Choosing Innovation Over the Familiar
Koala Box Packaging, a Chilean company with 15 years of experience in high value cardboard and cartonboard boxes, saw innovation and differentiation as essential to competing in its market. That conviction led the company to acquire a Scodix press in 2016, a decision General Manager Nicolás Adriazola describes as far from easy, since Koala Box would be the first company in South America to make that investment.
There was no local precedent to point to, no neighboring competitor’s results to study just a conviction that digital embellishment was where the category was heading.Committing to that kind of first mover investment meant betting on a technology the region hadn’t yet proven out for itself.
The Solution
From the moment the machine arrived in December 2016, Scodix opened up what Adriazola calls “infinite creativity”, the ability to create unique textures and special structures that weren’t possible with Koala Box’s previous analog systems. Because the process is digital, Koala Box could also bring finishing work in house, improving delivery times, quality, and overall control while reducing costs along the way.
That shift didn’t happen once and stop, Adriazola describes constantly setting new challenges for the team, using the technology to keep discovering original approaches to packaging design. It’s this open ended creative range, more than any single feature, that has kept the press central to how Koala Box competes.
The Result: A Category Leader Built on Trust
Being digital changed the client relationship itself, clients can visit the Koala Box facility, watch production unfold, and define details like embossing or color on the spot something impossible with analog systems in the past. That hands on collaboration, combined with faster delivery and endless creative possibility, has helped position Koala Box as a leader in its category.
Seeing choices take shape in real time builds trust that a finished sample alone never could. It’s a big part of why Koala Box holds onto its most demanding accounts while continuing to win new ones.
The Result: A Leader in Its Category
As Nicolás Adriazola summarizes, “We are very happy because this technology has helped position us as leaders in the category by delivering a world class product and service.”
FAQs
What does Koala Box produce with Scodix?
Koala Box is a Chilean packaging company that uses Scodix to create unique textures and special structures on high value rigid cardboard and cartonboard boxes.
Why was Koala Box's decision to invest in Scodix significant?
Koala Box was the first company in South America to acquire a Scodix press, a decision General Manager Nicolás Adriazola describes as a difficult but pivotal step for the business.
How does Scodix let clients participate in the finishing process?
Because Scodix is a digital process, clients can visit the Koala Box facility, watch production in real time, and define finishing details like embossing or color on the spot something impossible with analog systems.
How has Scodix affected Koala Box's costs and delivery times?
By bringing finishing in house with Scodix, Koala Box has improved delivery times and quality while also reducing overall production costs.