SEW-EURODRIVE and SAFELOG enter into a strategic partnership
SEW-EURODRIVE and SAFELOG announced a strategic partnership to jointly develop and establish a high-performance software system for controlling mobile and stationary processes in intralogistics. The collaboration combines the software expertise of SAFELOG, a specialist in software for controlling intralogistics processes, with the drive and automation expertise of SEW-EURODRIVE.
As part of the collaboration, SAFELOG will serve as the software provider and will further develop its existing system in a targeted manner to meet specific requirements. SEW-EURODRIVE will continue to focus on the development of mobile and, now, stationary robots, as well as other automation solutions that can be integrated into the software system in a modular and highly productive manner. In the future, SEW-EURODRIVE will be able to market this as a standalone product, as a bundle with drive technology, or as an integrated solution. Under the MAXOLUTION brand, the Bruchsal-based family-owned company will also implement complete projects as a system integrator.
“The goal of this partnership is to establish a software system on the market that sets new standards in the control of intralogistics processes – one that is flexible, scalable, and consistently tailored to user requirements”, emphasizes Dr. Hans Krattenmacher, Managing Director of Corporate Innovation Mechatronics at SEW-EURODRIVE. This allows both partners to focus on their strengths and benefit from a forward-looking, collaborative approach.
Michael Wolter, owner and Managing Director of SAFELOG, is also convinced of the added value of the collaboration: “We are combining our strengths to develop a state-of-the-art software system for the automation of the future. This allows us to offer customers perfect solutions today for goods-to-person applications as well as for classic logistics processes – with powerful mobile and stationary robotics.”
The solution is intended not only for use by customers but also, step by step, in SEW-EURODRIVE’s own plants to demonstrate its potential in real-world operation. “With this collaboration, we are taking a decisive step together toward a software-defined factory based on powerful mobile and stationary robots and powered by SEW-EURODRIVE’s MOVI-C automation module, regardless of the application”, adds Dr. Hans Krattenmacher.
PulPac, a global leader in Dry Molded Fiber, and Future Materials Sweden, an innovative Swedish start-up, announce a strategic partnership aimed at driving the transition from plastics to responsibly produced fiber-based packaging solutions. This collaboration combines complementary expertise and a shared ambition to accelerate next-gen packaging solutions in new market segments.
Future Materials Sweden brings extensive experience from the plastic injection molding industry and tool manufacturing, paired with strong entrepreneurial drive and market insight. By joining forces with PulPac, they aim to leverage cutting-edge fiber-based technology to help brands reduce their reliance on single-use plastics and open doors to new applications.
PulPac’s patented Dry Molded Fiber technology enables the production of high-performance, fiber-based packaging with unmatched design possibilities and minimal environmental impact. Using renewable materials and significantly less water and energy than traditional methods, PulPac’s mission is to replace single-use plastics globally — at scale and speed.
SIG entered a strategic partnership with PulPac, a global leader in Dry Molded Fiber technology. Together, the two companies will establish an exclusive development programme for the creation and large-scale production of the next generation of paper-based closures for SIG’s aseptic cartons, moving one step closer to SIG’s target to raise the paper content in its aseptic cartons to 90 % including closure by 2030.
In its mission to create a fully regenerative food packaging system, SIG is steadily increasing the paper content of its aseptic cartons, to enhance renewability, and further reduce carbon footprints and the use of fossil-based materials. This year, SIG aims to reach an interim target of 85 % paper content (excluding closures) and, by 2030, to incorporate paper-based closures to move beyond 90 % paper content overall.
Unlocking the potential of Dry Molded Fiber
PulPac’s Dry Molded Fiber technology is based on forming a dry web of fibers to build cutting-edge responsible solutions instead of creating materials from a fiber slurry. This is resulting in minimised water usage in the molding process alongside several additional benefits like lower CO2 emissions compared to plastic solutions. The technology also offers unparalleled design flexibility and is engineered for high-volume production.
Seamless integration with existing systems
For aseptic carton packs, SIG uses post-application of its closures, only after the products have been filled into the packaging and the cartons have been securely sealed in the aseptic zone of the SIG filling machine. The precise post-application of the closures using closure applicators developed and built by SIG does not interfere with the aseptic process and ensures that the products remain safely protected. This post-application process lays the foundation for a plug-and-play solution of paper-based closures, which in future will be applied to the closed packaging in the same way as plastic closures without changing the production process.
