Logistics provider FIEGE selected the BEUMER stretch hood, a high-capacity end-of-line packaging system, for use in its distribution centre in Bocholt, to provide pallet loads of branded spirits with more efficient, flexible and customer-friendly packaging. Since then, this fully automatic system has been packaging up to 1,000 pallets per day.<\/p>\n
The FIEGE group, based in Greven (North Rhine-Westphalia), is one of the leading contract logistics providers in Europe. Core competencies include the development and conversion of integrated logistics systems. With 210 locations and representatives in 18 countries, FIEGE possesses a tight logistic network. In Bocholt (North Rhine-Westphalia) the company stores branded spirits for distilleries. Before being dispatched, these products are placed on a pallet and subsequently packaged in protective film. Since conventional pallet wrapping systems failed to satisfy increasing requirements, FIEGE needed to replace the legacy wrapping system with a new end-of-line packaging system. <\/p>\n
The new end-of-line packaging system would need to package pallets of different heights and contours to eliminate presorting, film changes and unnecessary film consumption. Furthermore, customer surveys showed that the pallet base should be free of film, that the film had to protect the palletized product during transport and against theft and that it had to be transparent enough to ensure accurate bar code reading. For this reason, shrink hooding was dismissed as a potential packaging solution, as the shrink hood covers the pallet base and becomes milky in appearance due to the shrinking process. In addition, available wrapping technologies fell short of FIEGE’s requirements, as traditional stretch wrapping involves high film consumption. Therefore FIEGE looked for possible alternatives. <\/p>\n
FIEGE found the solution in the stretch hood, a high-capacity end-of-line packaging system developed by intralogistics specialist and stretch hood technology pioneer BEUMER. The packaging system, having a length of 22 metres and consisting of the BEUMER stretch hood and the conveyor-based feeding and discharge systems, was installed within two weeks. Since then, this system has been packaging up to 1,000 pallets per day. The 25 order pickers place the multi-format pallets on a roller conveyor, which transports pallets to the BEUMER stretch hood. The fully automatic stretch hood system measures the height and the contours of the pallet. Thereupon, it determines the exact quantity of film required, eliminating unnecessary film consumption. The pallet is automatically packed. The BEUMER stretch hood covers the pallet evenly with a stretch film hood. The pallet is provided with a label indicating the delivery destination at the end of the roller conveyor. The packaging process itself is overseen by only one employee. The BEUMER stretch hood is in continuous operation five days a week. FIEGE found value for its business in the trouble-free process, minor and predictable maintenance requirements and the uncomplicated application. Besides the packaging quality, the stretch-hood technology improves the visibility of the palletized products for unmatched display properties and consistently reliable bar code reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Logistics provider FIEGE selected the BEUMER stretch hood, a high-capacity end-of-line packaging system, for use in its distribution centre in Bocholt, to provide pallet loads of branded spirits with more efficient, flexible and customer-friendly packaging. Since then, this fully automatic system has been packaging up to 1,000 pallets per day. The FIEGE group, based in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68151\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}