COMART installs a new Pasaban paper sheeting machine to increase its cutting capacity
October 18, 2019Comart,
a specialised distributor in the supply of paper cardboard and flexible films
has the largest private warehouse in Spain with a permanent stock of more than
10.000 tonnes of rolls and sheets. It is one of the few distributors that can
guarantee a 24-hour supply service in Spain, France and Portugal.
To provide a highly efficient service that covers all the needs of the
packaging & graphic industries, Comart offers a wide variety of folding,
recycled boards, kraftliner and coated papers. With a workforce of more than
100 people, its 30.000m2 of offices, warehouses and production centres are
located in Barcelona, Girona and Toledo (Spain).
Customer challenge.
With the inclusion of Spirax and Sumapel,the
new facilities in Barcelona were opened in 2015. Since then, COMART has
acquired the latest generation paper sheeting machines, paper winding machines and
ream wrappers.
“Within our growth strategy, we saw the need to increase our cutting
capacity and widen our range of formats to continue
facing up to the challenges of a very competitive market.” Ernest Ginjaume,
CEO.
To achieve these objectives and with the clear intention of improving the
conversion quality and operations, they contacted Pasaban to jointly study a
solution.
The Solution.
To provide the optimum solution Pasaban carried out an extensive analysis of
the current situation. The factory required a new machine to
substantially increase their cutting capacity and to widen the range of sheet
formats. It is for this reason that a turnkey
project was proposed with two main
actions.
One action was the design and manufacture a new wider-width sheeter with
automatic pallet change; the second was to automate the pile delivery
system so to transfer the piles of paper to the loading and unloading
bays.
The KB
2300 paper sheeting machine is able
to manage a wide range of formats with an operating speed of 350 m/min.
Equipped with an automatic splicing unwind stand, the sheeter is also capable
of changing pallets at maximum speed.
This new paper sheeting machine has allowed COMART to improve the flexibility
of the factory.
On the other hand, in order to automate the output of the different sheeting
machines several conveyors were installed. Now, the piles of paper leaving the
sheeting machines are able to automatically enter into the baler and are
directly transferred to the loading and unloading bays.
Thanks to this improvement, the overall efficiency of the plant has been
improved. “Pasaban has given us the solution we needed to make the
necessary improvements to our factory in Barcelona” Ernest Ginjaume, CEO.
The Result.
At the end of the project Comart has achieved the following results:
1. A 30% increase in the factory’s production.
2. A wider range of cut paper formats.
3. A substantial reduction of in-progress inventory (WIP).
4.
Overall plant efficiency improvement.“We are extremely happy with the results achieved. Thanks to this
investment we will continue to be a benchmark in the conversion and
distribution of paper in southern Europe”, Ernest Ginjaume, CEO
“The continuous investment in automating the factory allow us to improve the
internal logistics. It directly impacts on improved speed, efficiency and
service quality”, states Lluís Mª Ginjaume, chairman and company founder.