Maximum Flexibility in Demoulding – With the Help of the Significantly Enlarged Hasco Ejector Range
With around 600 additional new versions, the extensively enlarged HASCO ejector portfolio offers maximum flexibility in demoulding. The new ejector range selection table offers optimum assistance in selecting the right article.
Properties and areas of application at a glance
The interactive selection table is available in the media library on the HASCO website. Here, information on the properties and fields of application of the different versions can be found in the overall view. The technical properties provide details of the specific areas of application for the respective ejector pins.
With a total of 26 product groups and 5,500 variants, HASCO’s range of ejectors covers virtually all applications in mouldmaking. Customers have the possibility to initially decide on a certain ejector pin, and then to click directly on the product group (e.g. Z40/…) in the PDF. From there, a direct link is made to the corresponding portal page.
Application-friendly ejector configurator
The application-friendly ejector configurator enables the simple online configuration of individually cut-to-size ejectors. With only a few clicks, the length is defined and the delivery time and price are directly displayed. Short delivery times mean efficiency and reliability in the ordering process.
Duomedia is on a Mission to Improve B2B Communication
Duomedia, an international PR and communication agency, has launched a campaign to enhance communication for its B2B clients. To achieve this, the agency has developed a survey to collect valuable information on how businesses can tailor their communication to better meet the preferences of their audiences.
Duomedia’s General Manager, Louis De Nolf, emphasizes the importance of effective communication in any business setting and recognizes that everyone has different ways of consuming information. By gathering insights on how audiences prefer to receive information, duomedia can help businesses refine their communication strategies and make them more effective when serving their customers.
The survey is run on an ongoing basis so participants can still make sure their personal preferences are included in the results.
Louis De Nolf concludes: “It’s a win-win situation for everyone involved. We try to gather as much input as possible, across Europe, to have a clear understanding of the different needs. With those insights, we can work – together with the businesses – towards an effective and goal-oriented communication.”
More information on their mission and research can be found on the duomedia website and on social media. www.duomedia.com
Xeikon Goes to Fespa With End-to-End Digital Solutions for Sustainable Growth
Xeikon has confirmed its participation at Fespa Global Print Expo 2023, in Germany, where the broad versatility and high flexibility of its digital printing technology will be on show, along with new innovative concepts developed in cooperation with customers.
With over 30 different applications on display on stand B2-A20, Xeikon will demonstrate the full force of its digital print portfolio at Messe Munich on 23–26 May 2023. The company will be exhibiting integrated end-to-end solutions designed to give printers the freedom to diversify and exploit opportunities in different segments. “Xeikon is attending Fespa to showcase the unequalled application versatility of its digital print technology, which offers profitable growth through higher levels of automation while also allowing for more sustainability,” says Dimitri Van Gaever, Market Segment Director for Graphic Arts. “We look forward to meeting with printers to discuss how they can pivot their operations and accelerate into new profitable markets by implementing our innovative, highly flexible solutions.”
Xeikon’s booth will be brimming with digital print samples and products covering the whole spectrum of printing, from marketing communications, specialty applications and interior decoration, to labels and point of sale solutions. The latest iteration of Xeikon’s Wall Deco Suite will be running live to showcase digital printing on a variety of non-woven materials from substrates partners Ahlstrom and Lahnpaper. This end-to-end inline solution consists of a jumbo unwinder, web cleaning unit, and Xeikon CX500 digital press followed by a water-based varnishing module and a slitting and waste removal unit before a wallpaper rewinder.
Delivering high profitability and mass customization capabilities, Xeikon CX500 toner press prints in full rotary mode with variable repeat lengths, in true 1200dpi resolution for outstanding print quality. In addition, it offers superior sustainability performance with optimized energy consumption and eco-friendly toners that are odorless and contain no harmful substances. The toners also score high for lightfastness and are compliant with a host of industry regulations.
