{"id":936,"date":"2025-01-10T16:32:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T15:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/weight-reduction\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T14:51:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T12:51:05","slug":"weight-reduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/en\/weight-reduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Weight Reduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"936\" class=\"elementor elementor-936 elementor-935\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34f18ddd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34f18ddd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48598ba0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hero-banner\" data-id=\"48598ba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hero-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-banner\" style=\"--background-color: #F2F3F6;\"><div class=\"hero-banner__content\"><div class=\"hero-banner__content-left\"><ul class=\"semantic-list hero-banner__content-left-breadcrumb\"><li class=\"hero-banner__content-left-breadcrumb-item\"><a class=\"hero-banner__content-left-breadcrumb-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/en\/\">Homepage<\/a><\/li><li class=\"hero-banner__content-left-breadcrumb-item\"><span class=\"hero-banner__content-left-breadcrumb-item-link\">Weight Reduction<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h1 class=\"hero-banner__title\">Our solutions for reducing product weight<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"hero-banner__content-right\"><div class=\"hero-banner__content-right-text\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reducing the weight of your products <strong>simultaneously improves their performance, competitiveness, and environmental impact<\/strong>. Knauf Industries supports you in designing innovative plastic solutions that significantly reduce the weight of your parts and packaging, without compromising their strength or functionality.<\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"buttons-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/en\/contact-us\/\" class=\"button button--primary button--arrow\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\">Speak to an expert<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hero-banner__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"hero-banner__media-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/reduction-poids-header.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"400\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-754dc032 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text_n_media_widget\" data-id=\"754dc032\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text_n_media_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div  class=\"text-media\" >\n            <div class=\"text-media__container\">\n                <div class=\"text-media__media\">\n                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"360\" width=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Expertise-Injection-plastique-barquettes.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"text-media__media-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Expertise-Injection-plastique-barquettes-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Expertise-Injection-plastique-barquettes-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Expertise-Injection-plastique-barquettes-768x362.png 768w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Expertise-Injection-plastique-barquettes-1024x482.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Expertise-Injection-plastique-barquettes.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Expertise-Injection-plastique-barquettes.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Expertise-Injection-plastique-barquettes.png 42w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Expertise-Injection-plastique-barquettes.png 85w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Expertise-Injection-plastique-barquettes.png 170w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Expertise-Injection-plastique-barquettes-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Expertise-Injection-plastique-barquettes-600x283.png 600w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Expertise-Injection-plastique-barquettes-100x100.png 100w, \" \/>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"text-media__content\">\n                    <h2 class=\"text-media__title\">Why is product weight reduction a real issue?<\/h2>\n                    <div class=\"text-media__text\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Faced with increasingly demanding regulatory and environmental contexts, reducing product weight has become an essential strategic lever. <\/span><b>And for several reasons!<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First and foremost, reducing the weight of your products simplifies handling. Lighter parts <\/span><b>are easier to handle, assemble, and transport, improving working conditions for operators and reducing the risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Furthermore, weight reduction lowers production and logistics costs. Less material used, optimized volumes, and lighter transport loads translate directly into savings at every stage of the product lifecycle.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Let's not forget that this is also a major lever <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/en\/plastic-carbon-footprint\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">for reducing your carbon footprint<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><b>Reducing product weight lowers transportation-related emissions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b35b3f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text_n_media_widget\" data-id=\"3b35b3f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text_n_media_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div  class=\"text-media text-media--reverse\" >\n            <div class=\"text-media__container\">\n                <div class=\"text-media__media\">\n                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"360\" width=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/reduction-poids-manutention.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"text-media__media-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/reduction-poids-manutention-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/reduction-poids-manutention-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/reduction-poids-manutention-768x362.png 768w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/reduction-poids-manutention-1024x482.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/reduction-poids-manutention.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/reduction-poids-manutention.