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The installation of the 2800 mm Fosber S/Line 420 corrugator, nicknamed as Rocky at the plant, has been going on since last autumn. Test runs began in February. Thanks to colleagues for a great timelapse that says more than a thousand words
“Today was the official handover of the new corrugator from Fosber S.p.A. to Model CZ in Nymburk. It was impressive to see the further development of our Nymburk plant. Congratulations and many thanks to Josef Chalupný, Petr Benda, Jaroslav Šulc and to the Model CZ Team!” comments
“What a day for Model Group plant in Nymburk!” shares Katerina Krumpochova, Corporate Communications, . “Our owner and CEO, Dr. Daniel Model together with Fosber S.p.A. CEO Marco Bertola formally launched our Rocky – the new corrugator.
“My takeaways from the event? We have an amazing team of professional colleagues, going the extra mile when needed, making things happen. And a very charismatic and entertaining owner/CEO whose speech made my eyes well up.”
Fosber S/Line 420 replaced the old 2500 mm corrugator, increasing the plant production capacity by 40% to more than 200m sqm of corrugated board per year. The new machine is 25% faster and enables the production of cardboard up to 280 cm wide.
“The device has many functions that will allow us to be better prepared and equipped for Industry 4.0. At the same time, it is yet another step towards a higher degree of digitization and automation of our processes,” says Josef Chalupný, COO of Model Obaly.
“I greatly appreciate the work of the entire project team, as well as the cooperation with the main equipment supplier, Fosber Group. The project started on schedule and without major problems. We can thus offer our customers even better packaging solutions from our own production of corrugated cardboard.”
As part of the new machine installation project, it was necessary to implement a number of supporting projects, such as installing completely new central distributions of air, steam, water and electricity. Furthermore, new logistics systems were set up, the dispatch area was moved, a new boiler room and light fuel oil storage tanks were built as an alternative to gas and many other projects.
The total investment in this project exceeded CZK 400m (€17m).
The Model Nymburk facility was the group’s first plant built on a green field. The foundation stone was laid in 1995. In 1996, the plant already employed 86 people and produced a total of 20m sqm of corrugated cardboard.
In 2022, 220 employees worked at the plant, and the annual production of corrugated cardboard reached 150m sqm.
gofro.expert
Photos by Model Group
