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Thimm improves production with machine investment

Thimm has invested in a high-performance production line at its Czech corrugated board plant and has now put it into operation.

Thimm has invested around three million euros in a high-performance production line at its corrugated cardboard plant in the Czech Republic and has now put it into operation. With the new folder gluer and additional unit, production capacity can be doubled and employees can be relieved of additional physical labour.

Only a short time after the previous folder gluer (FKM) was dismantled, the new Masterfold 230 A4 from the brand Bobst at the Všetaty production plant for the first time. For the past five days, the high-tech machine Fully automated folding and gluing of sustainable corrugated cardboard packaging. The new production line is currently the fastest system at the Czech site and will increase production capacity to up to 70 million packs per year.

Thimm On the one hand, FKM is planning for standard packaging in long runs with, for example, 4-point gluing and a working width of up to 2.3 metres, which can be processed at full running speed. In addition Complex shipping packaging for the e-commerce sector and shelf-ready packaging for the consumer goods industry can be realised.

„The investment also gives our customers additional capacity on the existing machines to produce customised special packaging. This mix of ultra-fast and efficient standards as well as high-quality and sophisticated specialities helps us to provide even better solutions for our customers.“

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Kornelius Thimm, CEO of the Thimm Group

The intelligent machine continuously checks the quality of the gluing during processing and ejects faulty packaging without human intervention. The machine is also quieter and more energy-efficient than its predecessor.

With the folder gluer from Bobst, Thimm can double its production capacity.
(Image: Thimm Group)

Behind the FKM the new Bobst Speedpack automatic packing system reduces the workload of Thimm employees The ergonomically designed packing system counts and stacks the cartons, straps them in the subsequent process and automatically transfers them to the palletising system using the new conveyor technology. All this reduces the workload by up to 60 per cent according to the manufacturer and excludes health risks that may result from repeated exposure.

„In addition to cost-effectiveness, our focus is also on reducing the workload of our skilled workers. We are all very pleased with the technical and ergonomic benefits that the new machine offers our employees. We hope that even more people will decide in favour of a promising profession in the packaging industry in the future thanks to the many work simplifications. There are currently still many positions to be filled in the Thimm Group's production area across Europe.“

Kornelius Thimm

Following the last major investments, the new machine represents a further building block in the consistent expansion of the portfolio on the Czech market: In In combination with the new conveyor technology, the recently installed corrugator and the digital laser die-cutter, the machines form a powerful unit, to expand the packaging portfolio for the consumer goods industry and thus better meet regional market requirements. In addition to the site in Wörrstadt, the site in Všetaty thus contributes to the FKM strategy of the Thimm Group. Further investments are planned in Všetaty for 2023.

Source: Thimm Group

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