Triumph Sheets Achieves Production Records On BHS 132-Inch Corrugator Schwarz Partners’ Triumph Sheets is home to one of the largest corrugators in the world: an ultra-wide 132-inch machine from BHS Corrugated, which started up in Octo- ber 2019 in Cleveland, Tennessee. After starting with 38 employees working two shifts, there are now 95 people employed in Cleveland working three shifts. With trusted technology from BHS Corrugated, Triumph Sheets has grown to become a leading producer of triplewall board. Schwarz Partners is home to North America’s first and second 132-inch corrugators. John Lingle and the late Ter- ry Poulson from Schwarz Partners took a long, hard look at the advantages of wider corrugators. Both spent a lot of time with Edmund Bradatsch, along with Paul Engel, the founder and pioneer of today’s BHS Corrugated and
the father of the 132-inch corrugator, before they bought the first one for Alliance Sheets in Bristol. Alliance was a success and the second 132-inch corrugator was soon At 132-inches, the WIDTH Line from BHS Corrugated features the largest working width in the world.
purchased for Encorr in Los Angeles. The Cleveland 132-inch corrugator is now the third of its kind at Schwarz Partners. Three Modul Facers® and the Triplex dry-end technology guarantee maximum flexibility. The demand for corrugated board skyrock- eted with the beginning of the pandemic. This was a big challenge for Triumph. The plant had only been operational for six months. The employees were still learning the processes in the plant and had to deal with a large number of orders from customers in next to no time. At the same time, the support staff from Schwarz Partners and the technicians from the suppliers were unable to get to Cleveland because of travel restrictions. Online support was the only help from outside that could be offered. Under the leadership of Bobby Hunt- er, General Manager of Triumph, the team faced the challenge and was more than suc- cessful. In 2020, the team managed to pro- duce 190-million square-meters. In 2021, Triumph was able to further in- crease this output. The 72-person team worked three shifts, 24-hours a day, five days a week. The result: 234-million square-meters (170,000 tons) of produced corrugated board. They even set two production records: • 8-hour shift record: 533,803 linear feet, 5,854,729-square-feet • 24-hour shift record: 1,275,200 linear feet, 13,702,623-square-feet. If there were to be a walk of fame for corru- gator operations, a big star would need to be embedded. Congratulations go out to the en- tire Schwarz and Triumph teams. They all can be proud of their extraordinary achievements during the pandemic. The team continues to
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