Visitors at Fespa will be greeted by many innovative examples of how Xeikon’s fully integrated and sustainable manufacturing technology can be used to drive more growth. In cooperation with customer Färggrossen, which is one of Sweden’s largest suppliers of paints and wallpapers, the stand in hall B2 will feature a new interactive kiosk concept that allows customers to choose, customize, visualize and order wallpaper in store. Meanwhile a large feature wall will display art wallpaper with a unique 3D clay effect designed by wall deco customer belarteSTUDIO another Xeikon customer with a unique design philosophy.
“Wall decoration is one of the many segments where Xeikon technology excels. Whether it’s for wallpapers or full-scale murals with individual designs, patterns or photos, the uptake of digital technology continues to grow due to the endless opportunities to revolutionize the status quo,” states Van Gaever. He concludes, “But of course, Xeikon’s mission goes beyond wall decoration. We want to show customers in all our markets how they can overcome challenges, expand their scope, and move towards fully automated production.”
Direct Mail is Enjoying a Resurgence – Discover the Three Trends Shaping Its Future
By Erwin Busselot, Director, Business Innovation & Solutions, Ricoh Graphic Communications, Ricoh Europe
A huge spike in effectiveness as part of omnichannel activity was experienced during Covid lockdowns. At Great Britain’s JICMAIL’s, Joint Industry Committee for Mail, Measurement Matters Conference it reported that, during the winter lockdown peak, 41% more recipients went online for information after receiving a piece of direct mail (and other mail types), and 32% more then went on to visit the sender’s website.
Direct Mail outperformed expectations according to The Advertising Association/WARC expenditure report. It shared the forecasted versus actual changes for spend on various media platforms between 2021 and 2022 and offered an initial forecast for expectations into 2023. Mail exceeded the projected 2.8% year on year change reaching 3.8% for Q2 2022.
It’s resurgence was also confirmed by Marketreach, also in Great Britain, which reported volume growth of 30% in the 12 months to March 2022. This, it said, demonstrated post-pandemic advertiser confidence in direct mail.
Here are three trends expected to help continue the momentum and shape future growth for direct mail.
1 Younger audience attraction
Young people favour direct mail. 7% of those aged between 17 and 24 in Q3 2021 reported going on to contact the sender compared to 3% of those aged 25-54. In 2018 those under 35 years were least likely to interact with direct mail. By Q1 2022, they are most likely.
The Austrian Post recently studied the preferences of “Generation Z” for different marketing and advertising channels. The results published in their Dialogue Marketing Report 2022 confirms the British picture: young consumers in Central European country also love print. While the main channel of consuming ads is social media (Instagram ranks number one in Austria among this target group), 30% engage with door drops and 26% open and read personalised direct mail.
An increase in attention across all ages has been reported, driven by a more modern, engaging approach to mail. Greater creativity, segmentation and targeting is getting results.
2 Supporting Net Zero goals
The mail industry is committed to reducing the carbon impact of the channel as part of Net Zero and is helping its clients to do so too. To help achieve this Marketreach developed a guide in partnership with the mail industry, helping businesses embed sustainability end-to-end during the development of a mail campaign. It gives tips on issues such as balancing strategic objectives with potential areas to cut carbon via paper and ink choice; using clean data to reduce waste through poor targeting and optimising the customer experience to drive the best possible results from every campaign.
Norris Media used mail to bring home to prospects the carbon cost of digital ad campaigns. Following analysis of the carbon footprint of 500 impressions on a target brand’s active Facebook advert, the company posted a package of charcoal of the equivalent amount to a targeted list of CEOs, along with a handwritten letter with a printed version of the advert. The response rate was over 30%.
The People’s Postcode Lottery was going to replicate the success of its Netherlands gold foil polywrapped mail campaign but realised this did not fit with the business’s own CSR values and those of the charities the lottery supported. It then sourced everything, from the address window material to the ink, to the highest sustainability standards. The carbon balanced piece of direct mail was created using 75% renewable energy and fully recyclable. The project also delivered a 57.2% increase in response rate compared to the previous non-sustainable pack.
