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to come. Thanks to strong verti-
cal integration in production and
regional spare part warehouses,
spare parts at MSK are available
quickly and for the long term.
With self-learning technology
and intelligent sensors as defined
for Industry 4.0, MSK develops
processes that further increase
the life span and readiness of the
machines.

SAVINGS AND HIGH ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
Continuous innovations per-
mit MSK to achieve steady sav-
ings in energy and film with its
packaging systems. An example
is the development of energy-
saving heating systems with low
temperatures and adjustable
heating rods for more efficient
shrink-wrapping. MSK shrink
systems consume up to 15 per
cent less gas than standard sys-
tems. When using the MSK
Shrinkcover, additional savings
of up to 40 per cent are pos-
sible. The MSK electric shrink
frame uses no gas at all. Machine
components such as IE3 motors
in the highest efficiency class or
the reduction of motor output via
the counter-weight principle for
all vertical movement are exam-
ples of technology specifically
designed to save energy. The
use of environmentally harmful
lubricants is sustainably reduced
by avoiding hydraulics. In their
place, MSK systems use hygienic
and maintenance-free time belt
technology. The goal of avoiding
solvents in machine production
has led MSK to introduce the
more environmentally friendly
powder coating with water-based
paints. Not lastly, MSK also
focuses on the resource of space:
palletizing, packaging, and logis-
tics systems are designed to be
compact and can thus stand in
very small spaces, which saves
space in production.
MSK packaging machines
process only polyethylene film.

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