In the matter of only three months, Fisker supplied and installed a complete packaging plant producing bales of animal bedding to Hjortkvarn Timber. The customer is extremely satisfied with both the plant and the delivery time.
The Swedish Hjortkvarn Timber AS is a large sawmill and planing mill, primarily working with pine. The processing of the wood produces a large amount of residual material in the form of wood shavings, which Hjortkvarn Timber would previously on-sell for a symbolic amount.
New market
In the autumn of 2015, Hjortkvarn Timber decided to expand its sales and production to include bales of animal bedding, as this would allow the company to increase its earnings by adding value to the wood shavings. “We used to on-sell the wood shavings at a minimal profit,” says CEO Erik Tamm from Hjortkvarn Timber. “The new solution for processing and packaging of the wood shavings for animal bedding targets a completely new market. Today, we operate two shifts at the plant and experience a decent demand for our new product.”
Complete packaging plant
Fisker Skanderborg was responsible for supplying and installing the entire new packaging line at Hjortkvarn Timber. “Wood shavings enter the system at one end, and large bales of animal bedding come out at the other,” says Sales Director Peter M. Henningsen from Fisker. “The plant includes a large material intake system, an accumulation container, a hydraulic press, a fully automatic stretch foil system and a fully automatic robotic system for palletising”.
Hjortkvarn Timber has not yet concluded a service agreement for the plant with Fisker, but according to Erik Tamm the company plans to do so, as an agreement for regular service and maintenance of the packaging line would prevent most breakdowns.
Prompt delivery
Erik Tamm is very satisfied with the company’s collaboration with Fisker. “We were particularly impressed by the speed with which Fisker could supply the right solution,” says Erik Tamm. “We were able to start production on the plant less than three months from placing the order. We are very satisfied with the solution Fisker has supplied.