{"id":1855,"date":"2025-04-03T13:12:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T11:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.schaefers-kg.com\/?page_id=1855"},"modified":"2025-07-06T14:02:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T12:02:25","slug":"historie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schaefers-kg.com\/en\/historie\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HISTORY<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Sch\u00e4fers has been active in the market as a manufacturer of transparent packaging since 1960. During this time, we have grown into one of the market leaders in this specialized segment. Our state-of-the-art machinery gives us all the technical capabilities to produce customized and creative packaging from various plastics in the Lower Rhine region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Continuous improvement is our priority. If \"better\" is possible, \"good\" is not good enough<\/strong>; this is our credo, to which our employees are also committed. As a future-oriented family business, values \u200b\u200bsuch as sustainability, long-term perspective, and responsibility are very important to us. This also includes fulfilling our responsibility to the environment through resource-efficient production processes.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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1960<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0 The company Sichtverpackungen Inh. Armin Sch\u00e4fers was founded by the married couple Armin Wolfgang Sch\u00e4fers in Kempen \u2013 St. Hubert with the production and
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the distribution of clear round containers for the company De Beukelaer, Kempen.<\/p>

1965<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Expansion of the manufacturing program with transparent lid boxes.<\/p>

1967<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Relocation to Kempen to larger production facilities.<\/p>

1969<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0 Expansion of the manufacturing program with deep-drawn parts.<\/p>

1971<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0 Investments in semi- and fully automatic machines to expand capacity.<\/p>

1975<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0 Expansion of the manufacturing program to include blister packaging and assembly.<\/p>

1976<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0 Acquisition of industrial land and construction of new office and production facilities in Straelen.<\/p>

1977\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Relocation to the Straelen site<\/p>

1980<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0 Expansion of the production program to include clear folding boxes. Acquisition of a die-cutting machine and a gluing machine from BOBST.<\/p>

1982<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0 Investment in print finishing through the installation of foil screen printing. Purchase of a fully automatic flatbed screen printing machine.<\/p>

1990<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Company handover to Wolfgang Armin Sch\u00e4fer's son.<\/p>

1991<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0 Introduction of IT with network and software development. Acquisition of a CAD system for computer-aided development of packaging designs.<\/p>

1992<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0 Expansion of the blister packaging manufacturing program: \"Everything from a single source\" with the additional service of customer-oriented purchasing, warehousing and logistics.<\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Quality control structure based on ISO 9001.<\/p>

1993<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0 Rebranding of Sichtverpackungs A. Sch\u00e4fers to Wolfgang Sch\u00e4fers Sicht & Wellopack.<\/p>

1998\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Establishing sales activities in England<\/p>

1999<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0 Planning and construction of 2 production and storage halls.<\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Establishment of the company Sch\u00e4fers Sicht & Blisterpack GmbH & Co. KG<\/p>

2001<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0 Occupancy of the new building and reorganization of production.<\/p>

2003<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0 Investment in one of the most modern, fully automatic high-performance gluing machines with integrated packaging and interchangeable adhesive systems.<\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Development of sales activities in Austria and France.<\/p>

2004<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0 Investment in a new IT-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) system with targeted production and cost control, as well as in a sample plotter of the
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 latest generation plus the latest CAD software for 3D visualization via the Internet.<\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Expansion of the gluing system for the production of special packaging.<\/p>

2005\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Purchase of a flatbed die-cutting machine from IBERICA with integrated heating and stripping station.<\/p>

2008\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Investment in a UV screen printing machine from SPS to optimize film finishing.<\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Investment in a fully automatic folding carton gluing machine from VEGA. Max. open blank size 80 x 112 cm. Pre-folding of all
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4 bend lines for improved erection of the clear folding boxes.<\/p>

2009\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Establishment of a southern office with the hiring of a sales representative for southern Germany, Switzerland and Austria.<\/p>

2010\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Purchase of a neighboring property with a production\/storage building. Increase of the total property capacity to 15,000 sq m and production\/storage facilities
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Warehouses covering 4,000 square meters.<\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Investment in a fully automatic high-speed cutting system from WOHLENBERG with programmable cutting settings and cutting optimization.<\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Investment in a new transparent round can production line using ultrasonic welding for cutting to produce highly refined round and oval cans.<\/p>

2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Acquisition of new CAD software for displaying the print layout and video presentation via the web portal to the customer.<\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Investment in two sheet metal bottom sealing machines from LANICO for the production of sheet metal bottoms for clear round cans.<\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Commencement of the production of cardboard round cans and combination cans with foil and cardboard.<\/p>

2014\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Investment in a new merchandise management system with integrated production planning via control center and extended controlling functions.<\/p>

2015\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Investment and expansion of the round can plant through a fully automated OVAL module built in-house.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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