The perfect set-up for change
Röfix AG’s portfolio comprises around
200 different building materials, e.g.
masonry mortar, renderings, paints,
coatings and unbonded screeds. To make
sure that the correct quantity of these
materials gets to the customer safely
and on time, the manufacturer places a
special emphasis on filling, palletising and
packaging technology. BEUMER Group
provided an entire system to the site in
Sennwald, Switzerland and integrated
it into an existing building. The system
can be flexibly adapted to the different
materials, no retrofitting required. The
individual system components are easy to
maintain and operate reliably. This ensures
high levels of availability and prevents
downtimes.
A mountain range, characterised by the
summits of the Chrüzberg, Stauberen and
Hoher Kasten, dominates the panorama
of the extensive Rhine plains. Here in
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Sennwald in the canton of St. Gallen,
nature enthusiasts, hikers and bikers
enjoy the forests, meadows and winding
paths. The Austrian building materials
manufacturer Röfix, member of the
Fixit Gruppe, has one of its five Swiss
locations in this picturesque town with
its approximately 5,000 inhabitants. “We
are manufacturing our entire product
range here,” describes Josef Sennhauser,
CEO of Röfix, Switzerland. “Among the
some 200 different building materials are
fine plaster, different types of concrete,
masonry mortar, screed and adhesives,”
adds plant manager Gerhardt Welte. “Each
of these products has very different flow
properties.”
This can be a challenge. In order to remain
competitive, not only the quality of the
building materials is important, but
“Manufacturers must also be reliable in
getting their products to the customer on
time,” Sennhauser emphasises. “One of
the most decisive factors for customer
satisfaction is staying on schedule.” To
achieve this, the Suisse subsidiary needed
an adaptable packaging line that could
quickly bag, palletise and then package the
finished stack with a stretch hood. In the
past it had repeatedly incurred downtime
on individual machines and workers had to
do extensive retrofitting on the line when
products changed, which caused delays.
Decision for the right partner
Röfix’ experience has already been
positive with solutions of BEUMER
Group at some of their other plants.
This is why those responsible turned
towards BEUMER Group as a one-stop
shop for filling, palletising and packaging
technologies. “Not only do our customers
look for reliability, we expect the same
from our suppliers,” says Welte. The
key requirements for the packaging
line, besides adaptability, were mainly