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/reduction-poids-manutention.png 42w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/reduction-poids-manutention.png 85w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/reduction-poids-manutention.png 170w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/reduction-poids-manutention-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/reduction-poids-manutention-600x283.png 600w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/reduction-poids-manutention-100x100.png 100w, \" \/>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"text-media__content\">\n                    <h2 class=\"text-media__title\">Knauf Industries&#039; solutions to help you lighten your products<\/h2>\n                    <div class=\"text-media__text\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Convinced that weight reduction is a major challenge for industries today, we integrate this objective from the design phase. Thanks to our expertise in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/en\/manufacturer-of-custom-plastic-parts\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">co-development of custom plastic parts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, we identify the best opportunities to reduce the weight of your products while improving their overall performance. <strong>How is this achieved?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><strong>Replacing heavy materials with plastics<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Replacing traditional materials like metal or wood with plastics is one of the most effective approaches. Thanks to cellular materials such as EPS (expanded polystyrene) or EPP (expanded polypropylene), <strong>it is possible to design significantly lighter parts while maintaining mechanical strength, shock absorption, and thermal or acoustic insulation properties<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This substitution reduces the overall weight of structures while simplifying their design and integrating multiple functions within a single part.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><strong>Reducing packaging weight<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Packaging is a key area for optimization. Our teams are therefore <strong>working on optimizing its design, reducing the amount of material used, and exploring the possibility of integrating or replacing current materials with others<\/strong>. All this is aimed at producing lighter packaging solutions while guaranteeing optimal protection for your products.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d2bd439 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-n-text-card-widget\" data-id=\"5d2bd439\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-n-text-card-widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"itc\" style=\"--background-color:#F2F3F6\">\n                            <h2 class=\"itc__title\">Some commonly used strategies for reducing the weight of your products<\/h2>\n                        <div class=\"itc__items-container \">\n                                    <div class=\"itc__item\">\n                        <div>\n                            \n                                                            <p class=\"itc__item-title h4\">\n                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/24x24.svg\" alt=\" - Icon\" class=\"itc__item-icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/>\n                                                                        Polypropylene shuttle bin                                <\/p>\n                            \n                                                            <p class=\"itc__item-text\">Our lightweight rotation bins optimize transport and simplify logistics.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\" class=\"itc__item-link link link--arrow\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\">Learn more<\/a>                                            <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"itc__item\">\n                        <div>\n                            \n                                                            <p class=\"itc__item-title h4\">\n                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/24x24.svg\" alt=\" - Icon\" class=\"itc__item-icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/>\n                                                                        EPS packaging                                <\/p>\n                            \n                                                            <p class=\"itc__item-text\">Our solutions protect and isolate the most sensitive products.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/en\/expanded-polystyrene\/\" class=\"itc__item-link link link--arrow\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\">Learn more<\/a>                                            <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"itc__item\">\n                        <div>\n                            \n                                                            <p class=\"itc__item-title h4\">\n                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/24x24.svg\" alt=\" - Icon\" class=\"itc__item-icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/>\n                                                                        PPE Air Conditioning Cassette                                <\/p>\n                            \n                                                            <p class=\"itc__item-text\">Our HVAC system solutions optimize your energy performance.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/en\/hvac-domestic-appliances\/\" class=\"itc__item-link link link--arrow\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\">Learn more<\/a>                                            <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"itc__item\">\n                        <div>\n                            \n                                                            <p class=\"itc__item-title h4\">\n                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/24x24.svg\" alt=\" - Icon\" class=\"itc__item-icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/>\n                                                                        Lightweight PPE furniture                                <\/p>\n                            \n                                                            <p class=\"itc__item-text\">Our lightweight furniture solutions reduce logistical burdens and simplify handling.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/en\/furniture\/\" class=\"itc__item-link link link--arrow\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\">Learn more<\/a>                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4224320 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text_n_media_widget\" data-id=\"4224320\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text_n_media_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div  class=\"text-media text-media--reverse\" >\n            <div class=\"text-media__container\">\n                <div class=\"text-media__media\">\n                                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"360\" width=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blog-_9_.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"text-media__media-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blog-_9_-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blog-_9_-300x211.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blog-_9_.webp 596w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blog-_9_.webp 596w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blog-_9_.webp 596w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blog-_9_.webp 596w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blog-_9_-75x20.webp 75w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blog-_9_-150x40.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blog-_9_-300x80.