Protective packaging machines demonstrative content

A method for manufacturing packaging materials, comprising:

• providing a packaging machine in communication with a controller, wherein the controller comprises a processing element and a display device in communication with the processing element;
• receiving, by the processing element an item input corresponding to a packaging material item to be created by the packaging machine using loaded material and at least one consumable of the packaging machine;
• determining, by the processing element, machine settings of the packaging machine for creating the packaging material item using the loaded material by the packing machine based on the item input, wherein one or more of the settings modify at least one machine component of the packaging machine to affects a characteristic of the packaging material item using the at least one machine component and the at least one consumable;
• identifying, by the processing element, which of the one or more settings using the loaded material that affects the characteristic of the packaging material item to be created require modification by a manual operation of the at least one machine component;
• responsive to the identifying that one or more settings that affects the characteristic of the packaging material item created by the at least one consumable require modification by a manual operation, selecting, by the processing element, a demonstrative content for performing the manual operation;
• displaying, by the display device, the demonstrative content of performing the manual modification of the identified one or more settings that require modification by the manual operation;
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• creating, by the packaging machine, the packaging material item after receiving a confirmation that the manual operation has been performed.

A system for creating protective packaging comprising:

• a packaging machine configured to create a protective packaging comprising a packaging material item for cushioning an item to be packaged using loaded material and at least one consumable;
• a controller for controlling the packaging machine, wherein the controller comprises a processing element configured to receive an item input corresponding to the packaging material item, to identify which one or more machine settings of the packaging machine with the loaded material require modification by a manual adjustment for creating the packaging material item using the loaded material, wherein the one or more of the machine settings modify at least one machine component of the packaging machine to affect a cushioning characteristic of the packaging material item, and wherein the processing element is further configured to receive user input corresponding to the manual adjustment of the identified one or more machine settings that affects the cushioning characteristic of the packaging material item;
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• a display in communication with the controller;
• wherein the controller, responsive to the identifying that the one or more machine settings require modification by manual adjustment, retrieves content demonstrating the manual adjustment of the identified one or more machine settings that affects the cushioning characteristic of the packaging material item and causes the display to display the content, and wherein the packaging machine is configured to create the packaging material item after the manual adjustment has been performed.