3 Improving measurement metrics
A much more robust set of ‘attention metrics’ is continuing to be developed by JICMAIL aimed at affirming the effectiveness of direct mail. In Q3 2022, it launched a pilot study involving the diary-based collection of time spent data from half of the existing JICMAIL panel. Early results show direct mail generates a significantly high 120.6 seconds of attention across 28 days vs 13.6 for a 30 second TV ad and 1.6 seconds for a Facebook ad. The pilot also revealed that direct mail’s cost efficiency was the same as TV efficiency with a cost per minute of 0.16p and more efficient than social which was reported as 0.19p per minute.
In fact, all mail formats performed well. Direct mail generates almost twice the amount of attention spent with partially addressed mail, 120.6 seconds vs 68 seconds while door drops get nearly 40 seconds of focused attention. The most attention is captured by government and medical communications.
The key to attention capture and retention, and encouraging action, is dynamic and stimulating print.
From creative imagery and Digital Print Enhancement to personalised content that reaches the recipient at the most effective time, print that engages can be created with intelligent software solutions such as FusionPro and brought to life with responsive high speed inkjet and toner technologies.
Also helping prompt action by blending the on and offline worlds are printed QR codes. Following their wide use during the pandemic QR codes and Augmented Reality (AR) capabilities are increasingly being employed to navigate between physical and online channels for a more seamless customer journey.
The right combination can help support direct mail creation that continues to adapt and evolve shaped by these and other future defining trends.
For further information, please visit www.ricoh-europe.com
Rajhans Plastic Machinery, The 1St Indian Company Who Has Developed 1St Screen Changer in India in 1992 for Plastic Extrusion Machinery
Rajhans Plastic Machinery, The 1st Indian company who has developed 1st Screen Changer in India in 1992 for plastic extrusion machinery. That’s where the rajhans journey started and during time lapse we have developed Screen Changers, Melt Pump system, Die Face Cutter. Manufacturing facility expanded in 70,000+ sq. ft. area with 160 employees which includes R&D, Design, Sales, Production, Quality, Service etc. Our parts are manufacturer with In-house machinery like automated CNC, HMC, VMC, VTL, Gun drill and many more to achieve better quality with timely delivery. Rajhans has developed 18 types of various screen changers for plastic extrusion application. Our bought outs are reputed international brands to get even local support. Rajhans is also presence in Trades show/Exhibitions in Domestic & International also.
Today, Rajhans are manufacturing 100+ units of Screen Changers, Melt Pump and Die face cutter every monthly. With 30 years of rich experience we are presence in 33+ countries with 12000+ successful Installation. Rajhans holds quality certifications like ISO 9001:2015 and CE Certificate for European standard. Rajhans cater to maximum plastic extrusion machine manufactures as well in India. Our tag line is “German quality doesn’t have to come at German Price”.
Rajhans has 6000+ happy customers globally. After sales our 10+ qualified service engineers are capable to provide untrippeted service and spares back up for continuous production. We also have Research & Development team who continuously work to improve and delivered the best innovative product to client.
Awards:
Rajhans received “BEST MELT PUMP MANUFACTURER” during Modern Plastic ceremony in Mumbai in Jan 2023. This really boosts our confidence level to innovate new products which will help plastic industries to grow more.
In Dec – 2022, we got award from Plastic Machinery Manufacturer Association for “FASTEST GROWING COMPANY”.
The Brain Behind Rajhans Plastic Machinery:
Mr. Akhil Parikh : He is founder of Rajhans Plastic Machinery. Under his guidance, timely inputs, training and mentoring have helped today Rajhans has achieved this heights and continue. He has more than 60years of experience in this field.
Mr. Mahendra Kandoi : He is founder of Rajhans Plastic Machinery. Under his Technical guidance today Rajhans has developed various types of Products and make it proven for hands free operation. He has more than 50 years of experience in industry.
Mr. Hardit Parikh : He is Director of Rajhans Plastic Machinery. He has experience of 25+ years in Sales, Marketing and Finance. His hard work and dedication leads to have number one position and “Rajhans” itself as a brand name in Indian market for Plastic Filtration system.
Mr. Digant Sukhadia : He is Manufacturing Director of Rajhans Plastic Machinery. He has experience of 20+ years in Production and Planning. He has strength to develop new vendors, quality control and cost reduction without quality compromise.
