New module packaging system of Solar-Fabrik AG cuts transport costs by 57%
Improved loading capacity: 504 instead of 320 modules per truck
Freiburg, June 9, 2008
Source: Solar Fabrik AG press release
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Solar-Fabrik has adopted a new packaging system that will deliver immediate and substantial transport cost savings for customers. The new system allows vertical stacking and will accommodate 21 SF 200A series modules per pallet for a total of 504 modules per truck. Compared to 320 modules per truck under the old system, this translates as a huge 57% cost saving. The new, patented system was developed in partnership by Solar-Fabrik AG and the manufacturer of the system. Twenty-one modules are loaded onto the pallet in upright position, secured with plastic corners, wrapped with stretch film and stabilised with strapping tape. The previously used cardboard boxes are no longer necessary. The pallet length (1.20 m) is the same as the length of a Europallet, the width is tailored to the dimension of the module. This allows optimum use of the available truck loading surface.
The new system offers various benefits for Solar-Fabrik customers:
* Optimum use of pallets and truck cuts transport costs by 57%.
* Easier handling: modules no longer have to be lifted out of cardboard boxes.
The unpacking process now involves only two steps, not four.
* Improved security for frame and module: the plastic corners protect both corners and frames prior to mounting.
* Less packaging to dispose of.
* Returns system: free collection of transport corners from client
The new system will initially be introduced for the large series SF 200A modules, and will be extended to the other Solar-Fabrik series during the second half of the year. These modules have smaller widths, so can be stacked in even greater numbers per truckload.