Quote checklist
Case taper enquiry checklist
Send the right details so we can recommend and quote the right case taper, carton sealing machine or box taping machine faster.
Send these details with your enquiry
Carton details
- Minimum and maximum length, width and height
- Case weight range
- Board quality and carton style
- Photos of open and closed cartons
Tape details
- Tape width
- Tape type and adhesive
- Top only or top and bottom sealing
- Any brand or supply preference
Production details
- Cases per minute or hour
- Uniform or random carton flow
- Manual or automatic flap closing
- Shift pattern and operators available
Site layout
- Available footprint
- Conveyor height and direction
- Power and air availability
- Integration with other equipment
Complete enquiry pack
Give Lancing enough evidence to recommend and trial the right case taper.
A clear enquiry reduces assumptions and makes quotations easier to compare. Unknown values can be marked for site measurement or sample testing rather than guessed.
Carton schedule
- Internal reference or product family
- Length, width and height for each carton
- Packed weight and weight distribution
- Board grade or supplier description
- Top and bottom closure method
- Typical daily share of each format
- Known difficult, bowed or overfilled cases
Tape schedule
- Width and roll length
- Backing and adhesive description
- Supplier and product reference
- Core and outside-roll dimensions where known
- Storage temperature and location
- Examples of acceptable and failed seals
- Any recent change of tape or carton board
Operating sequence
- Who erects and fills the carton
- Who folds the top and bottom flaps
- How cases enter and leave the sealing point
- Normal and peak work pattern
- Batch sizes or random mixed sequence
- Present manual cycle time and rework
- Video of several consecutive cartons
Site and integration
- Finished-floor to conveyor surface
- Direction of carton travel
- Available straight infeed and outfeed
- Overall usable footprint and access
- Nearby benches, scanners, scales and labellers
- Electrical supply and site standards
- Available compressed air where relevant
Representative sample set
Send the smallest, largest, most common, heaviest and least stable filled cartons where practical. If product cannot be supplied, use a safe substitute that reproduces the filled weight and distribution, clearly labelled as a trial load. Include the actual tape intended for production.
Output evidence
State cases per normal shift and peak period, but also provide a short time study of the complete cycle. Separate packing time from flap folding, sealing, labelling and removal. For an inline system, show case spacing and what controls release cartons into the sealer.
Acceptance criteria
Agree which carton formats will be witnessed, the sequence, seal-quality checks, changeover method, outfeed transfer and operator instruction. If a numerical output is required, define the test conditions and duration so every quotation is evaluated on the same basis.
Support scope
Confirm whether the quotation should include delivery, positioning, installation, commissioning, operator handover, recommended spares or planned service. Do not assume these items are included unless they are stated.