RKW Echte Has Put the Most Advanced Tube Former for Industrial Packaging into Operation
Frankenthal (Germany), September 10, 2018 - Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Echte Site, RKW has put a new tube former into operation. The company will use this high-performance production line to manufacture different versions of the self-venting RKW ProVent® plastic sack and FFS films. The system is suitable for a wide range of sack formats and allows for custom manufacturing to meet individual requirements. This investment in new machinery and the expansion of the garbage bag production amounts to approximately four million Euros. RKW invested already millions of euros in infrastructure measures and a new flexographic printing press in 2016.
According to Site Manager Johannes Heintges, "In response to the growing demands on our products - especially the RKW ProVent® packaging solution - we are continually investing in technologies to offer our customers more flexibility and maximum product quality. The new production line is subsequent to the 2016 investment in our printing center, which serves the need for high-end print designs. With the tube former we are now taking the next step and focusing on high-precision and customized converting."
At RKW, the tube former is perfectly coordinated with the flexographic printing line to ensure short delivery times and produce plastic sack solutions that are precisely tailored to customer requirements. Production Manager Dr. Markus Brinkmann explains: "The system is designed for a wide variety of sack formats and is currently the most advanced on the market. This machine can be used to produce a wide variety of bag formats with different venting options. Small production runs are easy to manage thanks to optimized set-up times." A special focus is on small packaging sizes.
The system sets industry standards when it comes to product quality and sustainability. For example, the special winding technology ensures high winding quality, especially for narrow rolls and small diameters. Centralized machine control ensures consistent quality for each roll as well as from one roll to the next one. The system also offers new options for modifying the packaging by processing, for instance, thinner films to reduce material consumption.
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The RKW Group
The RKW Group is an independent, family-owned company headquartered in Frankenthal, Germany and one of the world’s foremost manufacturers of excellent film solutions. RKW is the market leader in the areas of hygiene and agricultural films, films for the beverage industry and packaging for powdery goods. In addition, the company makes films and nonwovens for medical applications, for the chemical and converting industries as well as for the construction sector. RKW’s sustainable films enable its customers to improve the daily life of consumers all over the world.
In the fiscal year 2018, RKW generated total sales of EUR 878 million. About 3,000 employees process 367,000 tonnes of plastic materials at 20 locations around the world. True to the corporate slogan “When excellence matters”, the company, which was founded in 1957, offers outstanding performance in terms of quality and service. Respect and reliability are the core values of RKW and form the basis of the company’s success.
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RKW SE
Subsidiary Echte
Ina Astheimer
Marketing & Communications
Am Windmühlenstein 15
37589 Kalefeld-Echte / Germany
T +49-(0)-5553-201-95
ina.astheimer@rkw-group.com
