ERP Solution for the Adhesive Tape Manufacturing Industry

The adhesive tape manufacturing industry has existed and developed for a long time. As demand and the market keep changing, every business needs to keep improving its own tape production efficiency. Applying an ERP solution to the tape manufacturing process is therefore essential for businesses today.

ERP Solution for the Adhesive Tape Manufacturing Industry

I. Overview of the Adhesive Tape Industry in Vietnam

As the economy grows, every field and industry diversifies further, including the adhesive tape manufacturing industry. As market demand rises, applying more machinery and equipment to industrialize every production process has become inevitable. Alongside this, managing the overall operating processes of tape manufacturing businesses also needs a suitable solution.

Digitizing management processes with software helps every business operation run smoothly, keeps production processes under effective control, and optimizes production time and cost.

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II. Specific Challenges of the Adhesive Tape Manufacturing Industry

The industrial adhesive tape industry has existed and developed for a very long time. As usage requirements become increasingly demanding, tape products have also developed and diversified into many more designs.

Tape production stages

The general steps a business follows to produce finished adhesive tape consist of 4 steps:

Step 1: Regenerate the adhesive from an organic solvent

The first thing to do is regenerate the adhesive from an available raw material, an organic solvent. This solvent is highly volatile. Once the adhesive is formed, it is spread thinly onto a solvent-based backing layer. This step is done by pushing the solvent to overflow through a narrow slit on the machine.

Step 2: Pass the adhesive-coated backing layer through a solvent-drying duct

The adhesive-coated backing layer is passed through a duct where the solvent evaporates. The adhesive layer on the tape dries as the solvent evaporates, leaving behind the sticky layer.

Step 3: Hot-coat the adhesive once more

The adhesive is hot-coated once again for production (liquefying the adhesive by heating and mixing it in an extruder). It is then evenly coated onto the backing layer through a very thin slot.

Step 4: Spread the adhesive

Once the finished adhesive solution is ready, the process moves to spreading it onto paper, plastic, aluminum, or whichever material is used to produce the tape.

Finished product quality inspection

Typically, once the tape production process is complete, the next step is inspecting the quality of the finished product before it is released to the market. A product only passes once it has been evaluated by qualified technicians.

The tape is carefully checked for adhesion, adhesive quality, durability, and more. The specific parameters of each tape roll are carefully recorded; once a product meets the requirements, it moves to the packaging step. Packaging involves arranging the rolls of tape that have passed inspection. The tape is placed upright and then wrapped in a stretch film.

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III. What Do Businesses Need to Do to Meet Market Requirements?

More and more businesses face market pressure, so every business needs to find a way to expand its market share, improve productivity, and increase its competitiveness. Investing in modern, professional machinery and equipment must go hand in hand with improving business management effectiveness. That is why applying ERP software to manage packaging production is an inevitable choice in the era of the Industry 4.0 technology revolution.

Applying an ERP solution for the packaging industry helps fully control the operation of the system, from planning and cost budgeting to the production process, inventory handling, distribution, stocktaking, and more. It is a comprehensive, integrated process that gives managers an overall view of the business's operations so they can make timely, reasonable adjustment decisions.

IV. Effectively Applying the SIS ERP Software Solution at Adhesive Tape Manufacturing Businesses

Sales department: Instead of manually processing sales invoices, with SIS ERP software every invoice and transaction is automated. Inherit and view detailed information on the production plan/progress and inventory. Optimal support for carrying out sales operations.

Purchasing department: Control and optimize purchasing activity to meet the many fluctuating requirements of production. Easily control domestic and imported orders as well as outsourced processing.

Warehouse department: Be proactive in receiving/issuing stock thanks to data being linked and inherited directly within the software. Effectively support warehouse management and performance evaluation. Reduce operating time and improve warehouse management efficiency.

Production department: Effectively control and manage production loss/waste. Push data directly to the warehouse department, shortening the time needed for material issue/finished-goods receipt procedures.

Finance & accounting department: All data is linked to the finance and accounting department. Accounting vouchers and receipts/payments are automatically updated. Accounting work becomes simpler and easier.

Leadership: Provides leadership with the fullest, most accurate, and most timely information on everything related to production, business, financial status, personnel, and more within the company. Reporting and analysis tools for the company's financial indicators.

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Applying software to management is the most effective solution for manufacturing businesses, especially adhesive tape manufacturers. It helps businesses optimize costs and improve productivity. To learn more or get advice about SIS ERP software, please contact our experts via hotline: 0912.929.785 for the fastest support.