A compact overall system: Signode’s BXT4 hand strapping tool.
Hand strapping tools tension and seal plastic straps to secure packages for transport and storage. They are among the tools used thousands of times every day in industry and logistics – yet they rarely attract any attention. Insert the strap, pull the trigger and, a few seconds later, the strapping is secure. That is exactly how it should be. Signode is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of these tools. At its Swiss sites in Dietikon and Merenschwand, the company has been developing and producing hand strap- ping tools for industrial applications for decades. Around 200 people work at the two sites, 16 of them in Research & Devel- opment. The collaboration with maxon also has a long tradi- tion: maxon drive solutions have been used since the first generations of tools. With the BXT4, the partnership now extends to the latest motion control technology. The focus was not on reinventing a successful product. In- stead, the aim was to consistently develop a proven hand tool
Signode Signode is one of the world’s leading providers of packaging and transit protection solutions. At its Swiss site in Dietikon, the company develops and assembles hand strapping tools for industrial applications. It also op- erates a mechanical manufacturing facility in Merenschwand. Locations: Dietikon and Merenschwand, Switzerland Employees: Around 200, including 16 in Research & Development Focus: Development and production of battery-powered hand strapping tools for plastic and steel strapping
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