AIAG Pallet and Lid Survey Reveals Opportunity for Improvement

Why is it that the words “pallets” and “problems” are so often found in the same sentence? According to at least one comment from last November’s AIAG Call to Action, the analogy fits in the automotive supply chain as well, saying that the challenge of managing reusable pallets and lids is not just a “pain [...]

Wilmington Machinery to Exhibit at the K Show 2010

Wilmington Machinery, a manufacturer of high speed rotary coextrusion blow molding systems and structural foam injection molding machinery, will be exhibiting at the K Show 2010 in Hall 13 – B91-19. The trade show runs from October 27 to November 3 in 2010 in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Wilmington Machinery will introduce the all new LUMINA Pallateer [...]

Round Corner Corrugated Containers Provide Lasting Solution to Rugged, Low-Cost Bulk Parts Storage

Heavy corrugated steel sides and deck make Steel King’s Round Corner Corrugated Containers a rugged, low-cost, all-purpose solution to bulk parts storage that’s built to withstand the most abusive industrial environments-from automotive to foundries to construction-for decades.
“Round Corner Corrugated Containers are built to take a beating and will stand up to being knocked around by [...]

DACO Announces a New Addition to the MACX® Line of Bulk Containers

Kent, WA, July 28, 2010 –(PR.com)– DACO has added the new MACX48® 48×48 series, manufactured by Decade Products, to their bulk container product line. Designed to meet the needs of the agricultural market, it can be mounted directly to harvesting equipment facilitating transport of produce directly from the field to the processing plant and/or [...]

David Rodgers Joins IFCO as Vice President of Sales – West

David Rodgers has been appointed Vice President of Sales – West, for IFCO Systems. Having joined IFCO this April, Dave’s responsibilities include managing retailers in the Western U.S. and Canada as well as Mexico marketplace development.
Rodgers has been involved in the RPC industry since the launch of Hays Container Services in 2002; his most recent position prior to joining [...]

Pallet Pools Offer Public Warehouses New Service Opportunities (Historic Reprint)

from D & W, January 1945

www.packagingrevolution.net is pleased to present another key article from the formative years of palletization.
After the war, between one and three million surplus pallets may be disposed of by the government. Commercial shipments of palletized unit loads are expected to become common. Some pooling method for collecting pallets and [...]

Principles of Packaging for Industry Newcomers Offered

This September 13-17, Michigan State University School of Packaging is offering Principles of Packaging for Industry Newcomers. This seminar is designed for those who do not have a degree in packaging but have a role in managing packaging and related operations within their organizations. This course will offer full insight in all aspects of packaging [...]

Reusables Management Positions Posted on the Web

Here is a current sampling of reusable pallet and packaging related jobs from the Internet:

Pallet Specialist

Dedicated to serving consumers and the communities where we live, work and play, Unilever employs more than 13,000 people across North America “generating nearly $10 billion in sales in 2009. Unilever has an opening for a corporate pallet specialist

Position Summary
This [...]

iGPS Announces New Innovation and Customer Service Facilities

Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS Company, LLC) is completing its new Sales and Innovation Center in Bentonville, AR, a facility that will showcase the company’s industry-leading solutions and serve as the center of its ongoing research and development initiatives. In addition, the plastic rental pallet provider announced that it has completed construction of its [...]

Carico Systems and Cowin Global Combine Forces to Create Cowin Global USA LLC

Carico Systems, an Indiana based material handling wire roll cart and container company and Cowin Global, a privately owned, western founded and China based company specializing in shopping, airport, postal, retail, dairy carts and material handling equipment for the automotive industry have combined expertise and resources to establish an exciting new venture, Cowin Global USA [...]

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