“The expanded partnership is advancing the corrugated board industry. Together with BHS Corrugated, we are creating a unique model that better attunes the belt to the machine, and offers the end customer optimized performance,” says Dominik Braun, Key Market Manager Corrugated & Pulp for Paper at the GKD Group.
The two market leaders from Germany, GKD – Gebr. Kufferath AG and BHS Corrugated Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH, extend their partnership through the adoption of the GKD corrugator belt BLUEBACKER for Double Facer machines of BHS Corrugated as an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). This new symbiosis of machine and belt sets a new standard and enables future technology innovations.
“GKD and BHS Corrugated are already united by a very strong cooperation built up over many years, which the industry values highly as a guarantee of supply and production reliability,” says Dr. Stephan Kufferath, Board Member of the GKD Group
“This new level in our partnership provides us with excellent opportunities to further expand our market shares in the corrugated board segment. The fact that a leading industry solution provider like BHS Corrugated has opted for the BLUEBACKER confirms our performance as innovators in the field of process belts.”
GKD develops and produces process belts made of metal mesh, synthetic mesh, and spiral mesh. BHS Corrugated Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH is the leading solution provider in the corrugated board industry. With the development and market launch of the BLUEBACKER corrugator belt at the end of 2019, GKD once again proved its expertise as a leader in innovative solutions made of metal mesh, synthetic mesh, and spiral mesh.
Various belt types are available for drying and steam evaporation of corrugated board. Each base material – whether spiral belts, needle felt, or corrugator belts made from heavy mesh – has its own specific advantages and disadvantages.
GKD’s next move was to create a corrugator belt for Double Facers – one that combines the best features of different belt types and removes their drawbacks. This was successfully achieved with the BLUEBACKER. Thanks to its outstanding performance, the BLUEBACKER was presented with the German Innovation Award 2023.
From now on, the Düren-based innovation leader will be the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for new and existing Double Facers from BHS Corrugated, supplying the BLUEBACKER as upper and lower belt. Customers can buy the belts from BHS Corrugated on a price-per-meter basis or by the unit. It is also possible to purchase the BLUEBACKER directly from GKD.
GKD Group
As a privately owned technical weaving mill, GKD – Gebr. Kufferath AG is the global market leader for metallic mesh, synthetic mesh, and spiral mesh solutions. Since 1925, the company has provided solutions for a large number of application areas in the fields of: Architecture & Design, Industry & Filtration, Process Belts, and Mining Equipment.
In all of these segments, GKD strives to make a key contribution to a healthier, cleaner, and safer world. With headquarters in Germany, six other production sites in the US, South Africa, China, India, and Chile, as well as branches in France, Spain, and representatives all over the world, GKD is never far from its customers or markets.
Further information: www.gkd-group.com
BHS Corrugated Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH
BHS Corrugated Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH is the leading solution provider in the corrugated board industry, with more than 3,200 employees at its headquarters in Weiherhammer, Germany, and sites in more than 20 countries worldwide. As a lifecycle partner, BHS Corrugated is consistently strong in its entire range of products and services: from development and production to installation and maintenance to a variety of innovative service solutions in the areas of corrugating rolls, individual machines, complete corrugated board production systems, Industry 4.0, logistics, and, in the future, the integration of digital printing into the corrugated board production system.
Digitalization – primarily for the optimization of process parameters and the improvement of automation levels and production efficiency – has long been the central Corrugated 4.0 topic at BHS Corrugated. In order to meet customer requirements as precisely as possible and always be at the cutting edge of technology, BHS Corrugated reinvests almost five percent of its revenue in research and development.
In addition to its core business, BHS Corrugated supports various social projects, such as the family foundation Angels for Children (AFC) or the Lars and Christian Engel (LUCE) Foundation, which is committed to promoting technological and economic development in the region.
Further information: www.bhs-world.com
corruga.expert
