Whether you’re a high-growth startup scaling fast or a CPG giant juggling last-minute seasonal demands, the challenge is the same: how do you move more product, faster, without sacrificing quality? High-volume packaging is more than just running machines at full speed. It’s about leveraging the right processes, partners, and technology to ensure consistent, efficient output—even when demand fluctuates in bursts.
At MaxUS Operations, we specialize in helping both newly invested brands and established CPG leaders optimize their packaging capabilities through innovative, scalable solutions. Here’s how.
1. Design Packaging for Efficiency
Start by evaluating the physical packaging itself. Simple, streamlined formats—like flexible pouches, stick packs, and form-fill-seal bags—are easier to run at scale than complex, custom shapes.
High-volume packaging requires materials and designs that move quickly through automated equipment without frequent changeovers or jams. If your packaging is slowing things down, it’s time to rethink it.
2. Automate Early and Often
Automation is the heartbeat of high-volume packaging. Startups may hesitate to invest in automation too soon, but partnering with a packaging provider like MaxUS Operations gives you access to high-speed equipment without the capital burden.
From vertical and horizontal form-fill-seal machines to automated labeling and induction sealing, automation minimizes labor costs. It maximizes throughput, making it ideal for short and long production runs.
3. Standardize Where Possible
One of the fastest ways to increase output is to reduce variation. When packaging components like caps, containers, and labels are standardized across SKUs, setup times shrink and run speeds increase.
For companies launching multiple product lines or flavors, creating standard packaging formats that can be used interchangeably is a smart move for long-term scalability.
4. Choose a Scalable Partner
High-volume production doesn’t mean you have to do it all yourself. Many of the fastest-growing food, beverage, household, and personal care brands turn to MaxUS Operations for contract packaging support.
Whether you need to fill 50,000 units or 5 million, a flexible packaging partner with scalable systems, certified facilities, and fast-turn capabilities ensures you never miss a deadline or retail commitment.
5. Monitor, Measure, Improve
Even the most sophisticated lines need continuous optimization. Lean into data—production rates, downtime, and rejects—and work with a team that’s proactive about performance improvement. High-volume packaging isn’t static. It’s iterative.
Final Takeaways About High-Volume Packaging
For founders, supply planners, and external manufacturing managers alike, mastering high-volume packaging is a blend of strategy and execution. You need the right mix of simplicity, automation, standardization, and partnership.
At MaxUS Operations, we’re ready to flex with your needs—whether you’re ramping up a new product or bridging a gap in capacity. Let’s move fast. And smart.