New eco-friendly protective packaging liner to offer cost and efficiency benefits for manufacturers and retailers
Europe’s leading paper-based packaging manufacturer Smurfit Kappa has developed a UK first with ‘SKuffguard’. This soft non-abrasive liner for corrugated board will protect products from being scuffed, scratched or damaged whilst in the supply chain.
The use of the SKuffguard liner means that extra inner protective packaging – such as polystyrene or bubblewrap – will no longer be required. This will result in a host of efficiency, cost and environmental benefits for both manufacturers and retailers including:
• The removal of extra protective packaging costs for manufacturers;
• A less labour intensive packing system, which will save both time and money at manufacturing plants;
• A less labour intensive unpacking process upon delivery, resulting in increased efficiencies for retail customers;
• Less refuse being produced at the end of the supply chain, which will help retailers to reduce their carbon footprint; and,
• A single waste stream for recycling, which will help retailers to be more efficient in waste disposal.
In addition, due to the absence of the inner protective packaging, SKuffguard will enable packs to be designed to fit snugly around a product – reducing the size and amount of packaging required. Such reductions in overall pack sizes could lead to better palletisation, allowing products to the shipped and stored more cost effectively.
SKuffguard is suitable for packing products made from glass, plastic, rubber or painted products which are highly sensitive to scuffing & scratching. It is currently being trailed by a major automotive manufacturer for car doors and bumpers.
The Skuffguard lining can be applied to any corrugated grade including single, double and triple wall heavy duty board. It is suitable for all pack sizes, from small fragile packs up to XXL big box sizes. The product is also 100% recyclable.
Richard Fishwick, Sales Director at Smurfit Kappa XXL/ Heavy Duty said: “Smurfit Kappa is the first corrugated manufacturer to offer this innovative product in the UK.
“SKuffguard’s protective lining will save old-style and environmentally unfriendly polystyrenes and bubblewraps from being used. It will offer a step change in reducing packaging costs, improve packing and unpacking efficiency, simplify waste streams and cut down the carbon footprints for both manufacturers and retailers.
“We really expect the launch of SKuffguard to radically change the way in which products are protectively packaged.”
For more information on SKuffguard please contact Richard Fishwick at Smurfit Kappa XXL/Heavy Duty on 07970 060 044, email enquiries@smurfitkappa.co.uk or visit www.smurfitkappa.co.uk
In this episode, host Dave Howell is joined by Umit Kahraman and Prabhu Nagavi to…
Executive Summary CIP solution storage tanks – layout detail When the Clean-In-Place (CIP) system at…
End-of-line palletizing can become a factory’s biggest bottleneck. On busy production floors, slow case stacking…
Essentra Components, a leading supplier of essential industrial parts and fastening solutions, has announced the…
One of the leading water companies in the North of England installed three new robust…
North Ridge Pumps recently delivered four heavy-duty horizontal multistage pumps to meet diesel transfer operations…