Plastic Packaging Producer Modernises Bensheim Plant
Sanner is modernising its plant in Bensheim, Germany. With a focus on optimising logistics, infrastructure and energy efficiency, it will include a central transport corridor to improve the flow of goods as well as a technical services centre with a power/heat cogeneration system. The modernised facility will provide clearly defined production zones along with structural improvements in the GMP production environment. Scheduled for completion in June 2013, the new construction will cost €4 million.
The modernisation of the building complex located at Sanner headquarters in Bensheim Auerbach follows a comprehensive design developed exclusively for this plant. Focusing on environmental sustainability, one of the main objectives is to optimise material flow and ensure energy-efficient production across the entire value chain. "We have continuously expanded and modernised our site since the 1960s,” said Sanner CEO Holger Frank. “In the past, the renovations took place in stages. This more comprehensive construction project will close the gaps in our overall logistics and infrastructure.”
In the future, a transport corridor will provide a central infrastructure axis across the 30,000 m2 site. The complete supply chain, from goods receiving to product delivery, will be integrated along this north-south axis. The separate production facilities will be connected to the infrastructure axis in a modular system organised according to the different production stages and product types. This will shorten supply lines and make production processes leaner.
A new building services centre with a power/heat cogeneration system will help counteract rising energy prices. The excess heat from two gas-powered generators is converted into cooling air and process refrigeration as required. This method generates 50% of the required energy with gas. “These measures will help us reduce the risk of price increases for electrical power,” explained Frank.
Construction plans include a central receiving point and optimised utilisation of production space. The company’s Bensheim site includes administrative and storage buildings along with the main production operations. All of the construction work is scheduled for completion by June 2013. “The comprehensive renovation of our main plant will prepare us for the future and ensure that we can maintain our position as an innovative market and technology leader,” concluded Frank.
Sanner GmbH, +49 6251 938 0, info@sanner.de, www.sanner.de.