Manufacturers of all industries know that the wrong product packaging can result in a total fiasco for both the sender and receiver. Be it during shipping, handling, or even storage, if an order isn’t properly protected, important pieces can be rendered useless. For some manufacturers, however, solving a packaging issue...
Chances are good that if you manufacture small parts, they are fragile and expensive. Industries like aerospace, defense, and medical devices require a lot of intricate, delicate, and micro-sized components that must be intact in order to work. The kinds of products these pieces complete can mean life or death...
If your product demonstrations aren’t resulting in as many sales as you would like, consider whether the case itself is working for your sales team.When you’re doing a live demonstration of a product, impression goes far beyond the actual performance of the merchandise. Prospective customers are picking up a...
If your reusable packaging is not lasting more than two uses, or if it takes up too much space, you should investigate better options for your business.Reusable packaging helps a lot of companies save time and money. One of the more common forms of these shipping cartons is corrugated...
If you want to protect your business and your client relationships, make sure you take every step possible to avoid problems during the shipping process. If your product gets damaged or lost on its way to your client, you know this can result in some heavy costs for you. Not...
What you protect your product with in its package has strong ramifications on the relationship with your customer.It’s true: consumers have different emotional responses to various protective packaging. Among them are joy, frustration, relief, and anger – good signs that you should pay attention to what you put in...
Have you recently evaluated how much extra money your packaging and/or shipping is costing you? Here are some pitfalls to avoid.When you choose packaging for your parts and products, how closely do you consider all the possible ways that packaging could cost you more money? With packing and shipping...
Carrier liability is not enough to protect you and your cargo from damage during overseas transit. Find out how to safeguard your assets.The risk of damage to containers and packages when shipping overseas is extremely high. Mishandling of packages are common, but only the beginning of your concerns. Weather can...
Vehicle corrosion has long been an issue for truckers, but only recently has data been clear enough to strike panic. The issue has grown over the years as de-icing agents for roads have become more corrosive. When Roy Gambrell and the Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) tallied replacement costs for...
Packaging plays a critical role in environmental issues. See how you can help contribute to the solution with sustainable packaging. From manufacturing to shipping, the entire process of order fulfillment is going green. When companies look at reducing waste and the carbon footprint, much of the focus lands on emissions...