2001
The company sets its goals in the world of packaging machinery, namely stretch wrappers for palletized loads, both fully automatic and semiautomatic. PACKAGING
To differentiate us from others in the sector "PACK", a brand new "EAR-FLAP" was registered for the entire European Union.
Why EAR FLAP? Is that a suitable name for a machinery company? How do you like calling a computer apple? Obviously, the name EAR FLAP deserves an explanation.
When thinking of the wrappers' design, the idea was to make them different from the rest. How to do that?
The most visible part of a wrapper is its mast; it may be square, triangular or rectangular, with sharp or soft edges. But there were already in the market. Then, we had the vision…
We would make the mast with this section and, curiously enough, while searching for a name, a sheet of paper covered half the image and in a funny way it looked like Mickey Mouse with its big ears. From here to EAR FLAP was a short step.
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2003
First steps
First event as a brand in the benchmark fair of the sector in Spain. Hispack 2003 laid the foundations of future brand image.
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2006
Growth and expansion
The expansion of the product range and the creation of a new corporate logo presented the brand in Hispack 2006 as a reliable and quality alternative to previous manufacturers.
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2009
Export
The company decided to expand its borders by offering solutions to near countries such as France, and later Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Holland and England among others.
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2012
National reference
The company continues to add products to its portfolio. Case formers and closers of own manufacturing are added to what would become known as the EF-PACK industrial division. The opening of a second manufacturing center in Madrid enhances the productive capacity of the brand.
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2012
New partnership agreements
Exclusive distribution agreement of AGV vehicles with the Swedish manufacturer MAX AGV.
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2012
New delegations abroad
Exports begin to have a leading role. EAR - FLAP® is established in France, the Netherlands and Mexico with its own delegation. The manufacturing of case packing Wrap Around systems starts.
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2014
Internationalization
With a presence in more than 70 countries EAR-FLAP® exhibits at the most important fair of the sector in Germany, presenting its new solutions case packers. The new industrial division EF-SYSTEMS is created.
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2015
New partnership agreements
Cooperation agreement on the development of high production shrink wrapping systems with the Argentine manufacturer TECMI. Establishment of the industrial division EF-SEALING.
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2015
International reference
A solid and successful international career allows EAR-FLAP® brand to expose as a GOLD PARTNER in Hispack, showing the diversity of end-of-line solutions.
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2016
Business group
EAR-FLAP
® becomes the EAR-FLAP
®: GROUP composed of:
EF-PACK,
EF-HANDLING,
EF-SEALING and
EF-SYSTEMS. With the creation of the industrial division EF-HANDLING, the circle of manufacturing packaging systems is completed, since all handling equipments will be manufactured within an industrial division of the same brand
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2016
Business group
On April 18
th, 2016 EAR-FLAP
® GROUP moved its headquarters to new and larger industrial facilities with more than 7,000 m
2 located in
Polígono Industrial Can Barri - Carrer Esqueis 27 08415 Bigues i Riells (Barcelona) (SPAIN).
Expansion work at headquarters affects their four industrial divisions (
EF-PACK EF-HANDLING,
EF-SEALING and
EF-SYSTEMS).
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2016
New headquarters
EAR-FLAP® GROUP opens new headquarters in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. This new location is a new step in the continuous expansion of the company in the American continent, where its machines and solutions are being very well accepted. The headquarters will feature the full range of end-of-line solutions which have robust and high-performance designs.
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2016
Present in PACK EXPO
EAR-FLAP
® GROUP announces its first presence at
PACK EXPO Internacional (USA). Thus it is incorporated into the American market to continue to reap the successes achieved in the European continent.
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2016
New headquarters
EAR-FLAP® GROUP continues its expansion in the peninsula by opening a new branch in the town of Aranguren (Pamplona). The new location will have the full range of solutions of the company and will be especially oriented to after-sales services.
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2017
ROBMOV
EAR-FLAP® GROUP presents at Interpack 2017 the packaging 4.0 industry revolution with the Autonomous Smart Vehicles (ASVs) ROBMOV. Evolved from AGVs, ASVs are designed to make material transport flexible and collaborative.
