Project description DEENESFRITPL Sustainable new packaging system ready to roll Packaging, especially expanded polystyrene (EPS), is a major challenge to sustainability and a carbon-neutral future. The Agil Packaging System (APS) project offers a new way to package bulky household appliances that doesn't rely on massive quantities of EPS – air-filled bubbles made from multilayer film. The all-in-one APS system can be installed at the end of a manufacturing line, and offers a 30 % cost saving compared to EPS packaging. The system is flexible (packaging is custom-made and produced on demand), has a lower carbon footprint than EPS, and the multilayer film can be easily recycled. The system has been prototyped and is now ready to be optimised in clients' plants. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective Agil Packaging System, S.L. (AGILPACK) reinvents the Major Household Appliances Packaging System (refrigerators, washing machines, dishwashers) replacing Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) with alveolar bubble wrap packaging pieces made from a new type of material: multilayer film.AGILPACK has developed the patented APS flexible system with the following characteristics: replaces packaging solutions using EPS with a new concept based on Bubble Multilayer Film; packaging comprises a set of three-dimensional parts formed by airtight bubbles made from film; it is a complete system including parts design software and machinery, installed at the end of client’s line.The Advantages for clients of APS system compared to actual ones are: APS solution has 30% lower cost than conventional EPS packaging; it is a flexible system because alveolar plastic bubble film parts are custom-made, on-site and on demand; it has a much better sustainability and lower carbon footprint; its easy recyclability leads to a circular economy solution; it helps companies comply with the increasingly stringent regulatory laws of cities and EU for EPS use.Wrapping bubble alveolar film parts have been produced and tested, a software for parts design and calculation has been designed, machine modules prototypes have been developed and tested and the system is ready for optimization at industrial pilot level in a client’s plant.The market target is the bulky white line household appliances packaging sector accounting for more than €177 million in EU and €2.3 billion worldwide.APS highly scalable system will allow AGILPACK, by 2024, to be servicing 16 clients’ plants and to reach a total turnover of €50.9 million. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness modelsengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and filmssocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economysocial scienceslaw Programme(s) H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs Main Programme H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges H2020-EU.2.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies Topic(s) EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020 - SME instrument Call for proposal H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1 Funding Scheme SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1 Coordinator AGIL PACKAGING SYSTEM S.L. Net EU contribution € 50 000,00 Address Poligono ollokilanoa avenida roncesvalles n20 31620 Huarte Spain See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Noreste Comunidad Foral de Navarra Navarra Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 21 429,00
