Special Edition Supplement on Packaging an enewsletter from: Volume 6, Issue 2
Packaging: Taking costs out of packaging
Increased competition and a more global economy are putting pressure on manufacturers and distributors of goods in all categories to cut costs. As a result, many are turning to more advanced materials handling equipment and systems to help handle the demanding industrial packaging requirements needed to remain competitive today.
Distributors and their suppliers in all categories are implementing packaging equipment and systems that will help reduce inventories while remaining flexible enough to adapt to unpredictable changes in consumer trends. These include automated palletizers, both conventional and robotic, standardized reusable containers and totes for storage and distribution, and new bar coding and labeling technologies to help with inventory management.
Here, a look at the technologies and solutions that are helping producers and distributors handle their diverse industrial packaging needs.
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