Schütz keeps the
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Industrial Packaging
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Effi ciently stacked: the fi lled Schütz IBCs ensure that space is more effi ciently used in the customer’s central warehouse
he sustainability and product integrity
factors associated with IBCs become
particularly important when the packaging is
used to support industrial supply chains that
are in the spotlight more than others.
That applies to the automotive industry. The
sensitive coatings used on today’s vehicles are
applied in layers that are only a tenth of a
millimetre thick.
It is therefore crucial to avoid any kind of
contamination with surfactant substances, such as
silicone oils and fats. These products frequently
lead to wetting defects in the coating which impair
both the appearance and the perfection and can
also severely compromise the coating’s protective
function. This leads to follow-on processes which
generate considerable additional costs.
A critical issue is that viscous coatings require
stirring before they can be used. However, even the
immersion of a stirrer carries the potential risk of
contamination, and each time the packaging is
opened or closed can also cause contamination,
along with any form of contact with other
equipment.
Schütz has been supplying coatings manufacturer
Karl Wörwag Lack- und Farbenfabrik with IBCs
since 2003. The coating fi rm, headquartered in
Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, develops and produces
July/August 2019
high-quality paints for a wide range of industrial
applications: from vehicle interiors and exteriors to
car bodies, commercial vehicles, household
appliances and the furniture industry.
The relationship with Schütz has grown steadily
over the years. Schütz also works closely with
Samvardhana Motherson Peguform (SMP
Automotive), a major customer of Wörwag. The
specialist for plastics-based components supplies
major automobile manufacturers in Europe, China,
Mexico, Brazil and the USA with ready-coated
bumpers and other car body parts.
Wörwag and SMP were looking to minimise the
risk of contamination during fi lling and subsequent
processing of clear coatings and primers. Schütz
had the ideal packaging: an IBC from the Cleancert
line confi gured to support the process with an
impeller and an S56x4 bung. Thanks to the
integrated impeller, the container can remain
closed throughout the entire supply chain from
fi lling to emptying.
At the same time, the contents can be easily
stirred. Conventional stirrers are no longer required
and the risk of contamination is signifi cantly
reduced. The system is available for all 1,000l and
1,250l Ecobulk types with DN 150 and DN 225
fi lling openings. “These advantages absolutely
convinced us, and that is why we use Schütz’s