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PRODUCTION

Packaging has long been a

Interlinked production processes and automated h

oday, a wide array of production norm are required. A mammoth task
Better together
T techniques are used to manufac- when you consider the large number of
ture components and assemblies. Inter- parts manufactured by SCHERDEL.
The SCHERDELGroup has
decided to consolidate its linked production processes at varied wooden crates or cardboard boxes met
– NEWS AND INFORMATION in order to improve organisa- which may often also be distributed to longer possible to simply ‘throw’ goods
machines and installations demand the
Gone are the days when simple
three independent sub-
careful and secure transport of goods
sidiaries under one roof at its
French location in Beauvais
all the packaging needs. It is also no
to the respective machining stations
tional procedures, while en-
several manufacturing locations. In
into a crate. Packaging has become a
suring a more sustainable and
view of all this, the importance of ‘com-
key element of the production and sup-
effective overall approach.
ply chain that ensures quality while
ponent packaging’ should not be over-
In future, Spires 2000,
keeping components free of contamina-
looked. Even when supplying finished
SCHERDEL Herckelbout-
Dawson and the sales com-
pany SCHERDEL France will
do business under the trade
name of SCHERDEL Beau- components to a customer, the goods tion. An ever-greater emphasis is being
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – SERVICE CENTRE – TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
vais. Operative contacts and
familiar procedures will, how-
ever, all remain exactly the
same for every business part-
ner. The product portfolio of
the plant in Beauvais in-
cludes, for example, valve,
compression, seal ring and
catalogue springs. The loca-
tion is also regarded as a
manufacturing specialist for
medical engineering and the
pharmaceutical industry. (dk)

Components are sorted and sealed in blister packaging at this machine.

have to be packaged in a way that placed on cleanliness and residual dirt
meets the customer’s further process- requirements for the parts. As a result,
ing needs. Needless to say, the design some products have to be packaged in
of logistical processes must ensure clean rooms and handled with gloves
fast, simple and efficient service. In only. The top priority obviously remains
agreement and close cooperation with the protection against loss or damage.
its customers, the SCHERDELGroup A large section of the SCHERDEL
has therefore invested a huge amount products has also become increasingly
of time and effort into developing be- complex. Stamped and shaped compo-
spoke packaging and procedures for nents in particular often consist of light-
every one of its customers. Quite often weight and easy-to-bend metals or the
in this context, the exact alignment, ori- products are the smallest of springs.
entation and position of a component Overall, the percentage of delicate
play a key role, especially when auto- parts that can be easily bent, deformed
www.scherdel.de mated ‘pick-and-place processes’ are or tangled during the packaging
employed. Additionally, identification la- process has risen sharply. Packaging
bels are required to trace products and must therefore be able to withstand all
must be attached at points specified by dynamic and static forces that could be
the respective customer. The design applied during transport, handling and
and size of the label can also vary – a storage procedures. Furthermore, the
job for the label experts in the IT de- products must be protected against en-
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partment when deviations from the vironmental perturbations such as