A packaging device comprising: a measurement control device with a measurement control device main body; a sensor unit; and a pressing member detection unit, wherein the measurement control device, which is configured to be used for controlling the packaging device, in which the sensor unit in which a detection axis of a sensor is defined at least in a horizontal direction, which is a width direction orthogonal to a traveling direction, which is a length direction in which an article to be packaged is conveyed, and the pressing member detection unit, which is configured to detect an article conveyance pressing member which is provided in the packaging device, are connected to the measurement control device main body, the measurement control device comprising: a signal acquisition stopping unit configured to stop acquisition of a signal from the sensor unit according to detection of the pressing member by the pressing member detection unit; a signal acquisition restarting unit configured to restart the acquisition of the signal from the sensor unit according to non-detection of the pressing member by the pressing member detection unit; a width calculation unit provided on a side of the measurement control device main body configured to calculate a distance between the sensor unit and the article to be packaged based on an information signal from the sensor unit and to calculate a width of the article to be packaged from the distance; and a shape calculation unit configured to calculate a shape of the article to be packaged, wherein the shape of the article comprises the width and a length of the article and the width and the length are calculated from a width information of the article which is based on the information signal of the sensor unit during acquisition. a measurement control device with a measurement control device main body; a sensor unit; and a pressing member detection unit, wherein the measurement control device, which is configured to be used for controlling the packaging device, in which the sensor unit in which a detection axis of a sensor is defined at least in a horizontal direction, which is a width direction orthogonal to a traveling direction, which is a length direction in which an article to be packaged is conveyed, and the pressing member detection unit, which is configured to detect an article conveyance pressing member which is provided in the packaging device, are connected to the measurement control device main body, the measurement control device comprising: a signal acquisition stopping unit configured to stop acquisition of a signal from the sensor unit according to detection of the pressing member by the pressing member detection unit; a signal acquisition restarting unit configured to restart the acquisition of the signal from the sensor unit according to non-detection of the pressing member by the pressing member detection unit; a width calculation unit provided on a side of the measurement control device main body configured to calculate a distance between the sensor unit and the article to be packaged based on an information signal from the sensor unit and to calculate a width of the article to be packaged from the distance; and a shape calculation unit configured to calculate a shape of the article to be packaged, wherein the shape of the article comprises the width and a length of the article and the width and the length are calculated from a width information of the article which is based on the information signal of the sensor unit during acquisition. a signal acquisition stopping unit configured to stop acquisition of a signal from the sensor unit according to detection of the pressing member by the pressing member detection unit; a signal acquisition restarting unit configured to restart the acquisition of the signal from the sensor unit according to non-detection of the pressing member by the pressing member detection unit; a width calculation unit provided on a side of the measurement control device main body configured to calculate a distance between the sensor unit and the article to be packaged based on an information signal from the sensor unit and to calculate a width of the article to be packaged from the distance; and a shape calculation unit configured to calculate a shape of the article to be packaged, wherein the shape of the article comprises the width and a length of the article and the width and the length are calculated from a width information of the article which is based on the information signal of the sensor unit during acquisition.