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25 February 2011   -   Belgian Post Office and Engels scooter box
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Piaggio Benelux BV signed a contract in June this year with the Belgian postal delivery company De Post. In 2006, at least 700 new Piaggio scooters will be supplied, and a further 1400 are expected to be delivered in 2007. Each scooter has to be equipped with a lockable plastic box for carrying the mail.

Tough specifications

De Post has specified that the scooter box must have a minimum capacity of 50 litres, but not much more to prevent structural overloading. The scooter box must be accessible from the rear, and have a cylinder lock. The unladen weight of the scooter boxes must not be more than 10 kg, and yet the box needs to be very hard-wearing, due to the intensive daily use. Delivery time was also very important: in July 2006, the first Piaggio scooters including the new scooter box were due to be delivered to De Post in July 2006.

Collaboration between Piaggio and Engels

Piaggio Benelux BV contacted Engels Logistiek BV, due to its previous experience with the production of scooter boxes, which were mostly supplied to restaurants that offer home delivery. In very close collaboration with Piaggio, Engels Logistiek BV has now developed a scooter box which meets all the requirements imposed by De Post and Piaggio. Engels opted for the rotomoulding production technique.

Rotomoulding production technique

Rotomoulding is a relatively little-known production process in which an aluminium or steel mould is filled with plastic powder. When the mould is heated in an oven, this turns (or rotates) slowly on 2 axes. The plastic powder fuses evenly against the walls of the mould. Afterwards, the mould is cooled, the product is removed, and out comes a stress-relieved, seamless and impact-resistant product. The mould costs for rotomoulding are relatively low. That makes it suitable for developing new products to be made in batches of just a few hundred upwards!

Afterwards, the mould is cooled, the product is removed, and out comes a stress-relieved, seamless and impact-resistant product. The mould costs for rotomoulding are relatively low. That makes it suitable for developing new products to be made in batches of just a few hundred upwards!

 Case study: Belgian Post Office and Engels scooter box