Topic: Packaging

Packsize is showcasing the latest additions to its full suite of Right-sized Packaging On Demand systems.

To help operations solve their issues with limited shelf space, while also ensuring they’re organized in a cost-effective manner, Flexcon Container is displaying its corrugated plastic containers.

Quadient is showcasing its CVP Everest, a system that can auto-box up to 1,100 custom-fit packages every hour.

To support heavy load applications, ORBIS Corporation is presenting its Odyssey rackable pallet, which has been added to its suite of reusable plastic pallet offerings.

With respondents citing in-person trade shows as the most critical resource when choosing equipment, the upcoming PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO (Sept. 27-29, Las Vegas Convention Center) is poised to be an unbeatable opportunity to connect with the industry and explore technology in action.

That’s exactly what they want to know at the Virginia Tech packaging center dedicated to finding better ways to protect everything in the supply chain. The idea is to figure this out before the first shipment goes awry.

Ever receive a box too big for its contents? What’s worse, the shipper overpaid to ship an unnecessarily oversized box. Automated fit-to-size packaging solves both problems at once.

Emerging technology is available to help you ease the pressure on the ever-complex warehouse floor, no matter what the channel.

With the theme of “Power Up,” ProMatDX 2021 will take place in April in a fully virtual format that showcases the latest solutions that supply chain professionals need to improve the resiliency and agility of their operations.

The pharmaceutical supplier uses a specialty shipping box to keep vaccines at -80°F for up to 10 days on their way to vaccination centers. It’s a major supply chain packaging victory.

The RPA begins 2021 with new executive committee members and additions to its board of directors.

Packages can arrive in less than great shape if the taping process was botched in any of several ways. Here are some tips on what to look for in a tape head that can consistently do the job.

Pressure sensitive adhesive patterns are faster and cleaner to apply than hot melt.

The system can print and apply 2,200 labels an hour.

The company has saved more than $5,000 annually as a result.

The solution offers users 205 and 225 indicators, along with floor scales.

The solution can auto-box more than 500 parcels an hour, while using only one operator.

The system uses laser navigation at 20 feet on a moveable mast.

The experience continues online through March 31, 2021

The Green Bay Packers use dimensioning systems to cost-effectively ship online orders. With machinery to right-size shipping cartons and dimensioning, freight costs are minimized.