— Matthew Sly , Logistics Director , Canopy Growth challenge – and in this case an opportunity to implement the reliability , flexibility , speed and data capture that only automated packing can really ensure . As with tobacco , cannabis producers have to obtain a licence from the Canada Revenue Agency ( CRA ) permitting them to buy excise stamps – and each province and territory ’ s stamp is differently coloured “ Every unit we ship out has to carry an excise stamp ; and they come without adhesive . So I worked with a partner called Plan Automation LP to develop custom excise stamping equipment and high speed packaging lines that allow us to pick and place these stamps , at rates from 100-300 units per minute , with the flexibility to accommodate all our different product types .”

There ’ s been a big automation programme at Canopy , he says , placing it ahead of its competitors in being able to respond to customer orders flexibly and fast . An order can be received , packaged , stamped with an excise stamp and dispatched within four hours for delivery anywhere in Canada by 8am the following morning . Digital transformation is not achieved in

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