As technology continues to enable change and improve productivity in the workplace, Sunningdale also plans to leverage mixed reality through HoloLens for business visits, so virtual meetings can take place even when participants cannot be present in person. This will allow Sunningdale to develop a wide variety of HoloLens-driven use cases in the future with a combination of Microsoft cloud solutions, including the enablement of smart manufacturing using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Remote Assist as well as more realistic virtual visits. This was made a reality when one of Sunningdale’s engineers conducted a demo for a customer who was unable to travel to the Singapore factory.

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“There are many issues associated with wooden pallets – including weight, packaging damage and contamination from splinters, nails and mould. A regular wooden pallet can weigh up to 23 kg while a Tellap system weighs less than 2.3 kg, meaning users are only transporting [more] product.”

As enterprises become increasingly distributed in a world of hybrid work, online meetings and the exchange of business-critical documents and information have become a vital part of employees’ workflow. Sunningdale’s transition to the Microsoft Cloud helped empowering employees to collaborate securely and flexibly in a hybrid world of work.

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Apart from the “efficient, secure and hygienic packaging, storage and transportation of nuts”, the Tellap pallet-free bulk bag system handles other dry, loose and bulk products including resins, pharmaceuticals and minerals, he concludes.

Moreover, from the time of delivery, users can appreciate greater efficiencies and lower operational costs as the Tellap bags offer “safety, stability and improved [use of] space” in warehousing, containers, rail cars and trucks.

Benson Ang, Manufacturing Program Lead at Microsoft said “As a leading manufacturer and trusted strategic partner, we believe that digital transformation is key to helping enterprises future-proof their business. We’ve seen impact at scale in the Microsoft Cloud with Sunningdale, as it shaped its culture of collaboration while boosting business productivity. We hope to continue working with Sunningdale to accelerate transformation as we empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.”

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With the Tellap system, users have the assurance of efficient, secure and hygienic packaging, storage and transportation, and most importantly, nuts stay fresh and are safely handled, adds Mouritzen.

He elaborates, noting “these flexible systems are suitable for customers in diverse industries, who either need to ship produce great distances or deliver locally. It is critical that foodstuff remains fresh and is easy to identify and locate down the supply chain in the food sector and goods ought to be correctly stored and securely packaged for safe transporting.”

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The system encrypts data both at rest and in transit, with technologies including Transport Layer Security/Secure Sockets Layer (TLS/SSL), Internet Protocol Security (IPSec), and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) which runs regular updates automatically. The security upgrade is in line with Sunningdale’s new focus on security and threat protection as they gear up to service bigger clients.

Materials handling systems specialist Conceptainer has developed solutions to protect product integrity and enable efficient handling, stacking and storage in the design and local manufacture of labelling, packaging, transport and storage solutions.

Besides hardware and software upgrades, Sunningdale recognized the importance digitalization would play in building an empowering culture by providing employees with the right collaborative tools and resources to work and connect securely, no matter where they were located in the world.

Tellap’s pallet-free bulk bags are a dependable alternative to a normal bulk bag and pallet and are ideally suited to specific requirements in the safe handling of all food commodities, including nuts, explains Conceptainer director Ken Mouritzen.

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PACKAGED DEAL With Conceptainer’s Tellap system, users have the assurance of efficient, secure, and hygienic packaging, storage and transportation. Dry, loose and bulk products stay fresh and are safely handled

Implementation support to help Sunningdale with their migration process was provided by Microsoft FastTrack, a service that helps customers onboard Microsoft cloud solutions and drive user adoption. SAP S/4HANA on Azure was Sunningdale’s pick to ensure maximum operational performance and scalability without compromising capacity, as it could run in both local and cloud environments.

To reach its goals, expand its resources and skill sets to increase its expertise, Sunningdale will continue to work Microsoft for both hands-on and online training for its employees.

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Its range of products includes Tellap pallet-free bulk bags, collapsible thrift bins, stillage boxes, label holders, polypropylene repair bag tape and antistatic polypropylene corrugated board.

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In addition, the efficient packaging system uses the space between the sleeves to increase bag volume by about 10%, meaning users can transport more product at no additional cost, while reducing the number of bags, trucks and containers by about 10%, making substantial cost savings for businesses, he notes.

With 17 manufacturing plants across nine countries – USA, Mexico, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, China, and Latvia, Sunningdale provides one-stop turnkey plastics solutions for industries including healthcare, automotive, consumer and IT. Through processes such as mold fabrication, injection molding, and precision assembly, the plastic components manufactured have various uses including medical devices for COVID-19 testing, robotics surgery, genome sequencing, and automotive parts such as stereo systems, navigation systems and speedometers.

Recognizing the inefficiency of hosting critical and sensitive workloads in a disparate environment, Sunningdale sought a consolidated digital platform that would allow it to continue hosting some applications on-premises while ensuring uncompromised costs and security.

Sunningdale previously relied heavily on an on-premise infrastructure for its operations, which included incompatible third-party applications. This was compounded by complex licensing, with each app or platform requiring a different license.

While supply chain disruptions have been exacerbated by current macroeconomic conditions, Sunningdale Tech Ltd, a Singapore-based precision plastics engineering company has taken to the cloud to weather evolving global supply chain challenges.

The environmentally sustainable pallet-free bags are manufactured from 100% polypropylene, are recycled, or re-used with no packaging waste or dumping in landfill.

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The bags can be stacked securely two-high in a container or four-high in a warehouse and can be loaded and unloaded by one forklift operator.

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Further, the patented system has two plastic sleeves integrated into the base of the bulk bag allowing forklifts to easily raise the Tellap from the base, omitting the need for a wooden pallet, fumigation, and the need for more than a single operator to do the job.

Conceptainer is also able to customise the Tellap bags to exact requirements, with options including spouts, liners, baffles and printing.

To ensure a seamless transition and migration to the cloud, Sunningdale worked with Microsoft and its trusted partner SoftwareONE. This collaboration allowed Sunningdale to simplify its product licensing management process, so it could now pay for a single software-as-a-service subscription instead of going through different channels and payments for separate software licenses.

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This new cost-efficient solution has given the company flexibility to scale operations based on evolving business needs without impacting costs or capacity. With the cloud transition, on-premise servers in Sunningdale’s headquarters effectively downsized from 94 to 62, which optimized resources and saved costs.

With its migration to the cloud, Sunningdale can connect its on-premise networks to Microsoft 365 (M365) with Azure ExpressRoute. This enables Sunningdale employees from various locations around the world to collaborate conveniently and efficiently – they can hold meetings online and share files through SharePoint with anyone within the company.