Packaging Automation & End-of-Line Systems worked example

Case Packer ROI with case packer installed project cost of 62,500 $: a worked example

Push case packer installed project cost up to 62,500 $ and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when a case packing automation project is competing for capital and you need a quick payback before building a full business case.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Case packer installed project cost: 62,500 $ (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 25,000)
  • Annual labor and material savings from case packing: 18,000 $ / yr (unchanged)
  • Annual case packer maintenance and support cost: 2,500 $ / yr (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Net annual case packing savings = annual case packing savings - annual case packer support cost) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 4.03 yr for case packer payback period, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 15,500 $ / yr for net annual case packing savings.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 62,500 $ for case packer project cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 15,000 $ for five year net case packer savings.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where case packer installed project cost sits at 25,000 $ and the headline result is 1.61 yr, this scenario comes in 150% above the baseline at 4.03 yr.
  • It computes the case packer payback period in years and the net annual and five-year savings after subtracting recurring support costs. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Case packer payback period: 4.03 yr (headline result)
  • Net annual case packing savings: 15,500 $ / yr
  • Case packer project cost: 62,500 $
  • Five year net case packer savings: 15,000 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Case Packer ROI calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.