Polypropylene, a hard to recycle plastic, has successfully been biodegraded by two strains of fungi in a new experiment led by researchers at the University of Sydney.
Polypropylene has long been recycling’s head scratching riddle. A common plastic used for a wide variety of products from packaging and toys to furnishing and fashion, it accounts for roughly 28 percent of the world’s plastic waste, but only 1 percent of it is recycled.
Now, thanks to the efforts of researchers at the University of Sydney, the recalcitrant polymer may have met its match. Published today in npj: Materials Degradation, two common strains of fungi were used to successfully biodegrade polypropylene in a laboratory experiment.
Typically found in soil and plants, Aspergillus terreus and Engyodontium album were able to break down polypropylene after it had been pre-treated with either UV light or heat, reducing the plastic by 21 percent over 30 days of incubation, and by 25-27 percent over 90 days.
“Polypropylene is a common plastic used to make a huge variety of everyday products like food containers, coat hangers and cling film, but it only has a recycling rate of only one percent, meaning it is overrepresented in plastic waste and pollution globally,” said the study’s lead author from the University of Sydney’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, PhD student Amira Farzana Samat.
The researchers hope their method could one day reduce the vast amount of plastic polluting the environment and lead to a greater understanding of how plastic pollution might biodegrade naturally under certain conditions.
“Plastic pollution is by far one of the biggest waste issues of our time. The vast majority of it isn’t adequately recycled, which means it often ends up in our oceans, rivers and in landfill. It’s been estimated that 109 million tonnes of plastic pollution have accumulated in the world’s rivers and 30 million tonnes now sit in the world’s oceans – with sources estimating this will soon surpass the total mass of fish,” said Mrs Samat.
The researchers say polypropylene is so infrequently recycled because of its short life as a packaging material and because it often becomes contaminated by other materials and plastics, necessitating new recycling methods that have minimal environmental impact.
Mrs Samat’s PhD supervisor, Professor Ali Abbas from the School of Chemical and Molecular Engineering and Chief Circular Engineer at Circular Australia said: “Despite the massive scale of plastic production and consumption, there has been very little attention paid to plastics degradation under environmental conditions, and our understanding of how plastics can be degraded is limited.”
“One big question our result has raised is – what are the naturally occurring conditions which can fast track the degradation of plastics? We seek to further explore the role of biological processes offered by fungi and other microorganisms.”
Professor Dee Carter, an expert in mycology (the study of fungi) in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences and co-author of the study said: “Fungi are incredibly versatile and are known to be able to break down pretty much all substrates. This superpower is due to their production of powerful enzymes, which are excreted and used to break down substrates into simpler molecules that the fungal cells can then absorb.”
“Often, these fungi have evolved to break down woody materials, but this ability can be repurposed to attack other substrates. This is why we find fungi growing on all sorts of man-made materials like carpets, painted furniture, tile grout, shower curtains, upholstery and even car headlights.
“Recent studies suggest some fungi may even degrade some of the ‘forever chemicals’ like PFAS, but the process is slow and not yet well understood. There is also evidence that the amount of plastic accumulated in the ocean is less than what might be expected based on production and disposal levels, and there is speculation that some of this ‘missing’ plastic may have been degraded by marine fungi.”
Polypropylene in various forms was initially treated with one of three separate methods: ultraviolet light, heat, and Fenton’s reagent – an acidic solution of hydrogen peroxide and ferrous iron often used to oxidise contaminants.
In a petri dish, the fungi were applied separately as single cultures to treated polypropylene. The validity of the biodeterioration was then confirmed through microscopy techniques. While the research didn’t evaluate how the plastic was degraded by the fungi or whether it was metabolised, the researchers hope to conduct further research to determine the type of bio-chemical processes taking place.
Professor Abbas believes the low rate of plastics recycling globally presents a “massive plastics circularity gap”: “We need to support the development of disruptive recycling technologies that improve the circularity of plastics, especially those technologies that are driven by biological processes like in our study. It is important to note that our study did not yet carry out any optimisation of the experimental conditions, so there is plenty of room to further reduce this degradation time.”
