MIRKA
“Reasonable prices for both small and large runs are one of Orapac's strengths,” says Mirka buyer
Mårten Strand. Mirka, which manufactures sanding machines and abrasives, has worked with Orapac
for many years. Mårten Strand works extensively with packaging and packaging materials and sees
Orapac as an important partner.
– Over the years, we have built a valuable and rather unique partnership with Orapac, Strand says.
Together around the world
Mirka has grown enormously and become an internationally successful company exporting to more than
100 countries. Orapac has been part of this journey, as its packaging is found in every country
where Mirka operates. – Orapac is a successful company that has grown well and has always had the
courage to invest, Strand says. Orapac's continuous investments are evident in its high-quality
tools, updated systems and cost-effective solutions.
– Orapac's new and modern machinery benefits us as well, Strand says. A significant share of
Mirka's packaging is made by Orapac.
Close cooperation
Problem-solving is at the heart of everything Mirka does, and Orapac's adherence to the same
principles has given the partnership a solid foundation. The customer relationship originally
arose from a problem—or rather, from its solution—when Orapac was founded in the 1990s. Mirka was
also a smaller company at the time. – It was not easy to find affordable packaging when our
volumes were so small, but Orapac provided a solution, Strand says. Mirka is now a large company
with correspondingly large packaging needs, and Orapac has grown to meet them. Yet the company has
retained its flexibility and ability to produce small runs, which is important even to a large
company like Mirka.
– Today our product range is much broader, and although total volumes have increased, many product
runs are still small, Strand says. Orapac's problem-solving skills are highly valuable. The
company often receives products and is tasked with finding packaging solutions in close and
transparent cooperation with the customer. Mårten Strand praises Orapac's product development and
unique solutions.
– Reasonable prices for both small and large runs are one of Orapac's strengths, he says.
Packaging is an important part of the whole
Cooperation between Orapac and Mirka is particularly strong in customer packaging. – Many of our
customer packages are made of mini-flute corrugated board, which is very much Orapac's speciality,
Strand says. Packaging and its appearance are important to sales. For Mirka, it is important that
package designs are easy to update.
– Packaging also performs an important logistical function by protecting the product during
transport and storage, Strand says.
Strong trust
Orapac has earned Mirka's trust to such an extent that a unique form of cooperation is possible.
For the packaging needs of selected products, Orapac monitors the situation in real time within
Mirka's system and ensures that packages are available exactly when needed.
– The partnership has grown stronger year by year, and we have built a very strong level of trust,
Strand says.
According to Mirka's Mårten Strand, packaging is an important part of the whole. Orapac supplies Mirka with a highly diverse range of packaging solutions.