Successful transport security concept installed in the corrugated board industry

From paper pulp to stable, precisely fitting packaging or continuous material: at Zerhusen 's new plant, employees process the raw material produced at the main plant in Damme into corrugated cardboard products in a wide variety of formats. The product range extends from folding boxes and erecting boxes to die-cut and heavy goods packaging, with Zerhusen operating various production lines in the new plant and also producing customized products on customer request. Every day, around 120 trucks with a wide variety of palletized corrugated cardboard products leave the plant and make their way to customers. However, the goods must first be secured for transportation - and each product has its own requirements. "We work with different load carriers and numerous special pallets with individual customer requirements. It must therefore be possible to flexibly adapt the transport securing to the different products and load carriers," explains Jan Bolles, final packaging foreman at Zerhusen. "Thanks to Mosca 's flexible strapping solutions, we can ensure that our goods reach their destination safely on all load carriers."

An additional challenge: strict hygiene requirements apply in the food sector in particular and the corrugated board products used there must not be exposed to any contamination during transportation. Goods intended for the retail trade must also not come into contact with moisture or dust in order to present the products placed in them in the best possible light. Both product groups therefore require additional protection during transportation from the production facility to the end customer.

Strapping and wrapping meet a wide range of requirements

Strapping is an efficient standard solution for safe transportation, especially for corrugated cardboard products: The narrow PET can be placed both lengthwise and crosswise around the palletized products and reliably hold the folding and cardboard boxes together even in the event of vibrations or impacts during transport. Additional wrapping of the pallet also makes it possible to reliably protect the products from dust and moisture and to additionally stabilize them during transport. Material consumption can also be significantly reduced, particularly in combination with prior strapping.

In order to meet the requirements of their products and customers, Zerhusen turned to Mosca - and together the companies developed a flexible End-of-Line that enables strapping and wrapping as required. "We have benefited greatly from sourcing both packaging solutions from a single source. Having just one point of contact for the entire line is worth its weight in gold, both in terms of design and in the event of questions," says Bolles.