The researchers will now explore enhancing the overall efficiency in degrading polypropylene before seeking investment to scale the technology and develop a small-scale pilot prototype for commercialisation.
Since completing the study, the team has isolated other microorganisms from the marine environment and used a similar process to degrade marine plastic waste, with preliminary results showing even higher degradation.
Ms Samat said: “We are quite excited about this and have started looking at different ways to improve the degradation process using these microorganisms.
How the experiment worked to biodegrade polypropylene.
Gevo Enters Joint Development Agreement With LG Chem to Develop Bio-Propylene
Gevo, Inc. A leading global chemical company committed to producing sustainable products, announced today that they have entered into a joint development agreement (the “Agreement”) to develop bio-propylene for renewable chemicals using Gevo’s Ethanol-to-Olefins (ETO) technology.
Gevo’s proprietary ETO technology can target carbon neutral or carbon negative drop-in replacements for traditional petroleum-based building blocks called olefins, including bio-propylene, that can be used for renewable chemicals or fuels including sustainable aviation fuel. These plant-based, renewable olefins would be derived from atmospheric CO2 captured through photosynthesis and are expected to deliver the same performance in final products on the market today. Under the terms of the Agreement, Gevo will provide the core enabling technology it has developed for renewable olefins to be produced from low-carbon ethanol and together the parties will collaborate to accelerate the pilot research, technical scale-up, and commercialization of bio-propylene.
“We believe Gevo’s ethanol to olefin’s process can be more capital and energy efficient than existing technologies to make the renewable olefin intermediates used in the production of chemicals or fuels,” said Gevo’s Chief Carbon and Innovation Officer, Dr. Paul Bloom. “Our partnership with LG Chem is a great example of how we intend to accelerate development and commercialization of our ETO technology to enable renewable chemicals with our world class partner while Gevo plans to deploy the technology to lower the cost and carbon intensity for SAF and other drop-in fuels like renewable diesel.”
“Our joint development agreement with Gevo helps LG Chem expand sustainable and eco-friendly future businesses by reinforcing our business portfolio centered on bio-based raw materials,” said Noh Kug-lae, President of LG Chem’s Petrochemical Business.
Bio-propylene can be used to replace fossil-based products as an eco-friendly raw material for various plastic products and is expected to play a pivotal role in the rapid growth of the bioplastic market and circular economy. Once commercialization is achieved, bio-propylene could be used as a drop-in replacement for use in automobile interiors and exteriors, flooring, and diapers to replace petroleum products with bio-based materials with a low or negative carbon footprint. https://gevo.com/
Willow Announces Rollout of BioOxi Platform Providing Valuable and Expedited Bioconversion-Enabled Chemical Manufacturing
Willow Biosciences Inc. A leading biotechnology company focused on revolutionizing industrial manufacturing of pure, consistent and sustainable functional ingredients today announced the launch of BioOxi, a bio-oxidation platform technology that is complementary to the Company’s existing strain engineering and precision fermentation FutureGrown biotechnology platform. Through the Company’s legacy expertise, Willow is now able to offer commercial partners both cost-effective production of ingredients through biosynthesis, and now through BioOxi, bioconversion-enabled chemical manufacturing of ingredients from defined intermediates with the benefit of removing multiple chemical steps and significantly reducing cost and resources.
“The launch of BioOxi is an exciting development in the history of Willow and represents the next strategic step to significantly diversify our portfolio and market opportunities with a keen focus on nearer term revenue generation,” said, Dr. Chris Savile, Willow’s President and CEO. “We see this new platform as posing a powerful, clean and cost-effective solution to our prospective partners’ chemical manufacturing challenges that is highly complementary to our existing strain engineering and precision fermentation business. Based on our prior success in utilizing BioOxi to support our partners we believe it will lead to additional commercial agreements going forward.”
Willow successfully used its BioOxi platform in development programs for partners such as Kalsec® Inc. for a previously announced November 2022 Master Services Agreement to develop and commercialize a precision fermentation production process for a high volume, natural food opportunity and, more recently, Willow further leveraged the successful application of BioOxi for engagements with Sandhill One, LLC to optimize a proprietary enzyme for a targeted product for the manufacturing of the large volume active pharmaceutical ingredient, ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA).
