FRANKFURT: October 23, 2018. Jettainer has entered an agreement with Squair-Timber, to market the German start-ups so-called "paper beams", which it claims are 80 percent lighter than wooden blanks but can handle the same loads.
With squAIR-timber, German start-up trilatec has developed a revolutionary system which will be marketed together with Jettainer, the leading international service partner for outsourced unit load device (ULD) management.
The innovative 'paper beams' are made of a special cardboard fiber composite material based on the carbon principle and are up to 80 percent lighter than conventional wooden planks, without sacrificing load-bearing capacity. One meter of the material with a net weight of only 1.2 kilograms carries up to 5 tons of cargo.
Net weight of a traditionally uses wooden plank is 3-4 kilograms per meter. In addition, squAIR-timber consists of 100 percent recycled material, is inexpensive and can even be disposed of alongside regular paper waste without any problems.
"The innovative system has immediately convinced us with its approach that increases both efficiency and environmental compatibility. Through the partnership with trilatec, we are expanding our portfolio and emphasizing that Jettainer integrates innovative solutions into the core area of ULD management as well as into related services and products. This enables us to continuously increase the efficiency on the customer side," said Martin Kraemer, head of Marketing & PR at Jettainer.
"Jettainer is the leading contact for airlines when it comes to ULDs and stands for reliability as well as innovation. The cooperation on the sales side for our product squAIR-timber offers us ideal access to airlines worldwide. It is a great advantage that addressing potential customers through or together with Jettainer enables us to place our topic with exactly the right contacts within the airlines," added Andreas Langemann, managing director of trilatec GmbH.
(Pictured left to right: Carsten Hernig, managing director Jettainer; Andreas Langemann, managing director trilatec GmbH; and Martin Kraemer, Jettainer head of Marketing/PR.)
