{"id":87617,"date":"2023-11-07T13:45:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T12:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=87617"},"modified":"2023-11-10T11:09:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T10:09:36","slug":"automated-flower-packaging-set-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/blumenverpackungen-automatisiert-aufgestellt\/","title":{"rendered":"Automated flower packaging set up"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Dutch plant breeding company Kreling Chrysanten wanted to optimise its cost structure and streamline its production processes. Automation plays an important role in this. Especially as sensitive goods such as plants and flowers are produced cost-effectively and need to have a long shelf life and high delivery quality. With a solution from Lantech, the shipping cartons are now set up automatically.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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In 2021, the five largest chrysanthemum growers from the Bommelerwaard region in the heart of the Netherlands joined forces to form the Kreling Chrysanten cooperative. The cooperative's cultivation area is 45 hectares on which up to 140 million ornamental plants intended for shipping are cultivated annually.<\/strong> become. Kreling Chrysanten's customer base includes the largest retailers in Europe. With a targeted Investment offensive in cost-efficient volume production<\/strong> and processing, the cooperative is strengthening its position on the international flower market.<\/p>

In addition to consistently high product quality, the rapid availability of plants is crucial to the cooperative's competitiveness. An internal review process revealed that the automation of production and packaging lines promises the greatest possible return on investment (ROI)<\/strong>. Until 2021, for example, the boxes were still set up manually by two employees. In the meantime, the The three most common carton formats for shipping ornamental plants are erected fully automatically<\/strong>, This has reduced labour costs and increased plant productivity.<\/p>

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The annual production volume of the cooperative has increased by five million plants since it was founded. In response to the increased volumes, Kreling Chrysanten introduced a two-shift system with enormous personnel and administrative costs in order to process the daily production without delays. The However, manual carton erection was monotonous and strenuous work, which resulted in regular interruptions and absences due to illness<\/strong>. In view of the ever-increasing production volume, constant performance of the packaging line was a top priority for Kreling Chrysanten.<\/p>

\u201eSince we installed the C-1000 carton erector from Lantech, we have been packing more reliably and avoiding downtime. We also save on labour costs.\u201c<\/p>

Jan Kreling<\/strong>, Managing Director<\/p><\/blockquote>

Thanks to recommendations from other floriculturists, contact was made with Lantech<\/a> a packaging machine manufacturer with extensive expertise in areas such as carton and tray handling. At an initial meeting at a trade fair, an appointment was made on site and just a few weeks later, the Lantech experts visited Kreling Chrysanten's production facilities. Due to the flexibly changeable carton blank sizes and the high throughput rate<\/strong> of up to 30 items per minute, the C-1000 carton erector from Lantech was the right choice. The machine was integrated into the packaging line at the beginning of 2023. The installation was completed within five hours. For one seamless transition to the downstream filling station, the dispensing roller conveyor was raised<\/strong>.<\/p>