By leveraging BioOxi, commercial partners can revolutionize manufacturing of oxygenated and hydroxylated functional ingredients such as steroids, polyphenols, oxyterpenes and certain other targeted ingredients produced from such methods.
The launch of BioOxi broadens Willow’s addressable total market opportunity and provides nearer-term revenue generation for BioOxi-related projects. Applications in this area take significantly less time to generate revenue as strain engineering applications and, in the Company’s belief, produce more longer-term and sometimes larger revenue streams. Both types of offerings can result in licensing or royalty revenues for Willow.
Willow will pursue BioOxi programs through both internal and external investment, through astutely planned and strategically aligned programs that the Company anticipates will expand its product portfolio and partnerships toward improved company valuation.
Duomedia to Share Industry Expertise and Insight at “Voice of Packaging” Virtual Press Conference Series
Duomedia is launching Voice of Packaging in 2023, a series of virtual press conferences giving a voice to leading packaging industry solutions providers.
The educational virtual press conferences will enable international editors, journalists, and influencers worldwide to explore and discuss topics relevant to the packaging industry. Businesses, brands, and organisations will share their latest vision, innovations, and accomplishments with a global audience.
To date two topics have been announced:
Sustainability
Workflow
Packed with insight and expertise, the events will provide a platform for the industry to be heard. They will enable the attending international press to remain current with relevant news and insight presented by several leading companies in the industry.
Louis De Nolf, General Manager at duomedia, states: “There have been some shifts within the dynamics of international communication. There are fewer convenient opportunities for businesses and brands to address a global market. For many businesses it is not always smooth, simple, or cost effective to organise a conference themselves. With this initiative we are offering an opportunity for editors and influencers to gather information from businesses that set the tone for the packaging industry.”
The initiative responds to an industry trend accelerated during the covid 19 pandemic. When major international trade events were unable to host their local physical events, many businesses decided to launch their own virtual initiatives. These events are often sales driven and focussed on gathering leads. Providing added value for an international audience of editors and journalists requires a different approach. Louis De Nolf adds: “Journalists seek stories with news value for their audiences, backed up with facts and figures. Our Voice of Packaging press conferences are an opportunity to explore key operational issues impacting everyday operations as well as future steps, goals, and aspirations.”
Following the first Voice of Packaging event duomedia aims to expand the format to other industries.
Ranpak to Exhibit Latest Sustainable End-of-Line Packing Solutions at LogiMAT 2023
Ranpak experts available to discuss optimal configurations based on operational requirements; delivering solutions today that will help customers meet or exceed the upcoming EU Packaging Directive requirements
Ranpak Holdings Corp. (“Ranpak”) (NYSE: PACK), a global leader of environmentally sustainable, paper-based packaging solutions for e-commerce and industrial supply chains, today reported it will be bringing exciting new end-of-line (EOL) packing automation solutions to LogiMAT 2023, scheduled for 25-27 April at the Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre. Ranpak will be located in Hall 5, Stand 5B67 at the show. During the show, Ranpak will be demonstrating its comprehensive portfolio of EOL packing automation solutions. These solutions are designed to maximize packaging efficiency for customers, enabling them to achieve their internal goals required for compliance with the upcoming EU Packaging Directive. This includes a requirement limiting the amount of void to no more than 40% in parcels shipped. Ranpak packing solutions are environmentally sustainable and paper based. They are highly protective, do not use plastic, and are designed to ensure materials are packed using the smallest amount of volume and minimal-to-no void fill, supporting customers in reaching the 40% aforementioned target. Ranpak automation configurations installed around the globe have delivered increased productivity with less labor, reduced waste and a more sustainable packing operation. Ranpak experts will be on hand at the show to discuss visitor needs and recommend optimal configuration options that can revolutionize the packing experience.
Ranpak Protective Paper and Automation Solutions: Available today to help customers meet tomorrow’s requirements.
