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BULK & INDUSTRIAL PACKAGING
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July-August 2019
Bag packer cements adhesive maker’s position
When an Australian tile adhesive manufacturer needed to dramatically boost its output to meet explosive sales growth, it turned to Haver & Boecker to supply a solution – one that was so nice, they bought it twice.
FOUNDED in 2017 by experienced industry professionals, SAS Australasia supplies adhe- sives, waterproofing mem- branes, and other construction chemicals to the Australian tiling industry.
According to Waseef Zubairi, man- aging director of SAS Australasia, the company needed to increase pro- duction rates due to high customer demand after experiencing rapid sales growth over its first two years.
“An increase in production demand can be handled in two ways: firstly, adding labour costs by in- creasing the number of shifts worked, and secondly, by improving efficien- cy and increasing the bag rate pro- duced through capital expenditure.
“Obviously the second is always preferred as it results in long-term cost reduction,” he says.
As its existing start-up packing equipment didn’t have the capability to increase its production output, and lacked facilities for improving dust containment or minimising spillage and wastage, the company sought out new machinery that could meet its needs.
Jason Muscat, operations director at SAS Australasia, says Haver & Boecker Australia’s reputation in the powder packing industry made it the first stop for an urgent solution that conventional packing systems could not deliver.
“They understood our critical requirements for a packing machine,
LEFT AND RIGHT: Productivity boost: The Haver & Boecker Elementra EVT packing machines at SAS Australia’s NSW site.
which was crucial for us as a new and growing business.
“In short, we required a faster packing machine which could handle our entire range of products, as well as having the capabilities to significantly reduce dust emissions and prevent overfilling, spillage, and wastage from inaccurate weight scales,” he says.
AN ELEMENTRA DECISION
SAS Australasia opted for Haver & Boecker’s Elementra EVT stationary packing machine for valve bags, which uses turbine (impeller) technology and an ultrasonic sealing system. According to Haver & Boecker, this system results in clean, compact bags, and is configu- rable to the EVT as well as any Elementra, Integra, Inline-Packer, or Roto-Packer built after 2000.
“It eliminates spillage by inflating a rubber sleeve on a specially designed filling spout during the fill- ing process,” the manufacturer ex- plains. “After filling, the bag is care- fully pulled off the spout and welded
shut using an ultrasound sealing device. Additionally, the system avoids spillage during transport.”
Haver & Boecker also bills the El- ementra EVT as having “no limits” to its configuration.
SAS Australasia saw a 50 per cent improvement in productivity and a five per cent increase in yield with the Elementra EVT over its previous equipment, and according to Zubairi, the company was quick to add a second machine this year as demand continued to boom.
“We’ve always had good experi- ences with Haver & Boecker’s equipment and staff, and this time was no different as they fulfilled our expectations surrounding service, product performance, and support.
“The company’s technical know- how and product range provided us with opportunities to add to our ex- isting plant, in turn further improv- ing our capacity, efficiency and re- ductions in operating costs,” he says.
It seems this adhesive manufac- turer will stick with Haver & Boecker for a long time yet. ■
We’ve always had good experiences with Haver & Boecker’s equipment and staff, and this time was no different.”
– Waseef Zubairi, SAS Australasia