The wrapper on the move in the warehouse
The PWR-S77 self-propelled stretch robot from Kemapack is in use at a specialist for solar energy systems. Compared to manual film packaging, it saves time and material.
The PWR-S77 self-propelled stretch robot from Kemapack is in use at a specialist for solar energy systems. Compared to manual film packaging, it saves time and material.

Trade fair operators draw conclusions
Around 32,000 trade visitors, one in three of them from abroad, took the opportunity to find out about the latest trends and discuss them with experts at the stands of the 1,154 exhibitors at Fachpack.

Pilz is all about safety and industrial security. The company will be presenting solutions for primary, secondary and end-of-line packaging. One of the trade fair highlights is the TÜV-SÜD-certified solution for the safe monitoring of cardboard box infeed on packaging machines.
Sustainability is also on the agenda at Forbo Siegling. The materialfluss editorial team spoke to Sascha Goly, Global Segment Manager Logistics & Sports at Forbo Siegling, about individual aspects.
Environmentally friendly packaging
Papier Sprick presents the Vari-Mailer, a fully automatic system for the production of customized mailing bags made of recycled corrugated cardboard from the roll.

Kemapack offers sustainable packaging...
Packaging protects goods and facilitates their transportation. So far, so good. But apart from that, they are hardly noticed. Kemapack Managing Director Reinhard Scheuermann proves in an interview that a second look at packaging technology is definitely worthwhile.

Preview digital networking days Sustainability
From September 27 to 29, the specialist medium materialfluss will be hosting lectures and workshops on the topic of sustainability in intralogistics and logistics as part of the digital networking days and offering space for networking. On September 29, participants can look forward to a presentation on sustainable parcels from 2 pm.
More and more medium-sized companies are becoming enthusiastic about the automated production of precisely fitting shipping cartons. Sparck Technologies' packaging systems reduce parcel volumes by up to 50 percent. International Senior Sales Manager Claus Weigel explains the successful concept.

The packaging manufacturer Söhner Kunststofftechnik specializes in the production of thermoformed load carriers and presents a packaging unit for automated handling.

Raja offers environmentally friendly packaging and packaging solutions for warehousing and shipping. These include grass cartons, stretch paper, paper strapping and a wide range of products made from recycled materials as well as paper and air cushion systems.

Papier Sprick is presenting three innovative new products at the trade fair. The focus will be on two solutions for filling and padding systems as well as an absolute novelty for the automated production of shipping packaging.

Large-scale mail order companies rely on the CVP Everest packaging system from Sparck Technologies in the Netherlands. The solution, which was launched in 2020, measures, cuts, folds, glues and labels up to 1,100 customized transport boxes per hour.

Raja provides environmentally friendly packaging as well as packaging solutions for warehousing and shipping.
New final assembly hall with office wing
Two and a half years ago, the state road between Crailsheim and Dinkelsbühl was relocated to make way for the planned new building for packaging machine manufacturer Schubert. Now the construction work is starting. Schubert is building a new final assembly hall with an office wing for 38 million euros by June 2023.

Landsberg-based packaging specialist Kemapack is inviting customers and trade visitors from the warehousing, shipping and logistics sectors to its in-house exhibition PackStage 2022 on May 11.

Dramatic price increases for raw materials, strained supply chains and material bottlenecks coupled with growing demand and difficult production conditions during the fourth wave of coronavirus have put the Herma Group under severe pressure in the 2021 financial year.

Sparck Technologies, formerly Packaging by Quadient, is strengthening its sales department in Germany. Mechanical engineer Fabian Mütherich (29) has been supporting the specialist for automated packaging systems as a sales engineer since December 1.

Lampenwelt GmbH, based in Schlitz, Hesse, uses a system from the CVP series from Sparck Technologies (formerly Packaging by Quadient) for the automated packaging of transport cartons in its warehouse.

The name change comes after the investor Standard Investment from Amsterdam acquired the packaging division of Quadient in Drachten, the Netherlands, on August 1.

The Purchasing Office of German Ironmongers (E/D/E) has decided to improve its dispatch area and is relying on packaging technology from Packaging by Quadient.