FachPack in Nuremberg is to all packaging companies what CeBIt is to the consumer electronics and computer industry. The trade fair event of the year gave us the opportunity to showcase our entire range of products across a stand spanning 400 m2 and to present our new catalogue hot off the press. A particular stand-out feature of our stand at this year's FachPack was the way that the space was split right down the middle with a gangway which we incorporated into the stand design by installing our 20 m2 white show area there which this time was left in the very capable hands of our 6 trainees who came with us. They were in change of demonstrating how to use our tool boxes, protective cases and hand trolleys to interested passers-by. As usual, barista Fabian Schmid impressed visitors with his magical cappuccino skills and, as a consolation for the fact that our guests weren't able to take his playful and delicious treats back home with them, they received the “WachMacher (Pick-Me-Up) – the AUER take-away coffee experience”. Despite the fact that this time it felt as though there were fewer streams of visitors at the trade fair we still managed to make a lot of new contacts again at our stand.
AUER Packaging has won this year’s iF Design Award. The coveted design prize has been awarded annually since 1953 and is considered one of the world's most important awards for outstanding design achievements. Both the assortment boxes and the tool boxes were awarded a prize. This increases the number of awards won by the company to four. The panel of judges, consisting of 58 design, industry and architecture experts, praised the consistently clear design of the assortment and tool boxes, and the simultaneous optimisation of product functionality. Auer Packaging won the “Packaging” category against 320 competitors. Overall, the panel evaluated 5,575 submissions from 59 countries.
The company has recently expanded its range of small-load containers with a new product size, the Maxi-KLT 12415 (120 x 40 x 14.7 cm). KLT containers are not only used extensively in the automotive industry – the special containers are also increasingly used in various industries with a high degree of automation. Due to their specific quality and functionality characteristics, the KLT containers support highly automated production processes.
The AUER Packaging product range will be further expanded in the area of small-volume plastic packaging: Screw-top tins that are food-safe and stackable by type will be available from the start of 2017. A special highlight is the version with comfort handle, which makes opening and closing as well as carrying the tins easier, especially for small hands. A two-component lid seals the tins reliably. In one version, the seal is integrated into the interior of the lid, while another version comes with a separate inner lid. The tamper-evident closure seals valuable products safely and clearly until the first opening.
For the twelfth year in a row, packaging specialist AUER Packaging recorded above-average sales growth in 2015. Turnover increased by a further 10% compared with the previous year (€76 million), reaching €84 million at the end of the fiscal year. AUER Packaging anticipates another year of record turnover for the next fiscal year at around €90 million. Repeat large-scale orders from car manufacturers such as VW, Audi and BMW, as well as Robert Bosch, Schaeffler and MAN, are making a key contribution to fuelling continued company growth.
Construction work on another production hall and on a logistics hall with fully-automated high rack storage started in summer 2016. As stated by Robert Auer, “The expansion of production capacities on the Amerang site represents an important milestone in our continued growth.”
AUER Packaging will present the new “System Boxes” product line for the first time at FachPack 2015. Consisting of several product groups, from tool boxes through to assortment boxes and transportation aids, this product line provides systematic order in a wide variety of applications.
Thanks to its exceptional range of accessories, system boxes can be used across many industry sectors and adapted to individual needs. Prototypes are currently being exhibited at all upcoming trade fairs at which AUER Packaging is represented. The market launch for the full product family is scheduled for 2016. More information is available at #
AUER Packaging continues to grow: In June 2015, another production hall with an area of around 3,000 m² was commissioned at the Amerang site. This means AUER Packaging now has a total covered hall area of around 56,000 m².
In the long term, 14 injection moulding machines will provide additional production capacities in the new production hall. At present, the Amerang plant focuses on the manufacture of thin-wall food packaging. Further expansion of this site is already in the planning phase.
It was the strict adherence to delivery schedules and reliability, combined with the exceptional price/performance ratio, that won over the Volkswagen Group. Germany's number-one car manufacturer recently ordered more than a million KLT containers from AUER Packaging, which are designed specifically for the automotive industry! The plastics specialist AUER, based in Amerang in Bavaria, passed this logistical test with flying colours, producing and delivering the ordered goods in the usual outstanding material and workmanship quality with clockwork precision.
Robert Auer, founder and owner of the company, considers the successful processing of this major order to be a testament to his company's flexibility and performance: thanks to continuous improvements in the organisational and product structures, orders of just a single unit to more than a million units can now be processed to our customers' full satisfaction.
There was an excellent atmosphere among the 2,700 or so exhibitors and 175,000 visitors in the 19 halls of the booked-out Düsseldorf exhibition centre for this year's interpack, the world's largest packaging technology trade fair. interpack 2014 set a new visitor record with this figure.
This positive, dynamic mood was also felt at the AUER Packaging stand; visitors showed a keen interest in the exhibits on display. As a new feature in the range, AUER Packaging presented the classic Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC), which consists of a plastic container with a metal frame and an integrated pallet, made of wood or plastic according to requirements. We have captured a few impressions of interpack 2014 for you in a video and a photo gallery.
AUER products and innovations in action: if you missed AUER Packaging's appearance at this year's IFAT in Munich, one of the world's leading trade fairs for the water and sewage industry, then you should definitely watch our video, which was created at our exhibition stand.
