SportOkay.com

In 2020, Plankensteiner ordered their first CVP Impack Automated Packaging Solution, and by October, Sparck’s experts had the machine up and running within three days of arrival. Whether it’s an out- door jacket, trail running shoes or a foldable hiking pole, the CVP Impack is designed to handle both single- or multi-item orders of hard or soft goods. The packaging process is extremely fast, taking just sec- onds to complete. With the machine now successfully in use for several months, CEO Plankensteiner is feeling positive. “The system is efficient and very reliable. We’re already see- ing the benefits of the savings,“ says Plankensteiner. According to his figures, corrugate consumption has fallen by around 30 percent, while the transport volume has been reduced by more than 20 percent. Even more important are the benefits it provides in terms of staffing. On peak days, which are usually Mondays, employees used to pack up to 2,000 parcels manually. To- day, SportOkay.com needs just two staffers in the packing area – leaving the rest of the employees availa- ble for other, higher-value tasks.

Plankensteiner describes himself as “very satisfied” – not just with the throughput of the system, but also with the support. In addition, with the integration of the CVP Impack, SportOkay.com has had no issues complying with social distancing rules in the dispatch area during the COVID-19 pandemic. “In the past, the eight employees working at the manual packing tables were some- times less than two metres apart. Now we have just two employees working on a 25-metre-long ma- chine,” explains Plankensteiner.