Case study: A special packaging solution for a special personal care product
Last year, Dr. Kurt Wolff GmbH & Co. KG is celebrated its 70th anniversary and the company now employs 330 people. In 2015, the family-run business with the internationally known Alpecin and Plantur brands achieved annual sales of over 200 million euros. In April 2015, the 100 millionth bottle with caffeinated Alpecin left the plant in North Rhine-Westphalia.
In view of increased global sales successes, and with the aim to make its production processes more efficient, the company needed a fully automatic packaging system for its various care products with different bottle sizes. Dr. Kurt Wolff GmbH & Co. KG., the brand manufacturer of hair-care products from Bielefeld, opted for a Schubert top-loading machine (TLM) when restructuring its production and packaging processes. The packaging machine manufacturer from Crailsheim was able to successfully implement all requirements with respect to the special bottle design – achieving a secure package with intelligent pre-grouping. Additionally, the new Schubert system ensures quick format changes for future formats as well.