1.Modernisation of equipment and automation
2.Adopting modern communication tools like the Internet that will enable the industry to compete globally
3.Develop international standards and capabilities for exports
Notable trends in the future are:
Open Marketplace: Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation will force the industry to be more competitive by global standards. The current trend of die cut boxes will accelerate and new designs will evolve.
Environmental Concerns: Recyclability and usage of non-wood raw materials will have increased emphasis. Corrugated boxes will be required to conform to regulations on solid waste disposal. Composite materials will become obsolete and environment-friendly corrugated boxes will find greater use.
Treated papers: Speciality papers with enhanced functions will be increasingly used to make the paper[paper?:paper sample maker cutting machine] for offering effective resistance to water, grease, oil, static electricity, etc.
New Designs:
Brown boxes will give way to more attractive white top and other colour top corrugated boxes for in-built product segregation, inventory coding and enhanced aesthetics.
Use of F (micro) flute boxes for packaging[packaging?:DCP-H series packaging sample cutter plotter] of food products will be seen more The future trend will be towards 3 ply boxes.
More use of printed corrugated shipping container and similar products with increase in use of colours and graphics[graphics?:graphics pattern] will continue to find new applications especially in consumer-related products.
Automation: This will become the norm and productivity per person will increase. Users of corrugated boxes will install automatic packaging lines, demanding closer tolerances and higher sophistication in corrugated packaging. The handling of corrugated boxes will also be automated and computerised. The industry will develop precise printing[printing?:printing cutting finishing solution] of bar codes for automated identification, storage and retrieval of corrugated boxes.
Computers are making their appearance felt all over the shop floor. Production, material handling, quality assurance and business communications shall all soon involve a lot more of computer applications.
