PackSmart Blog
You’ve just received yet another price increase notification from your packaging vendor…you’ve been a loyal customer, so why are they trying to take advantage of your business? The truth of the matter is that the packaging industry is a volatile market, especially when it comes to resin-re...
Environmentalism, sustainability, and the sense of corporate citizenship that accompanies them are becoming a more and more substantial point of interest and action for industrial companies. Many companies have put initiatives in place to achieve their sustainability goals, but still struggle to ide...
Did you know that 20% of consumers’ returns are due to damage product? (https://www.invespcro.com/blog/ecommerce-product-return-rate-statistics/). If you don’t take the time to find the best void fill/cushioning product for your application you risk losing money on the damaged product, shipping expe...
It's that time of year again!
This holiday season, the PackSmart Team participated in Toys for Tots, a charity organization that collects new, unwrapped toys, and distributes them to less fortunate children at Christmas time. This year, the PackSmart team donated over 40 toys and books to the Toys fo...
Let’s face it, many companies turned their backs on “Going Green” years ago. It wasn’t cost efficient and why fix something if it isn’t broken. But thanks to advances in technology this is no longer the case; in fact you can be losing out on a substantial annual cost savings. Simply put - ...
There are various types of packaging materials available today that are designed to protect products within a box during shipment, as well as just filling empty space in the box to keep products from shifting around during transit. Paper, air pillows, expandable foam and shredded corrugated are just...
Do you find it time consuming and challenging to tape boxes of various sizes and shapes by hand? Is damage in transit an issue?
Taping larger, heavier boxes by hand and using enough tape to secure the flaps can be demanding. There are various taping methods such as the “H” design, but thi...
“Why I would want to spend money on planned maintenance if my packaging machines are working and trouble free?” This is a question that many warehouse and operations managers have when presented with a planned maintenance program. Often it is determined that there are other expenses within the ...