Topic: Warehouse

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 pace of change wrought by e-commerce on warehousing/DC operations has been increasing for several years, but now the pandemic has kicked it into overdrive.

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.

Plastic waste on the beach is now being used in packaging from totes to bulk containers. And if one pioneer has her way, this is only a start.

Properly marked floors improve warehouse safety, keep bulk storage items neatly organized and ensure that space is used efficiently.

The Material Handling Education Foundation, Inc. (MHEFI) announced the appointment of four new members to the Board of Directors. Beginning January 1, 2021, Brian Reh of Gorbel Inc., Joel Thomas of Carter Control Systems, Arthur H. Stroyd Jr. with Del Sole Cavanaugh Stroyd, and Sebastian Titze of BEUMER will join the MHEFI board and begin their terms.

Learn about benefits of localizing a supply chain, major costs to consider, potential barriers to relocation and the steps a business should take if it decides to onshore.

Liviri reusable packaging manufacturer partners with Bulgheroni to replace insulated cardboard boxes with Liviri Vino containers for e-commerce wine shipments, increasing product protection and reducing distribution costs and environmental impact

Double-sided printing of labels and lists for e-commerce and other shipments increases accuracy while reducing labor needed to get orders out the door in the least amount of time.

The tool was developed by the OpX Leadership Network convened by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.

Modern staff sat down Kyle Ous, Senior Manager of Packaging at Chainalytics to discuss E-commerce trends and other topics.

Association to host Innovation Stage Sessions, Learning Center Education Sessions, and the 2020 Excellence in Reusable Packaging Award Presentation at PACK EXPO Connects.

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, announced the continued growth of its membership, adding 21 new companies this Fall, bringing active membership to 943.

As we do every year at this time, we push the ever-growing importance of pallets and packaging into the spotlight in our annual Packaging Issue. This year the issue coincides with PMMI’s Pack Expo Connects, the association’s virtual event running Nov. 9-13. You can use our pages as a primer before you scroll through the products on display this year.

The manual pack out station can be an afterthought when it comes to optimal material flow. When equipment is configured to meet the ergonomic needs of operators and blend automation process flow and presentation of goods with efficient process steps at the station, it’s an opportunity to make pack out more productive and safer.

With the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic continuing to change myriad aspects of everyday life, holiday season shopping is not an exception, according to the 2020 U.S. Retail Holiday Trends Guide, which was issued this week by industrial real estate firm CBRE.

This award recognizes 15 young professionals who have demonstrated outstanding achievements and leadership potential in the packaging and processing industry.

Distributor of first-responder supplies outfits new DC with a custom-painted, two-level catwalk archive racking system with a 12,385-square-foot mezzanine deck on the third level.