Packaging & Labeling

The successful use of cubing equipment is highly dependent on a full understanding of what you are getting and the limitations associated with it.

The carrier practice of applying dimensional-weight shipping charges is here to stay and will likely be adopted for additional modes of transport in the future.

The change in pricing will dramatically affect online shoppers and retailers - someone will have to swallow the estimated hundreds of millions of dollars in extra shipping costs.

Staples and Packsize International have jointly won the Gold Sustainability top honor from the World Packaging Organisation.

There is one specific question that has received relatively little attention: how do companies define the optimal quantity of inner packs to be placed inside outer packs to minimize overall logistics costs?

Orbis Corporation (Booth 7123) is featuring unique software for managing reusable packaging assets across complex networks.

Think fast—what was the most wasteful packaging you ever received, and what did that package contain? Got it? Chances are that you’re probably not thinking about something big and bulky, like a couch or new set of cabinets or a custom door. I’m willing to bet the first thing that came to your mind was something along the lines of “…well I did order a small item from an online retailer not too long ago, and that...

A recent study and several news articles surrounding it are reporting some interesting news for our industry. The report, done by Smithers Pira, reports that by 2018, the sustainable packaging market will reach $244 billion.

The Rapid Packing Container, a new design for the cardboard box invented by two current students at the Albert Nerken School of Engineering, claim the new box design will “revolutionize the cardboard packing industry” as it is more environmentally-friendly, quicker to pack, and easier to open, store and recycle.

How well do you know the different types of corrugated cardboard? If your answer was “I didn’t even know there was more than one type,” you probably don’t work in the packaging industry. For those of us who aren’t sure how to tell the difference between C-flute and Double wall, here’s a handy guide on what different types of corrugated is commonly used.

With environmental impact concerns and process optimization primary considerations for the supply-chain environment, companies are making strides in using the minimum amount of packaging at the lowest possible cost to meet their sustainability goals.

With On Demand Packaging, a technology-enabled corrugated box production process becomes part of the material flow.

On Demand Packaging system is demonstrating that packaging can meet consumers' expectations for functional improvements, including a demand for less packaging material and better product protection.

Reading more than one barcode at a time is a challenging application for many manufacturing and material handling engineers. In these applications there is a need to read multiple codes of the same symbology as well as multiple codes of mixed symbologies within one field of view (FOV). Even more difficult is reading one or more codes on multiple sides of a product to verify that the codes match or to output both sides’ read results as one piece of...

FORTE provided an Operations Assessment to identify improvement opportunities within Maui Jim’s DC. The primary focus of the assessment included the pick line, material flow and layout, warehouse management system (WMS), and distribution processes.

With a wide selection of styles, rue21 was growing rapidly, opening eight to 10 stores per month. With more than 750 stores in more than 45 states, they needed to cost-effectively improve operations to support not only their existing stores, but also the hundreds of planned retail stores.

Augusta engaged FORTE to develop a long-range strategic plan that as manufacturing within the facility was phased out, the storage and picking capacities in the distribution operation would expand in phases.

FORTE designed and implemented a new 255,000 sq. ft. distribution center in Jackson, Tennessee. After a WMS needs analysis, vendor evaluation and selection, the material handling system was integrated with the WMS utilizing FORTE’s Automation Director™ WCS.

FORTE developed a new pick-by-wave system with an automated print and apply station. A new U-shaped induct conveyor moves the cartons through a scanner and down one of three divert lanes directly into a truck.

FORTE planned, designed and implemented an expansion to the Cranbury distribution center, including process development, material handling systems design and technology integration, for increased capacity and capabilities to support the growth in the direct-to-consumer channel.