From the Sector

BUFF®, ein Anbieter von Kopfbedeckungen und Schlauchtüchern, setzt sein Engagement für die Umwelt fort und schließt sich mit CoolNet UV® der Initiative 1% For The Planet an.

Konzipiert für sportliche Aktivitäten bei Sonnenschein und hohen Temperaturen bietet CoolNet UV® UV-Schutz mit einem UPF von 50. Die Produktion erfolgt zu 95 Prozent aus recycelten Materialien wie Plastikflaschen am BUFF®-Hauptsitz in Barcelona. Insgesamt konnte Buff® bis heute mehr als 47 Millionen Flaschen recyceln und in hochwertige Materialien weiterverwerten. Das CoolNet UV® ist zudem mit der innovativen HeiQ-Kühltechnologie und antibakterieller Technologie von Polygiene ausgestattet, um Outdoor-Fans während intensiver Aktivitäten kühl und trocken zu halten.

Seit der Unternehmensgründung 1992 unterstützt BUFF® Organisationen wie Protect Our Winters oder die European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA), die sich für die Zukunft unseres Planeten einsetzen. Mit der Teilnahme an 1% For The Planet macht BUFF® einen weiteren Schritt in die richtige Richtung, indem die Marke mit gleichgesinnten Unternehmen mit einem gemeinsamen Ziel zusammenarbeitet: Menschen und Natur zu unterstützen.

With over 5,000 tailored installations for a range of industries installed in over 60 countries, Eton Systems, headquartered in Gånghester, Sweden, has established a reputation as a clear leader in the field of complete material handling systems.

At ITMA 2019 in Barcelona from June 20-26th, the company will be demonstrating a complete installation based on a future production concept, with advanced software providing real-time information covering every aspect of the process.

“Our systems are a natural fit with the major Industry 4.0 networked manufacturing plants that are now being constructed worldwide for sectors such as the garment and home textiles manufacturing and automotive industries,” says Eton’s Sales and Commercial Director Roger Ryrlén. “We have had a very busy last 12 months, with more major projects in the pipeline. We understand, however, that one solution does not fit all situations, which is why we think in terms of custom-made solutions matched to specific customer needs. Buying a system from us, is buying a solution and a partnership. Each system includes support, service, training and knowledge built on more than 70 years of experience. When a customer invests in an Eton System the increased efficiency normally results in savings of between 40-60%.”

A typical system consists of overhead conveyors with individually-addressable product carriers which automatically steer their way through programmed operation sequences. They are monitored by a computer providing all the necessary data for optimally measuring and managing processes. The systems are also highly flexible and can be rapidly modified to changes in the production line or the need for expansion.

Options for smart factories
Eton’s Flexible Productivity Concept (FPC) is based on two system platforms with a wide range of options, including:

• Multiple rails for sorting at workstations.
• Buffering
• Automatic loading devices, pick-ups and work delivery robots.
• Bridges and elevators that link systems and floors.
• Historical links to products after completion.
• Module-based software.

Via an addressable product carrier, an Eton system transports all the components of a complete product through the manufacturing process.

Eton Systems will be at stand A214, in Hall 2 at the Barcelona exhibition.

With seven more laundries certified this month, UniFirst Corp. has widened its lead among multi-location uniform service companies in achieving the Hygienically Clean Food Safety designation, as 30 facilities now have reached this milestone. The July additions included the company’s first such achievements in Nevada, New York and Wisconsin after UniFirst plants were already certified in 16 states and the Canadian province of British Columbia.
This achievement reflects UniFirst’s commitment to best management practices (BMPs) in laundering as verified by third-party on-site inspection and their capability to produce hygienically clean textiles as quantified by ongoing microbial testing.

The certification confirms a laundry’s dedication to compliance and processing garments and other textile products using BMPs as described in its quality assurance documentation, the focal point for TRSA inspectors’ evaluation of critical control points that minimize risk.
This process eliminates subjectivity by focusing on outcomes and results that verify textiles cleaned in these facilities meet appropriate hygienically clean standards and BMPs for servicing animal processing, dairies, fruit/vegetable, bakeries, grain and other food and beverage industry segments.
UniFirst facilities certified in July are in Ontario, CA; Las Vegas, NV; Buffalo, NY; Amarillo, Austin and Houston, TX; and Wisconsin Rapids, WI. States with previously Hygienically Clean Food Safety certified UniFirst laundries (one each except where noted) are CA (2) CO, CT, FL (2), GA, MA, MD, NC (4), NH (2), NJ, OK, PA, SC, TX (5), UT and VA.