Laser cutting systems boost shopping trolley production

摘要

Following the installation of a BLM LT712D laser tube cutting system, shopping-trolley manufacturer Wanzl have reported a substantial increase in productivity. Established in 1918, Wanzl is a leading producer of supermarket shopping trolleys and has a daily output of over 7,000 trolleys, manufactured at its facilities in Kirchheim, Germany. The trolleys are manufactured from around 7.5 million metres of tube a year. The company also manufactures significant numbers of luggage trolleys, and in 2003 supplied 11,000 to Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, the largest order ever placed by an international airport. Wanzl operates two manufacturing facilities in Germany (Leipheim and Kirchheim), where it has gained great benefits from the incorporation of BLM Adige laser tube cutting systems into its production process.