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Stretch hooding optimizes transport of fine wines

This leading German producer of sparkling wines and spirits finds stretch hooding to be just what is needed for protecting pallet loads during transport to customers.

FILM HOOD. Once a pallet has been delivered to the stretch hooder M, a film hood is pulled over from the top down.
FILM HOOD. Once a pallet has been delivered to the stretch hooder M, a film hood is pulled over from the top down.

Rotkappchen-Mumm Sektkellereien GmbH is a leading producer of sparkling wine in Germany. Headquartered in the city of Freyburg on the Unstrut River, the firm holds a 50% share of the sparkling wine market, and they employ about 550 people in five different locations.

To reduce damage during transport and bring other logistical advantages to its overall operation, Rotkappchen decided to equip two of its production locations with the Beumer stretch hood M high-capacity packaging systems. Testing at Beumer’s headquarters facility in Beckum, Germany, made it clear that stretch wrapping was not going to be the solution largely because film consumption was too high.

“The high-capacity Beumer system pulls a 40-micron thin film hood over the pallet of corrugated cases,” says Rotkappchen’s Joachim Engler. “Optimally packaged, the cases are protected against damage during transport and reach the customer in perfect condition. Moreover, two different pallet sizes can be packaged with this multi-format system. The change is semiautomatic and it is not necessary to retrofit the system. This positions us nicely for future requirements.”

To confirm the stability and reliability of loads packed with the Beumer stretch hood M, Beumer and Rotkappchen joined with Dekra, a leading expert on safety, quality, and environmental protection, to perform different driving tests under extreme conditions. The results were favorable, and in March 2013, Beumer was awarded a contract including supply, installation, and commissioning of the high-capacity packaging systems.

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