The EU has proposed a new Packaging Directive scheduled to go into effect in 2030. The solutions Ranpak will be showing at LogiMAT 2023 will support customers in achieving their goals of compliance with the Packaging Directive. On display at the show are a two of the automation solutions Ranpak offers for a modern packing operation, including:
The Cut’it! EVO automated in-line packing machine reduces voids in parcels before shipping, cutting down on shipping costs. It automatically shortens cartons to match their highest point of filling, and then glues a lid securely in place.
The ergonomic Flap’it! system, making its public debut at the show, is a highly effective solution that automates the packing of small products. E-commerce and logistics operations can benefit from outstanding product protection when shipping products such as books, video games, DVDs, spare-parts, and small electronics. Flap’it!-produced boxes significantly reduce damage during transport and ensure fewer product returns, thanks to integrated cushioning bumpers at box corners.
“We look forward to welcoming visitors to our stand at LogiMAT,” said Bryan Boatner, Managing Director Automation at Ranpak. “We are sure that visitors to our stand will find the exact solutions they need to move their business into the future, and to prepare for compliance with the upcoming EU Packaging Directive. We are very confident in the simplicity and output of our systems that we invite customers to bring their own items to pack on the lines being demonstrated at the show or select from a range of items we have on hand.”
In addition, Ranpak will be showcasing its new AI-based computer vision system that can perform a quality assessment on incoming in order to improve the overall efficiency and reliability of the automated packaging line.
Sealed boxes exiting Cut’it! EVO. Each box is cut to size to minimize void and ensure protection of the contained items.
“Ranpak’s automation solutions have enabled us to achieve an automation level of more than 85% in our logistics center,” says Oliver Heinz of Medikamente-per-Klick, an online supplier of pharmaceutical products based in Selbitz, Germany. “We have installed two Cut’it! EVOs 2nd generation and two Form’it case erectors and have found their performance and reliability to be good. Because we were able to integrate the Ranpak lines with third-party solutions, the lines are so automated that there is very little human intervention, from the automatic packing of the cartons to the delivery of the high-quality sealed cartons with reduced height, ready for shipping. Ranpak has also worked with us to compensate for the lack of space with some custom modifications. With these two systems, we are able to ship 12 to 14 thousand cartons in a 10-hour day at our plant – an amazing throughput. And the sustainability of these solutions is also very important to us and our customers.”
Another satisfied Ranpak automation customer, Hans Heijdeman, Operations Manager at the Helly Hansen European Distribution Centre. Helly Hansen is a global supplier of skiing, sailing and outdoor clothing as well as workwear, headquartered in Norway. Heijdeman stated, “We moved from a manual pick-and-pack operation where we were preparing and shipping three to four hundred boxes per hour to a fully automated system that can handle 1,000 boxes per hour over a 16-hour day. And the implementation project for our new system took place during a season of record sales, which was quite an achievement. Ranpak was an exceptional partner in helping us achieve this transformation, and we are very happy with the accuracy and reliability of our new system. With Cut’it! EVO, we are minimizing shipping air because we are able to adjust the height of the box to its actual contents. And we are able to place more boxes per pallet than we did before which means fewer trucks on the road. In addition, the automated system has significantly increased our throughput, as I noted, positioning us well for competitive advantage as we move into the future.”
Flap’it! front view demonstrating custom sizing of corrugate ready to fold into a tight package that provides exceptional protection for the contents and contains no air
In addition to the automation solutions, Ranpak will be exhibiting its innovative and environmentally sustainable paper-based in-the-box protective paper packing solutions, including the recently launched RecyCold climaliner combined with highly sustainable RecyCold cool packs, offering a wide range of benefits across many different cold chain applications. Experts will be on hand to discuss these solutions as well.
Additionally, we invite you to join us for an informative presentation during the LogiMAT Innovation Forum on Thursday, 27 April, at 14:30, in Forum North, Hall 5. Torben Schultze, General Sales Manager for Automation will discuss the proposed EU regulations in a presentation entitled New EU Regulations in Sight, only 40% Packaging Void Left in 2030 – Let’s Find Solutions Together!
Cut’it! EVO outputs a packed box with minimal or no need for void fill, and then applies a glued top
For more information about Ranpak, please visit: www.ranpak.com
