On 24 June 2019, packaging specialist Karl Knauer celebrated an important milestone in the modernisation and expansion of its production facilities in Biberach with the official inauguration of the first of three state-of-the-art new die-cutting machines, representing an investment of over three million euros.
With the Expansion of the punching department, The Karl Knauer KG is further expanding its headquarters in Biberach in the Black Forest and significantly increasing the plant's capacity for this important manufacturing process.
Those responsible hope that this will enable them to cushion order peaks more flexibly in future and reduce stressful extra shifts for the workforce.
Commissioning successful
„The commissioning of our new Bobst Expertcut 6 punching machine is an event that we have been looking forward to for a long time. Because before we were able to inaugurate the powerful centrepiece of our new punching department today, we had to overcome many additional challenges in addition to our normal operations, which are running at full speed.“
Richard Kammerer, Managing Partner of Karl Knauer KG
Preparations for the expansion of the area and the necessary construction work began back in autumn 2018. Among other things, partition walls had to be removed and channels deepened, but the foundations for the 52-tonne system also had to be prepared.
30 More output through innovation
In order to realise the potential of the highly efficient and state-of-the-art „Expertcut 145“ In order to be able to fully utilise this in the future, the employees in the punching department received intensive training in March - first at the manufacturer Bobst in Meersburg, then in-house in Biberach.
„Compared to the predecessor models, the new system, especially for laminated corrugated board, Around 30 per cent more output, when they are used optimally. That's why it's important to familiarise the machine operators with all the details and options - from the precise camera system of the Powerregister to the complex logistics roller conveyor and the integrated waste shredder. This has been done here in an exemplary manner and I am convinced that the good training of the workforce will quickly pay off - just like the new system.“
Hans Dreistein, Sales BOBST Meerbusch GmbH
Over the next few years, Karl Knauer plans to invest in two further Bobst punching machines, to increase the capacity of the Biberach plant step by step and further optimise the plant fleet.
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Source: Karl Knauer KG
