{"id":38572,"date":"2020-10-30T16:07:36","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T15:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=38572"},"modified":"2020-11-01T07:30:32","modified_gmt":"2020-11-01T06:30:32","slug":"automated-carton-cutting-with-integrated-product-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/automatisierter-kartonzuschnitt-mit-integriertem-produktschutz\/","title":{"rendered":"Automate carton cutting - product protection included"},"content":{"rendered":"

When packaging is folded sensibly, the product is effectively protected. This is the basic idea behind W\u00e4chter Packautomatik's new carton folder. The complex motion sequences of this machine are controlled by components from the MOVI-C modular automation system from SEW-Eurodrive.<\/p>\n

The new Packaging Ordinance of 1 January 2019 has increased the requirements for product packaging. Sustainable solutions and environmentally friendly technologies are in demand. Plastic packaging material should be avoided wherever possible. Parallel to this trend towards greater sustainability, a further change can be observed in the furniture industry in particular. Driven by rising labour costs and a lack of labour availability, the market is demanding concepts for Automated packaging solutions<\/strong> in general and with High product protection<\/strong> in particular.<\/p>\n

The special machine manufacturer W\u00e4chter Packautomatik GmbH & Co. KG is a traditional, family-run company based in Bad W\u00fcnnenberg-Haaren near Paderborn. Founded in 1975 as a two-man operation, the company has developed over a few decades into a Specialists in the field of end-of-line packaging<\/strong>.<\/p>

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Among other things, W\u00e4chter Packautomatik has developed a complete solution for packing multi-part components. It can process a wide range of carton sizes. (Image: W\u00e4chter Packautomatik)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It mastered technical and economic challenges during this period with flexibility and confidence. This contributed just as much to the success story as the \u201eMade in Germany\u201c quality standard that the internationally active company, which today has around 200 dedicated employees, stands for.<\/p>\n

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The fact that W\u00e4chter specialises in end-of-line packaging and builds complex packaging lines for a wide range of products and industries is well known among experts. A novelty, however, is that the company packs individual parts in the furniture sector. from batch size 1 to series production<\/strong>. With these concepts, the cardboard blanks have a Integrated product protection that is moulded during the folding process<\/strong>. This means that the product is protected from all sides and no additional packaging materials are required. This significantly reduces the ecological footprint of these products and at the same time promotes sustainable and efficient production.<\/p>