Join us at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Sept. 29–Oct. 1, for the Reusable Packaging Learning Center, featuring two days of expert-led education on innovation, efficiency, and sustainability in transport packaging.
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Join us at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Sept. 29–Oct. 1, for the Reusable Packaging Learning Center, featuring two days of expert-led education on innovation, efficiency, and sustainability in transport packaging.
Learn more -
The Postal Service has issued an all-points bulletin for the apprehension of its delivery tubs and pallets, no questions asked. The Postal Service spent nearly $50 million last year to replace equipment that has gone missing. Because of the financial crisis the USPS currently faces, it is a serious issue, and it can ill afford any kind of unnecessary expense. The equipment is clearly postal property and the agency wants it back.
PECO Pallet, a national leader in pallet pooling services, has joined the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA), it was announced today. The company’s membership is a milestone for the RPA; completing the list of major pallet pooling companies to join the Association. They are also the 19th new member to join the RPA in 2011.
Septodont, a provider of quality materials for the dental profession, has purchased reusable containers from Anwood Logistics Systems to help reduce product damage during cross-Atlantic shipments.
The new DuraGreen Pallet-Pack from RPP Containers offers the best of all worlds — an extraordinary strength-to-weight ratio that allows you to stack thousands of pounds on top of it, an engineered stackability that optimizes space utilization, a 7:1 nesting ratio that slashes shipping and storage costs, yet so lightweight that a single worker can easily and safely maneuver the container — the unit weighs only 60 lbs.
ORBIS Corporation, a leader in sustainable reusable packaging, recently released the new heavy-duty 1000mmx1200mmBulkPak, a plastic collapsible bulk container that reduces return transportation costs and increases warehouse space savings.
According to a recent reader survey pallets are the foundation of the materials handling industry. Here’s why they are important to readers.
Packaging and shipping displays for trade shows is no small feat for Volkmann, Inc. The company manufactures and displays large pneumatic vacuum conveyors, bag dump stations, unique No-Tip Unloaders and powder handling equipment. When looking for a reusable solution to ship their products after the show they found a unique solution with RPA exhibitor Quick Crate.
The RPA’s Asset Loss Prevention Committee is exploring ways to help the industry minimize asset loss through education, sharing of best practices and legislation.
Amid reports of declining revenue and earning expectations from Fortune 1000 companies, small to mid-size manufacturers remain confident of a turnaround
— Alpha Baking, a national distributor of fresh and frozen breads, rolls and buns with four plants and multiple depots across the United States, is testing a fully integrated asset tracking solution to determine its effectiveness in reducing bakery tray loss. Prior to the pilot, Alpha Baking, based in Chicago, experienced significant tray loss each year, with no visibility to where the loss was occurring. It partnered with The Kennedy Group and ORBIS Corporation to conduct a 9-month pilot using radio-frequency identification tag (RFID) technology to track trays and determine areas of tray loss within their supply chain.