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Schib Packaging, one of BW Flexible Systems\u2019 flexible packaging brands, is lending a CO-50 flow wrapper machine to an Italian-based contractor, at no cost, to package face masks meant to help combat the spread of COVID-19. Schib is located in northern Italy, an area hit hard by the coronavirus, and because the manufacturer has been designated as an essential supplier to both food and non-food industries, its factory has been running at full production to keep up with demand.<\/p>\n
Around the world, manufacturers have been stepping up to produce personal protective equipment, even refitting existing production lines for this new task. When Schib’s leadership team learned a local business was manufacturing much-needed face masks for the global market, everyone wanted to help.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring a call with Fharid Peron, our Italian sales executive, we learned that there was a contractor near Malo, Italy, where we are based, that was converting his production of textile-finishing products to the production of face masks,\u201d said Alessandro Stiffan, Schib\u2019s General Manager. \u201cHe contacted Fharid to understand if it was possible to package the face masks. His intention was not to purchase the machine, but he wondered if there was anything we could do to help.
\n\u201cKnowing the huge need for masks in Italy at that time, I didn\u2019t think twice,\u201d Stiffan continued. \u201cWe already had the availability of a Schib CO-50 machine\u2014a good fit for packaging face masks.\u201d
\nPeron reached out with a loan for use agreement that provided the flow wrapper free of charge. The equipment currently is installed and running in the Italian production facility.
\n\u201cI\u2019m so happy that we could lend one of our packaging machines to support a local initiative in the production of face masks,\u201d said Peron. \u201cAnd, I\u2019m proud to be part of a team that is trying to make a difference during these very difficult times.\u201d
\n\u201cThis was a chance for us to contribute to our community during this unprecedented time,\u201d Stiffan emphasized. \u201cThis also was a clear application of Barry-Wehmiller\u2019s Guiding Principles of Leadership and our Global Safety Vision, which call upon us to foster caring and safe practices within our families and communities, and measure our success by the way we touch the lives of people. It is a tiny contribution, but every bit helps when there is an emergency.\u201d
\nBW Flexible Systems creates flexible packaging solutions by bringing together some of the industry’s most trusted and innovative brands, including Hayssen, Rose Forgrove, Sandiacre, Schib, Simionato, SYMACH and others. BW Flexible Systems is one of several Barry- Wehmiller companies represented in BW Packaging Systems, which brings together the collective packaging capabilities of Accraply, BW Flexible Systems, BW Integrated Systems, Pneumatic Scale Angelus and Synerlink.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Schib Packaging, one of BW Flexible Systems\u2019 flexible packaging brands, is lending a CO-50 flow wrapper machine to an Italian-based contractor, at no cost, to package face masks meant to help combat the spread of COVID-19. Schib is located in northern Italy, an area hit hard by the coronavirus, and because the manufacturer has been […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55872,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n