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Bulky products packed on demand

For heavy and bulky Reflexa products, Packsize was able to establish a packaging process that saves material and protects employees. 

Reflexa's sun shading products are sometimes bulky and can weigh up to 160 kg. This places particular demands on the packaging and can have an impact on employees' health. With Packsize, the company has now been able to establish a packaging process that saves material and reduces the strain on employees. 

A pleasant living experience - that's the promise of awnings, roller shutters and more from Reflexa. A more pleasant and healthy working conditions - that's what Reflexa wanted for its employees, This is because the bulky products weighing up to 160 kg present the manufacturer with particular challenges in the packaging process. The sun shading product supplier also saw potential for improvement in terms of sustainability in order to minimise the vTo date, far too much packaging material has had to be used in order to protect the aluminium products during shipping. become.

With Packsize Reflexa found a partner for the development of a customised Packaging solution that protects the health of employees and the environment in equal measureThe Herford-based company stands for individualised packing processes that combine ergonomics, efficiency and productivity with particular sustainability. Together, Reflexa and Packsize developed a suitable solution for the sun protection manufacturer, which has a enables ergonomic handling of the heavy and bulky products, The result is a more efficient process and, at the same time, a particularly economical use of packaging materials.

This is how the optimised packaging process works:

The optimised packaging process with Packsize makes it easier to pack heavy and bulky products.
(Image: Packsize)

With the help of a packsize cutting machine, supplemented by components from Becker special machine construction, the every order now packed on demand. The system ensures high productivity and smooth processes: so-called folding tables support the employees in erecting and filling the cartons in batch size 1. The products are stowed and sealed in the cartons using a lifting device, then transported to the outfeed conveyor and taken from the system's conveyor belt for onward transport by vacuum suction. With a cycle time of 30 seconds per carton, packaging of up to 7.30 metres in length and weighing up to 160 kg is produced in this way. Thanks to the ergonomic processes, Reflexa optimises the work processes and also makes them healthier.

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„Reflexa attaches great importance to ergonomic working. We have mastered this challenge together with our partner Becker and are delighted to be able to visualise work processes ergonomically and productively in the long term with the new solution.“

Otto Friedl, Packsize Account Manager

The big plus of the new solution is a Sustainable use of resources: Awnings and co. receive customised packaging that saves considerable amounts of corrugated cardboard and filling material. Thanks to the Closing the cardboard boxes with hot melt creates Reflexa paper-based outer packaging that facilitates recycling. At the same time, customised packaging provides logistical advantages: No space is wasted during storage and despatch. This significantly reduces CO2 emissions.

„From process flows to the use of labour and materials - the bottom line is that Packsize's packaging, which is produced on demand, is a win-win situation for us across the board and puts our motto ‚Ergonomic packaging, feel at home’ into practice.“

Wolfgang Egenberger, Head of Materials Management at Reflexa

Source: Packsize

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