Thimm has further expanded its corrugated cardboard plant in Rhineland-Palatinate with an extensive extension to the corrugator and the installation of a new transport system. A total of 1.6 million euros was invested.
As a major part of the Alzey investment package, the conversion work on the corrugator began in May. The previous unit was replaced by a newer corrugating roller module. This enabled the maximum speed for the production of corrugated board to be increased to 350 metres per minute.
The modernisation has made it Thimm F-flute corrugated cardboard can be produced in Germany for the first time. F-flute corrugated is often used in packaging and display production as a substitute for solid board, aluminium or plastic.
In addition, another part of the investment package was realised in Alzey in the second quarter: New conveyor belts and chain conveyors now form the new buffer line for corrugated board blanks at the corrugator. The increase in capacity at the corrugator means that separate intermediate storage will no longer be necessary in future.