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blog-_9_-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blog-_9_.webp 596w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blog-_9_-100x100.webp 100w, \" \/>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"text-media__content\">\n                    <h2 class=\"text-media__title\">Our solutions adapt to many sectors<\/h2>\n                    <div class=\"text-media__text\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Because each industry has its own constraints, our weight-reduction solutions are designed to adapt to diverse environments and specific requirements.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><strong>Food and Beverage<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the food and beverage sector, lighter packaging reduces transportation costs while maintaining high standards of hygiene and protection. Our solutions aim to optimize logistics flows, reduce material consumption, and preserve the integrity of transported products.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A concrete example: Socopa, with Knauf Industries, reduced the weight of its packaging by 15% thanks to an optimized design.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"buttons-container\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/info.knauf-industries.com\/en\/download\/study-case-socopa\" class=\"link link--arrow\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\">Read the case study<\/a>                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9de4185 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text_n_media_widget\" data-id=\"9de4185\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text_n_media_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div  class=\"text-media\" >\n            <div class=\"text-media__container\">\n                <div class=\"text-media__media\">\n                                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"360\" width=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/reduction-poids-knauf-industries.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"text-media__media-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/reduction-poids-knauf-industries-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/reduction-poids-knauf-industries-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/reduction-poids-knauf-industries-768x362.png 768w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/reduction-poids-knauf-industries-1024x482.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/reduction-poids-knauf-industries.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/reduction-poids-knauf-industries.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/reduction-poids-knauf-industries.png 42w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/reduction-poids-knauf-industries.png 85w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/reduction-poids-knauf-industries.png 170w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/reduction-poids-knauf-industries-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/reduction-poids-knauf-industries-600x283.png 600w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/reduction-poids-knauf-industries-100x100.png 100w, \" \/>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"text-media__content\">\n                    <h2 class=\"text-media__title\"><\/h2>\n                    <div class=\"text-media__text\"><h3><strong>Industry &amp; Construction<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In industry and construction, reducing the weight of technical components <strong>is now a major challenge for the overall performance of equipment<\/strong>. The use of PPE or EPS structures makes it possible, for example, to replace heavy metal parts with much lighter alternatives, while maintaining rigidity and strength.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Concrete example: FLOWAIR, with Knauf Industries, significantly <strong>reduced its transport and assembly costs by replacing the steel structures of its HVAC equipment with PPE solutions<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"buttons-container\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/info.knauf-industries.com\/hubfs\/Succes-stories\/Study-case-EN\/FLOWAIR.pdf\" class=\"link link--arrow\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\">Read the case study<\/a>                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc767ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text_n_media_widget\" data-id=\"dc767ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text_n_media_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div  class=\"text-media text-media--reverse\" >\n            <div class=\"text-media__container\">\n                <div class=\"text-media__media\">\n                                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"360\" width=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mobilier-REVO.png\" alt=\"Mobilier de la gamme REVO de Profim\" class=\"text-media__media-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mobilier-REVO-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mobilier-REVO-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mobilier-REVO-768x362.png 768w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mobilier-REVO-1024x482.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mobilier-REVO.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mobilier-REVO.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mobilier-REVO.png 42w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mobilier-REVO.png 85w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mobilier-REVO.png 170w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mobilier-REVO-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mobilier-REVO-600x283.png 600w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mobilier-REVO-100x100.png 100w, \" \/>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"text-media__content\">\n                    <h2 class=\"text-media__title\">Customer case: Awabot x Knauf Industries<\/h2>\n                    <div class=\"text-media__text\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To meet the logistical and environmental challenges of Awabot, a specialist in telepresence robots, Knauf Industries<\/span><b> developed an optimized packaging solution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Thanks to in-depth work on design and material selection, we succeeded in significantly reducing the weight of the packaging and optimizing the transported volume while maintaining a high level of equipment protection. Want to learn more? Discover this case study in more detail now.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"buttons-container\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/info.knauf-industries.com\/en\/download\/case-study-awabot\" class=\"link link--arrow\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\">Read the case study<\/a>                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b6c6e44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-related-resources-widget\" data-id=\"1b6c6e44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"related-resources-widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rl\" style=\"--background-color:#FFFFFF;\"><div class=\"rl__header\"><h2 class=\"rl__header-title\">Related Resources<\/h2><div 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