Since being founded in 2008, Ye Sung Corp in Janghang-Dong near the South Korean capital of Seoul has grown to become a highly specialised packaging supplier, whose principal customers are small to mid-size companies that are active in a wide range of market segments, along with major players from the pharmaceuticals industry.
South Korean employees work longer hours than their counterparts in most other OECD member nations. However, following labour law amendments that came into effect in July 2021, a maximum working time of 52 hours per week now applies in all companies with five or more employees. In order to keep the performance of the operation at a high level, Ye Sung put the Allpro 70 folder-gluer into operation in March. The new machine contributes to faster turnaround times for individual jobs, and ensures that work processes proceed without problems despite the limited space available.
Interestingly, word of such an investment gets around quickly. Since commissioning the Allpro 70, Ye Sung has attracted a whole series of new orders.
Even after just a few weeks of use, production output at Ye Sung increased by more than 30% thanks to the new machine. Overtime could be reduced and employee satisfaction rose in equal measure. Weekend shifts have become a thing of the past.
Jaewan Kim, CEO, Ye Sung Corp, explains, “The additional folder-gluer line has made us better able to group similar carton designs and sizes on individual machines, which saves makeready time and boosts production output. Work processes have been streamlined to a considerable extent, and the lead time from confirmation of an order through to shipping of the processed products is now also shorter.”
Left to right: William Shin and Jaehoon Jo (Koenig & Bauer), Hyunho Park, Hyeonu Lee, Junggi Lee, Jaewan Kim (CEO), Hongjun Jeon, Haesung Jung.
