Case Studies

M&G Document Pouch Edge‑wrapping Machine

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1. Customer Profile
M&G Stationery is one of China's leading stationery brands. Several of its designated OEM factories produce student storage products in large volumes year-round, including subject bags, heavy-duty document folders, and zippered storage bags.
Previously, the edge-binding process relied heavily on manual sewing and trimming, causing high labor demand, inconsistent product quality, misaligned binding, high defect rates, and production bottlenecks. During peak seasons, orders were often delayed, while labor and material costs stayed high. The customer urgently needed dedicated automated equipment to upgrade its production lines.


2. Project Requirements
• Solve the batch edge-binding challenges for document folders and subject bags while reducing manual operations;
• Ensure consistent binding quality, lower defect rates, and unify M&G's outgoing quality standards;
• Increase production line capacity to handle large peak-season orders for student stationery;
• Reduce labor, material waste, and working hours to lower overall production costs.


3. Aijia Automation Customized Solution
Based on the fabric thickness and specifications of M&G's document folders and subject bags, we deployed a dedicated fully automatic edge-binding machine. The machine is equipped with leading or imported components from Siemens, Panasonic, Inovance, Yijia, Chint, Schneider, SMC, AirTAC, and other top brands. It supports quick mold changeover for multiple bag sizes and completes the entire process in one pass: feeding, folding, sewing, pressing, and discharging.
Key machine advantages:
• One machine handles multiple regular document folders and classified subject bags with easy mold changeover;
• Uniform and precise edge-binding with smooth, wrinkle-free bag openings and straight edges;
• Fully automatic continuous operation replaces multiple manual binding operators on the line;
• Built-in fault self-diagnosis and out-of-material stop protection ensure stable long-run operation, backed by lifetime on-site after-sales service.

 

Automatic Document Pouch & Folder Edge‑Wrapping Machine

 

4. Verified Results After Implementation
After M&G and its partner OEM factories fully adopted Aijia automatic edge-binding equipment, line efficiency improved dramatically:
• Production output up 40%: Each machine runs non-stop without the limits of manual speed, significantly increasing daily plant capacity and easily handling the order surge of back-to-school season;
• Overall production cost down 30%: Fewer binding operators required, scrap losses from defective binding greatly reduced, material waste minimized, and labor expenses amortized over the long term;
• Standardized product quality: All document folders and subject bags now have uniform binding, defect rates have dropped significantly, and outgoing quality is stable;
• Simplified line management, reducing the production risks of hiring and staff turnover.


5. Customer Feedback
“Edge-binding for subject bags has always been the most labor-intensive process in our stationery production. After introducing Aijia Automation's binding machines, both output and cost met our expectations. The machines have a low failure rate and responsive after-sales service. For future new production lines, we will continue to prioritize Aijia Automation's complete equipment.”
 — Production Manager, M&G OEM Factory


6. Long-Term Deep Cooperation
After this project delivered results, the two parties established long-term strategic cooperation. Multiple factories in M&G's supply chain have successively purchased additional automatic binding machines. Aijia Automation continues to upgrade machine structures based on M&G's new storage bag and zippered bag designs, and provides equipment modification and line planning services, helping M&G achieve intelligent manufacturing upgrades in its stationery packaging processes.