Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk 16 THE door industry journal winter 2022 Industry News Skantrae Doubles the Capacity with a New Door Packaging Line Without Heat Shrink With a stock of 120,000 doors and an annual sale of more than 600,000 doors, Skantrae is one of the main distributors of doors in the Netherlands. Annual growth in further processing of custom doors by 30-40% led to a capacity problem on the heat shrink packaging line. Production manager Peter Klomp, who started up a project to optimize the packaging process says: “We needed to pack about 800-900 doors each day, so capacity was the main reason we were searching for a new packaging solution. Then we came across the RoRo StretchPack® packaging solution from Tentoma. RoRo StretchPack® packs horizontally using a tubular stretch hood film, which we immediately could see was suitable for door packaging. We liked the idea of stretching the film to fit the door instead of applying too much film which we afterwards need to put through a heat shrink tunnel”. The new RoRo StretchPack® door packaging line has increased by at least 50 to 60 % even with less labour. The new line now packs 90 doors per hour, and that number is still increasing. The working environment has also improved significantly. In particular, the lifting functionality has been well received, because the work is not so physically hard anymore. Also working next to a heat shrink oven at 160-170 degrees was not a pleasure. Removing heat shrink also reduces energy consumption on the packaging line. Learn more at www.tentoma.com Tentoma A/S · Smøl 1 · DK-6310 Broager · Denmark Telephone: +45 79 30 62 10 Learning from the Experts: Ellard’s New Technical Training Videos At Ellard, everyone revolves around six core values... Integrity, quality, health & well-being, ethics & sustainability, relationships and knowledge. These values drive colleagues as they strive to be the leading company for customer satisfaction. Knowledge plays a vital part in this, not just for team members but also for customers. Ellard endeavours to provide its customers with the best technical support throughout the buying journey. Ellard’s technical team collectively boasts over 100 years of experience and is happy to help with any queries. To assist customers further, the team is working on producing and uploading various how-to videos, these will be quick and easy videos that can help you on-site. Ellard will be continuously working on new technical videos to support customers’ needs, these will range from simple transmitter programming to setting digital limits. A selection of videos has been uploaded for everything you need to know when setting up Ellard’s Bi-directional Blinds. These videos are all available on the YouTube channel, Ellard LTD and plenty more will be uploaded soon. If you have any suggestions for upcoming videos please do not hesitate to get in contact with the team. www.ellard.co.uk Skantrae is one of the main distributors of doors in the Netherlands. Packaging and sealing are done in one operation only.
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