Our FR10 trial can place a presented pouch into a tray quite reliably. Getting a pouch into that presented state is consuming every spare afternoon I have. A short fill curls one way, a full one another.
I've made three inserts for a packing job that sometimes runs for less than an hour. I work on vision, yet most of this project now involves scissors and foam. I think we should stop expanding it. Having proposed it makes that an awkward sentence to say aloud.
Yes. I was counting my preparation as development time. Some genuinely is, but trimming an insert for a reordered pouch isn't development any more. That's a recurring task with my name on it.
Time one complete order, including preparation and clearing away. Compare it with packing that order by hand. A simple sheet is enough to make the hidden work visible.
There is one repeat order with a fairly consistent fill. We have retained samples, including rejects. I can propose that as a bounded trial and leave the mixed orders manual. I haven't checked whether its volume pays for the attention yet.
It changed mine more than theirs. The mixed order took longer with my preparation included. Our supervisor wasn't surprised. Apparently I was the last person to notice how much fetching I do. We're dropping that order from the trial.
On the bench-space question: the spare inserts were occupying the manual packing area. We've cleared them out. The repeat order is still under review; I don't have a convincing result for that one yet.