Hagleitner Hygiene International GmbH – Flexible Production of Detergents
Trade of lavatory hygiene products has been the basis for today’s world wide operating Hagleitner group. Over 600 products in the fields of lavatories-, sanitary-, disinfection-, laundry-, floor-, and universal hygiene guarantee the delivery of the appropriate product for each requirement.
Via six sites Hagleitner Hygiene Österreich GmbH serves 45.000 clients on the Austrian market. The head quarter is located in Zell am See / Salzburg. By now Hagleitner Hygiene International GmbH together with its subsidiaries in Germany, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia and Hungary serves international markets in 55 countries.
Alongside innovative and multiple awarded dispenser systems also detergents are developed and produced by Hagleitner. Massive expansion required the construction of a new production plant. Despite opportunities in the new EU countries company director Hans Georg Hagleitner commits himself to the location Austria. Discussions and workshops were held aiming to find an engineering partner who reflects the essential criteria – Innovation and Quality – in its plant design activities. Therefore VTU Engineering was chosen.
A number of criteria represented a challenging project:
The range of products containing 110 articles, mainly liquid but also pasty substances and powders
The dosing of approximately 250 components ranging from just a few kilograms up to 2 tons according to the respective charge.
These components are delivered in a huge number of different configurations. The storage utilises 35m3 vessels but also small containers.
A sophisticated logistics system has to guarantee a smooth production process. The most complex product demands the automatic metering of up to 20 components. In some cases the content of solvents requires an Ex-capable production line.
During the concept phase a design optimal balancing automation, flexibility an investment had to be elaborated. Following a basic engineering the project handling for each plant section had been tendered.
