Logistics : What is VFR ?
Grandma always told me: “ Don’t come back not the emptyhands “ Insofar as I helped her move and remove plates, my grandmother always optimized myshort journeys between the kitchen and the dining room, including the way I had to carry things. I realize now that the notion of “ rate of filling “ nolongerhas […]
How about replacing your pallets with slip-sheets?
Slip-sheet, a real alternative to pallets. Palletless handling, an efficient, economical and environmentally-friendly solution for the international transport of your goods. In industry, everything starts with the supply chain. It’s a process that begins with the arrival of raw materials, dedicated to the production of a commodity, and ends with the delivery of the finished […]
Elimination of human intervention on palletizing and logistics packaging lines
Table of contents HOW POSSIBLE AND DESIRABLE IS THE REPLACEMENT OF HUMANS BY MACHINES? The elimination of physical effort as a source of energy in the production process has already been underway for several decades. Factories without workers on packaging and palletizing lines, driverless forklifts, is no longer a rare phenomenon but an irreversible trend. Dictated […]
How to eliminate costly and complex packaging
Doing more with less in transport packaging When it comes to packaging optimization, the focus is often on primary and secondary packaging. However, tertiary packaging is easier to modify than brand image packaging, and its redesign often escapes the scrutiny of marketing and communications departments. However, logistics packaging can also be a significant source of […]
Less material for more savings less is more
Table of contents Reduce your packaging, cut your costs. Your palletising line and your pneumatic format gripper force you to use a corrugated board sheet. How can you prevent your palletising robot from gripping the sheets incorrectly, while at the same time allowing you to use inserts that are lighter than corrugated board? Our solution: EXCALIBUR®, […]
Recycled paper raw material to recyclable end-products
From recycled paper to recyclable paper, one package can hide another. 1 – WHAT IS A CIRCULAR ECONOMY? The circular economy consists of producing goods and services in a sustainable way by limiting the consumption and wastage of resources, while at the same time reducing the production of waste.It is nothing more and nothing less […]
Bulk loading vs slip-sheet, what are the advantages?
Table of contents BULK LOADING OF SEA CONTAINERS When loading a sea container, there are traditionally two alternatives: Manual filling: your goods will be stacked by hand on the floor of the container. In this case, depending on the dimensions of your products, your fill rate will be close to maximum. Pallet loading. But in […]