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spaces with brightly painted walls, contemporary décor and large windows that provide natural lighting. The man- ufacturing area is clean, well-lit and features an ergonom- ic floorplan and the newest technology. The second floor provides access to an extensive mezzanine and catwalk that spans the entire perimeter of the production area, providing a bird’s eye view of the corrugator, paper roll storage, converting and gluing, finished goods storage and the intricate material handling system. When designing the plant floor layout and choosing equipment, Saica took a very European approach, install- ing highly automated machines and material handling components best suited for increased quality, shorter lead times - within one week - and fewer operators. “Finding people was a big challenge. But luckily we have very good technology in the plant so I don’t need as many people as
other companies because we have a lot of automation,” says Akin Burak Önder, General Manager. “This is a big ad- Saica Pack’s 360,000-square-foot greenfield plant is a model of efficiency and automation.
vantage. Automation is key. Our industry does not have the best profit margins. You need some balance and investments in automation and what we did here was a very correct de- cision.” The plant has a four-color Bobst FFG 1228NT RS and a four-color Bobst DRO 1628NT RS RDC with Speedstack and Speedpal, Bobst’s latest stacker and palletizer. The flexo folder-gluer has Valco Melton quality assurance systems for checking glue applications and gap and a Vistron Print Inspect system. Two additional print stations can be added to both machines if needed.
As part of the plant’s second phase, Saica will be adding a four-color Bobst FFG 820 and a two-color Bobst 1628 NT RS RDC, to be op- erational in the second half of 2023. The ma- chines will be mirrored with the ones already on the floor so the controls are easily accessed by one operator. The 110-inch (2.8m) Fosber corrugator is a 1375 FPM (420m) doublewall, double level 400 Series with Link M2 splicer/roll stand technol- The plant has a 50-inch 4-color Bobst FFG 1228NT RS and a 66-inch 4-color Bobst DRO 1628NT RS RDC.
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