Founded in 1955, the firm of Weidenhammer today has seven production sites in Europe, employs 700 people and has an annual turnover of € 100 million, making it one of the world's leading manufacturers of composite cans, drums, luxury tubes and products made of single faced corrugated board. Here at the Belgium site, all flavours of the famous Procter&Gamble Pringles cans are being produced for the European and Asian market.

Easy to order flexibility

The enormous variety of flavours and diversity in packaging for the different markets forces Weidenhammer to have maximum flexibility in their production lines. On average, 1 million cans per day leave the site in Mechelen, Belgium.

Mr. A. Smith, Technical Director Weidenhammer Belgium, explains: "as we have a large amount of technical knowledge in our company, we already knew exactly what we were looking for. Our conveyor specialist, Hans Fuchs, built up all production lines and we designed and build in-house the conveyor control systems. We needed an international partner that could supply us with a flexible, modular and easy to order solution."

Support + service = value for money

First of all, the flexibility of the FlexLink system and the global presence of the company have been identified by Weidenhammer as being significant advantages. But that is not all: "FlexLink has a clear catalogue and order support tools, like FlexCad, that are perfect for a company like ours where a big part of the production lines are designed and decided upon in-house, says Andy Smith. We wanted a partner who understands our needs, helps us with the implementation and who is able to guarantee a good service level. For us, FlexLink definitely represents a good cost effective solution!"

Both companies being innovative and dynamic in their approach, the future will no doubt hold many interesting opportunities for close cooperation!