This customer was experiencing problems with corrosion and packaging damage that they received from some sub suppliers in Italy. As Nefab is a supplier to them in the US, Nefab Italy was asked to come up with a solution to these problems.
The packaging solutions used by different suppliers comprised of an external protection such as wooden crates or low quality plywood crates and internal protection. This inner packaging included, in some cases, corrosion protection in the form of desiccants and VCI paper or bags (VCI is a substance that slows down a chemical reaction and prevents moisture from reaching the metallic surface). The VCI protection used, however, held a much lower quality than what Nefab could offer through its global agreements.
The solution that Nefab came up with was a combination of using plywood boxes (Nefab ExPak) and higher quality VCI bags. This proved to be an optimal solution that eliminated the corrosion problems that the customer had encountered, and it proved to be the preferred solution for their suppliers.
Customer Benefits from Nefab Packaging
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Stronger packaging solution
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Global competence & knowledge
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Improved grade of packaging supplies
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One source for all packaging products
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Optimal & preferred solution by all involved
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The customer gained several cost advantages through the Nefab approach, including:
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Reduced cost with an estimated value of $250,000 USD in less than 12 months due to the elimination of corrosion problems.
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Saved transportation cost, such as, sending bad components back to the original manufactures and external companies for reworking.