DS Smith is upgrading production facilities at the Danish factory in Grenaa with a strategic investment of up to DKK 100 million. The investment is intended to strengthen DS Smith's industrial capacity in Denmark and increase competitiveness in Northern Europe by delivering higher precision, more consistent quality and more efficient production to customers who are increasingly using automated packaging and logistics lines.
The core of the investment is the installation of a new advanced rotary die cutting line for flexo printing and die cutting of corrugated cardboard.
The new line with five printing units, the Göpfert Rotary Die Cutter 16/28 High Board Line, represents the latest technology in packaging production by combining servo-driven technology, vacuum sheet transport and automatic register control. The machine ensures very high accuracy throughout the production process, and allows for faster changeovers, more complex punching and more stable operation, according to DS Smith.
“We see a clear development where more customers are automating their packaging and logistics processes. This places significantly higher demands on consistent quality and precision in the packaging. With the investment, we strengthen our ability to deliver solutions that work seamlessly in customers’ automated flows. Both today and in the future,” says Kristian Eriksen, Sales Director at DS Smith Denmark.
Investing in a changing market
With the new line, DS Smith expects to increase capacity at the Grenaa factory by up to 15 million m² of corrugated cardboard per year. This will contribute to shorter and more stable delivery times and increased robustness in supply to both Danish and Nordic customers.
The new rotary die-cutting line, which opens up advanced printing and die-cutting solutions and can support the development of packaging that is optimized for customers' supply chains and automated packaging handling, is also designed to deliver more stable production and higher precision, which can reduce material waste.
