AUER News

On 1 July, Germany’s value-added tax rate was cut from 19 percent to 16 percent. As part of this cut, our net prices will remain constant. But our gross prices will drop by nearly 3 percent. This is great news for all private customers and clubs that are not entitled to an input tax deduction and that will profit from the entire tax cut!

For our business customers, the value-added tax is treated in accounting terms as a transitory item, the amount of which has no impact on operating results. They can continue to count on stable net prices.

July 2020

You’ve probably already noticed: For some weeks now, several of our product categories have been given a special designation. These products are shipped within 24 hours after receiving your order. The amount of time the shipping company needs for the delivery depends on several factors. But the bottom line is this: These products will reach you much faster than before.

Making this possible is the massive expansion of our production and storage capacities that we had pushed ahead with previously. And these efforts are continuing to make significant progress: We’ll be putting an additional production hall into operation in the near future, and we’ve begun construction of a high-performance logistics centre on our premises.

We’re already able to produce many very popular products to have in stock when you place your order so you’ll receive your AUER containers as soon as possible. And we’re continuously adding more product categories and models to our 24-hour range!

June 2020

We will be arriving at the trade fair event of the year, FachPack in Nuremberg, with three innovative product developments to showcase. Firstly, customers will soon be able to enjoy a lot more flexibility when it comes to tool boxes. In the future they will be able to freely configure the three slots for the tool box racks themselves from 19 different options. This is all thanks to a configurator in the online store. The choice ranges from empty drawers and unloaded assortment boxes to loaded versions with various different combinations of insertable bins right through to sets with high-quality tools from high-end brand Garant. And thanks to full insulation from EPP foam, the tool box can now also be ordered as a passive cool and warm box.

The second and probably biggest innovative development which we will be unveiling to the audience at FachPack for the very first time, however, is the custom-sized containers. This means that, for the first time ever, AUER customers are completely free to decide what dimensions their containers should have. We can custom-make them for special applications based on customers’ wishes with the minimum dimensions being 18 cm x 18 cm x 17 cm and can make them for an astoundingly reasonable price! There are no upper limits, so long as the statics play along. The online configurator is also to thank here – customers can use it to configure their dream containers and order them with the perfect dimensions, right down to the very millimetre.

The third innovative development concerns the system trolley for Euro containers. This beloved helper is growing in two different directions. In addition to a height of 134 cm, a 200-cm-high version is now available as well. Alternatively, in addition to system trolleys for containers with basic dimensions of 60 cm x 40 cm, system trolleys can now also be ordered for Euro containers that have twice the basic dimensions at 80 cm x 60 cm.

September 2019

AUER Packaging has won this year’s iF Design Award. The coveted design prize has been awarded annually since 1953 and is considered one of the world's most important awards for outstanding design achievements. Both the assortment boxes and the tool boxes were awarded a prize. This increases the number of awards won by the company to four. The panel of judges, consisting of 58 design, industry and architecture experts, praised the consistently clear design of the assortment and tool boxes, and the simultaneous optimisation of product functionality. Auer Packaging won the “Packaging” category against 320 competitors. Overall, the panel evaluated 5,575 submissions from 59 countries.

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The company has recently expanded its range of small-load containers with a new product size, the Maxi-KLT 12415 (120 x 40 x 14.7 cm). KLT containers are not only used extensively in the automotive industry – the special containers are also increasingly used in various industries with a high degree of automation. Due to their specific quality and functionality characteristics, the KLT containers support highly automated production processes.

February 2017

The AUER Packaging product range will be further expanded in the area of small-volume plastic packaging: Screw-top tins that are food-safe and stackable by type will be available from the start of 2017. A special highlight is the version with comfort handle, which makes opening and closing as well as carrying the tins easier, especially for small hands. A two-component lid seals the tins reliably. In one version, the seal is integrated into the interior of the lid, while another version comes with a separate inner lid. The tamper-evident closure seals valuable products safely and clearly until the first opening.

October 2016

AUER Packaging will present the new “System Boxes” product line for the first time at FachPack 2015. Consisting of several product groups, from tool boxes through to assortment boxes and transportation aids, this product line provides systematic order in a wide variety of applications.

Thanks to its exceptional range of accessories, system boxes can be used across many industry sectors and adapted to individual needs. Prototypes are currently being exhibited at all upcoming trade fairs at which AUER Packaging is represented. The market launch for the full product family is scheduled for 2016. More information is available at https://www.auer-packaging.com/gb/en/System-boxes-Cases.html

August 2015

It was the strict adherence to delivery schedules and reliability, combined with the exceptional price/performance ratio, that won over the Volkswagen Group. Germany's number-one car manufacturer recently ordered more than a million KLT containers from AUER Packaging, which are designed specifically for the automotive industry! The plastics specialist AUER, based in Amerang in Bavaria, passed this logistical test with flying colours, producing and delivering the ordered goods in the usual outstanding material and workmanship quality with clockwork precision.

Robert Auer, founder and owner of the company, considers the successful processing of this major order to be a testament to his company's flexibility and performance: thanks to continuous improvements in the organisational and product structures, orders of just a single unit to more than a million units can now be processed to our customers' full satisfaction.

September 2014

A renowned commercial vehicle manufacturer, known throughout the world for producing high-performance lorries, buses and engines, has chosen to incorporate AUER containers into its manufacturing processes. The prestigious company recently placed an order for over 70,000 R-KLT containers. The strict quality standards for the KLT series ("small-load carriers") released by the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) enable highly automated handling in all manufacturing processes. AUER Packaging offers good value for money, high-quality materials and manufacturing, as well as tailor-made solutions compliant with the VDA 4500 standard, which outlines a detailed set of requirements for small-load carriers in the automotive industry.

January 2014

AUER Packaging is proud to be providing high-quality containers to Europe's largest automobile manufacturer: The Volkswagen Group has commissioned the Bavarian family-owned company to deliver a total of 900,000 RL-KLT containers.

AUER Packaging views VW's order as a credit to the high quality of its KLT containers which are specially optimised for the automotive industry. The dimensions and many of the specifications for these containers are clearly laid out in the strict quality standards issued by the VDA (German Association of the Automotive Industry). This guarantees highly effective handling during the manufacturing and assembly processes, and also in particular during high levels of automation.

November 2013