DS Smith has collaborated with Elvial to introduce its fibre-based Fanfold packaging to customers across Greece’s industrial sector, designed to protect heavy aluminium products during transport.
DS Smith says the Fanfold packaging solution is designed for Elvial’s specific production and supply chain requirements, intended to provide ‘optimum protection’ for the company’s heavy aluminium products during transportation. The aluminium is used in the construction of frames and sharing systems, ranging from doors and windows to lighting, automotive, and medical equipment, in a variety of shapes and dimensions.
The solution is designed in an accordion-style structure to allow for the folding and adjustment of sizes and aims to provide robust and versatile protection for international freight. Comprised of a single-sheet of fibre-based corrugated cardboard, Fanfold replaces the multiple sheets previously used by Elvial.
According to DS Smith, the design reduces material waste, preparation, assembly times and costs. It is designed for operational efficiency, takes up less space and provides natural cushioning.
The company adds that Fanfold adapts dynamically to the size of each product; can be integrated without needing to modify the customer’s existing process; adjusts to the size of the product and is easy to recycle.
DS Smith recently teamed up with Raymarine, a manufacturer of navigation systems and electronics for the commercial marine and recreational boating sector, on a fibre-based alternative to single-use plastic for the company’s radar product line packaging. The company says the new packaging ensures products are provided with ‘maximum protection’ against vibrations, unforeseeable physical impacts and knocks during their transit and transportation to local and international customers.
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