Wednesday, November 22
The Heat Sealer, or Why On-The-Job Training Is So Time Consuming
Ahh, the heat sealer. A metaphor for progress? Not really. Rather, an example of what it means to progress.
The situation: I needed a new one to begin sealing a whole lot of bags. It should go without saying that budget was limited.
What kind to get? And from whom?
The web is always my first resource and, as usual, options are endless: impulse, direct heat, food pedal, table top, band sealer... The nitty gritty of the process wasn't interesting, but it was time consuming: product research and price quotes. It eventually became evident that direct heat (or constant heat) with a foot pedal was my best bet for now. I went with this one:
It's nice, and capably sealed thousands of bags. It would be ideal if you could make it taller and still press with your foot resting on the ground.
The next step (quicker, better step) would be a small band sealer. Too expensive for now. However, when you're filling thousands of bags, you begin to truly understand seconds as dollars.
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The advantage of not having specific job responsibilities (job responsibilities = almost everything) is that you learn something about all things. The disadvantage is that learning takes a lot of time, and you may make some inexperienced decisions that prove to be mistakes.
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Happy Thanksgiving. :-)
The situation: I needed a new one to begin sealing a whole lot of bags. It should go without saying that budget was limited.
What kind to get? And from whom?
The web is always my first resource and, as usual, options are endless: impulse, direct heat, food pedal, table top, band sealer... The nitty gritty of the process wasn't interesting, but it was time consuming: product research and price quotes. It eventually became evident that direct heat (or constant heat) with a foot pedal was my best bet for now. I went with this one:
It's nice, and capably sealed thousands of bags. It would be ideal if you could make it taller and still press with your foot resting on the ground.
The next step (quicker, better step) would be a small band sealer. Too expensive for now. However, when you're filling thousands of bags, you begin to truly understand seconds as dollars.
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The advantage of not having specific job responsibilities (job responsibilities = almost everything) is that you learn something about all things. The disadvantage is that learning takes a lot of time, and you may make some inexperienced decisions that prove to be mistakes.
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Happy Thanksgiving. :-)
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