A rugged outdoor loading bay scene at a South African plant, where a finished pallet of shrink-wrapped cartons rolls out of the building on an extended heavy-duty roller conveyor. The pallet is wrapped tightly in clear film, revealing uniform boxes printed with generic branding, sitting on a weathered but sturdy wooden pallet. The conveyor frame is galvanized steel, anchored to a concrete apron leading to waiting trucks implied off-frame. Late afternoon sunlight creates warm, directional light, casting long shadows from the conveyor legs and pallet, while the interior factory behind appears cooler and more diffused. Photographed from a low side angle, the image emphasizes the transition from indoor automation to outbound logistics. The atmosphere is industrious, reliable, and grounded, rendered in realistic photographic style to highlight end-of-line completion and readiness for distribution.

Automation Pricing

Indicative budgets to guide packaging automation investments, tailored to South African manufacturing environments.

Capabilities

MetriTek designs and integrates turnkey packers, conveyors, palletisers and custom end‑of‑line automation, combining mechanical engineering, controls, and robotics to streamline production, reduce manual handling, and support local manufacturers from concept through installation and lifecycle service.

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A bird’s-eye view of a fully automated end-of-line layout in a South African manufacturing facility, showing interconnected conveyors, multiple packers, and two palletising cells feeding finished pallets to a staging area. The equipment is predominantly stainless steel and powder-coated steel in neutral greys, arranged in a logical flow with clear pathways and marked safety zones in bright floor markings. The factory space has high ceilings with visible trusses and evenly spaced LED high bay lights, casting soft, diffuse illumination and subtle shadows that emphasize layout geometry. The composition uses a wide-angle, top-down perspective capturing the entire system with sharp focus, creating a schematic-like photographic image. The mood is strategic, organized, and forward-thinking, with a clean, professional industrial aesthetic that communicates MetriTek’s capability in designing integrated packaging automation solutions.

Investment

Line Starter

Entry-level packing and conveying cells typically start from a mid six‑figure rand investment, ideal for plants automating a single line or end-of-line station. Most clients see labour savings, reduced damage and improved OEE delivering payback in roughly 12–24 months, with further upside as volumes grow or additional shifts are added.

Concept design

Throughput modelling

Mechanical engineering

Control systems

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Plant Scale

Fully integrated, multi-line systems with robotics, palletising and data integration require a higher seven‑figure rand budget, matching the complexity and throughput of larger operations. These turnkey projects are engineered for long-term efficiency, with typical payback periods of 18–36 months driven by reduced manual handling, lower error rates and greater capacity without expanding headcount.

Onsite installation

Operator training

Spare parts

Local support

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Project enquiry

Share your throughput targets, products, and layout so we can engineer a precise automation proposal.

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