Krones Labeler Consultation & Line Audits

When a Line Audit Is Worth Doing

Not every labeling problem needs an audit. A single worn part with a clear symptom needs a part. An audit earns its keep when the picture is murkier — when reject rates have crept up over months, when a machine runs fine at one speed and badly at another, or when you are deciding whether to invest in a rebuild versus a replacement.

The question behind most audits

Usually it comes down to one thing: is this machine worth keeping? A new labeler is a very large number. A rebuilt aggregate, a set of change parts and a day of technician time is a much smaller one. The honest answer is not always in our favour, and we would rather tell you a machine has reached the end of its economic life than sell you a rebuild that buys six months.

What we look at

• Actual versus rated line speed, and where the bottleneck really sits
• Reject rate by defect type rather than as one number
• Condition of wear components across the whole cycle, not just the obvious one
• Whether change parts match the containers and labels currently being run
• Maintenance intervals and what is realistically being done between them

What you get back

A written picture of the machine’s condition, a prioritised list of what to address and in what order, and a cost against each item so you can build a budget rather than a wish list. If some of it can wait, we will say which parts can wait and roughly how long.

If you are mid-decision on a capital request and need an independent view of what your existing line can still do, that is exactly the situation this is built for.