Global Automatic Flexible Packaging Machines Market – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2029

Global Automatic Flexible Packaging Machines Market By Technology (Pneumatic Pouch Packaging Machines, Shrink Wrap Pouch Packaging Machines), End User (Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Chemicals, Cosmetics, and Others) – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2029

Market Analysis and Size

The industries are focusing on achieving higher cost realization by improving efficiency and lowering overall operating costs. Labor wages are one of the highest costs for any manufacturer. The trend toward fewer employees per line has increased the demand for intuitive control units, such as Human & Machines (HMI), that can interact with multi-touch. As a result, manufacturers gain efficient and cost-effective packaging solutions by implementing packaging automation systems.

Data Bridge Market Research analyses that the automatic flexible packaging machines market was valued at 43.3 billion in 2021 and is expected to reach the value of USD 74.40 billion by 2029, at a CAGR of 7.00% during the forecast period of 2022 to 2029.

Market Definition

Packaging automation refers to automatic or semi-automatic machinery at various stages of the packaging process, including filling, wrapping, palletizing and labeling. Almost all industries can benefit from it, especially since material handling can be complex in this day and age of increasing e-commerce.  Numerous types of packaging machinery are available today, including wrappers and palletizers. You can use any of these, depending on the specifications of your products.

Report Scope and Market Segmentation

Automatic Flexible Packaging Machines Market Dynamics

Drivers

• Rising adoption of automated packaging machines

Increased adoption of automated packaging machines is a major factor driving market growth, as is increased demand for consumer goods, modernized machines and the development of energy-efficient devices, among other factors driving the progress of the automatic flexible packaging machines market. The rise in the retail industry and e-commerce will create new opportunities for the automatic flexible packaging machines market.

• Constant technological transformation according to the growing needs

The ever-expanding packaging machinery market is transforming with the introduction of software-controlled pick and place case packing solutions. Companies in the packaging machinery market are utilizing these robotic machines equipped with cameras that serve as sensors to handle packages of any size. This feature of robotic machines has aided stakeholders in the value chain in achieving high production levels. As a result of the highly adaptive functionality of these automatic systems, stakeholders are getting good value for money.

Similarly, companies in the packaging machinery market are increasing R&D in cost-effective automated box packaging technology. Stakeholders in various end markets are becoming interested in multiple functions in a single system, such as opening, folding the flaps, and sealing all at once.

Opportunity

Constant support from government to local manufacturers and vendors in developing as well as developed regions will provide growth opportunities to the market. The growing popularity of e-commerce websites and the benefits and convenience of online shopping encourage a large portion of the population to shop online. Such factors will present lucrative opportunities for the packaging machinery market's growth during the forecast period.

Restraints

Higher capital costs are required for the production and import activities for integrated packaging machinery for operations such as wrapping, automated labelling, palletizing machines, and significant others. Such factors are impeding the growth of the packaging machinery industry as a whole. Customs duties imposed in developing countries are also having a negative impact on the overall growth of the packaging machinery industry.

This automatic flexible packaging machines market report provides details of new recent developments, trade regulations, import-export analysis, production analysis, value chain optimization, market share, impact of domestic and localized market players, analyses opportunities in terms of emerging revenue pockets, changes in market regulations, strategic market growth analysis, market size, category market growths, application niches and dominance, product approvals, product launches, geographic expansions, technological innovations in the market. To gain more info on the automatic flexible packaging machines market contact Data Bridge Market Research for an Analyst Brief, our team will help you take an informed market decision to achieve market growth.

COVID-19 Impact on Automatic Flexible Packaging Machines Market

The prolonged lockdown and reduced labor have had a negative impact on the growth of the packaging machinery market. Manufacturing and production facilities were harmed as a result of the epidemic. Demand for consumer goods and electronics plummeted sharply during the pandemic. Because of the rising number of COVID cases around the world, demand for pharmaceutical and medical industries has risen. As a result these causes, increased the demand for medications and pharmaceutical drugs which needs suitable packaging. Despite the influence of COVID, such factors have aided the overall growth of the packaging machinery industry. During the pandemic, there was a significant drive from the e-commerce sectors, as there were stringent restrictions on movement, which influenced the overall growth of the packaging machinery industry.

Global Automatic Flexible Packaging Machines Market Scope

The automatic flexible packaging machines market is segmented on the basis of technology and end-user. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyze meagre growth segments in the industries and provide the users with a valuable market overview and market insights to help them make strategic decisions for identifying core market applications.

Technology

• Pneumatic Pouch Packaging Machines
• Shrink Wrap Pouch Packaging Machines

Sales Channel

• Food & Beverage
• Pharmaceutical
• Chemicals
• Cosmetics
• Others

Automatic Flexible Packaging Machines Market Regional Analysis/Insights

The Automatic Flexible Packaging Machines market is analysed and market size insights and trends are provided by country, technology and end users as referenced above.

The countries covered in the Automatic Flexible Packaging Machines market report are U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Rest of South America, Germany, France, Italy, U.K., Belgium, Spain, Russia, Turkey, Netherlands, Switzerland, Rest of Europe, Japan, China, India, South Korea, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Asia-Pacific, U.A.E, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, South Africa, Israel, Rest of Middle East and Africa.

North America has amassed the largest market share in the automatic flexible packaging machines market in recent years. The primary reason is the region's high beer production and consumption. Furthermore, off-premise retail sales in the United States have increased significantly over the last decade, reaching more than USD 65 million in the same year. These enormously large numbers are responsible for boosting the region's automatic flexible packaging machines market. Furthermore, the presence of a number of key players in the region has added value to the region's expanding market.

The country section of the report also provides individual market impacting factors and changes in market regulation that impact the current and future trends of the market. Data points like down-stream and upstream value chain analysis, technical trends and porter's five forces analysis, case studies are some of the pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, the presence and availability of Global brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, impact of domestic tariffs and trade routes are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.   

Competitive Landscape and Automatic Flexible Packaging Machines Market Share Analysis

The automatic flexible packaging machines market competitive landscape provides details by competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, Global presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width and breadth, application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies' focus related to automatic flexible packaging machines market.

Some of the major players operating in the automatic flexible packaging machines market are:

• Amcor plc (Australia)
• Dow (U.S.)
• Bemis Company, Inc. (U.S.)
• Westrock Company (U.S.)
• Sealed Air Corporation (U.S.)
• DS Smith (U.K)
• Huhtamaki Oyj (Finland)
• Berry Plastic Corporation (U.S.)
• Ball Corporation (U.S.)
• Genpak, LLC (U.S.)
• Union packaging (U.S.)
• Robert Bosch GmbH (Germany)
• Tetra Pak International S.A. (Switzerland)
• Coesia S.p.A. (Italy)
• Marchesini Group S.p.A. (Italy)
• OPTIMA packaging group GmbH (Germany)
• Videojet Technologies, Inc. (India)
• Muller LCS. (US)
• ISHIDA CO.,LTD (Japan)
• GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft (Germany)