The shipping companies are already busy packing and sending all that stuff. Literally, because with the exception of a small process step, it is mainly people (hands) who get the job done. 'There has to be another way – more mechanically, faster and cheaper,' thought the technicians at Neopost Technologies in Drachten. The result: the fully automatic CVP-500 parcel packaging line, a 22 meter long machine that tackles just about all the drawbacks of current practice. After a product is placed on the CVP-500 treadmill, the system measures its dimensions. The product is then wrapped in a cardboard box that leaves as little room as possible for 'air'. Finally, the package is labeled ready for shipment.

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