published on 19/05/09
Pregis Protective Packaging Europe has invested £500,000 in end-of-line packing equipment at its Cheshire factory which was sucessfully installed by a team of contract engineers from a local engineering outsource provider.
Pregis is looking to further push its Jiffy protective envelopes into mainland Europe and the new system at the Winford facility will enable the firm to tailor orders to individual requirements.
It uses automated robotics to assemble flat pack cartons and place the envelopes inside. The boxes can then be stacked on to standard, Euro, or customer-specific pallets.
Alan Weston, general manager for operations at Pregis UK said 'By further automating our packing lines, we will be well placed to respond quickly to increased demand for our products, while continuing to meet the highest production standards,' he said.” The equipment was installed by the contract engineers in no time due to their experience and knowledge and the contract engineers are also responsible for the maintenace on the lines, whether it be pro active or re active”


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