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Reer Safety Packaging

SUCCESS STORY

Advancing ReeR Safety’s sustainability goals with award‑winning packaging for safety light curtains

The Challenge
ReeR’s safety light curtains are narrow, elongated devices that can reach up to two metres in length, making them difficult to package securely and sustainably. Traditional packaging relied on multiple materials including plastic components, complicating recycling and increasing environmental impact. The challenge was to maintain full product protection, traceability and durability while significantly improving recyclability and reducing logistics inefficiencies.
ReeR Safety Light Curtain
ReeR Safety Light Curtain Packaging
The Approach
Smurfit Westrock partnered with the ReeR Safety team to redesign its packaging using a single, fully recyclable corrugated material. Plastic straps were replaced with paper‑based fitments, and internal structures were optimised to protect the units’ fragile components securely. In addition to the more sustainable material choice, the packaging footprint was reduced by 45%, improving pallet density and lowering transport‑related emissions across the supply chain.
ReeR Safety Light Curtain Packaging
The Result
The new packaging is lighter, easier to handle and more efficient to transport, reducing shipments and emissions. Most importantly, it proves that thoughtful engineering choices can deliver measurable environmental benefits while upholding the highest industrial safety standards. The initiative earned industry recognition with an award at the CONAI Call for Ecodesign 2025.
ReeR Safety Light Curtain Packaging Awards

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