capacity and improving sustainability. The move will see over 70% of orders packed automatically by Sparck’s CVP machines.

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Smyths Toys warehouse manager Stephen Kearney says: “We believe in automation and have invested in advanced technologies where we can see it will bring significant results. We needed to increase throughput for our fast-growing online business and the most obvious means of achieving the performance required, particularly for peak, was to leverage the speed and efficiency of right-size packaging technology. 

“Importantly, these packaging systems are highly flexible, capable of producing tailor-made packages at speed, while being able to cater for single or multi-item orders with differing product profiles. We could also see how fit-to-size packaging would help us further improve our position on sustainability through optimising package size and removing the need for void fill.”

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To optimise throughput and minimise waste all three CVP machines supplied to Smyths Toys have dual induct stations and double corrugate feeders for 600mm and 800mm card. Advancing environmental performance, paper tape is used for sealing packages, aiding the recycling of cardboard. Installation of the three machines took place in October 2022 in readiness for peak season.

For more information, visit https://sparcktechnologies.com