ShrinkPak5000 Automatic Shrink Wrapping System Cost Analysis:

 

The following chart provides a direct comparison between the cost of packaging in corrugated boxes versus the cost of shrink wrapping in plastic film. This analysis is based upon:

o Cost of ShrinkPak5000 System $35,750.00 .

o 1,500,000 bottles packaged per year.

o Cases are packaged 24 / 500 ml bottles per case.

o Shrink-wrapped cases are packaged in 3-mm. thick sheet plastic.

o Cardboard "slips" are placed between rows of cases on pallets.

o Pallets are stacked 10 cases per row and 7 rows high.

 

	Est. Carton Cost(24 bottles/carton)	Cartons per Month	Cost per Month	Cost per Year
Corrugated	$0.35	5,208	$1822.8	$21,873.60
Shrink Wrapped	$0.16	5,208	$833.28	$9,999.36
Savings	$0.19	5,208	$989.52	$11,874.24
Est. Lease Cost per Month	$685.00		Savings per month vs. Lease Cost	$989.52-$685.00 = $304.52

In addition to the benefits of the cost savings by packaging your product in shrink wrapped sheet plastic, you may also be able to open new markets with Variety Packaging in configurations such as 2 x 3 or 4 x 6 or 1 x 3 packs.

This Variety Packaging advantage may very well allow you to be more competitively priced in markets that have previously been unapproachable.