Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Reusable Plastic Crates: Driving Sustainability in the Dairy Supply Chain

September 3, 2010 by Rick LeBlanc  
Filed under Latest News, Upcoming Events

The issue or reusable packaging selection and management is the topic of a key session on September 14 at the International Dairy Show in Dallas, Texas.
What are the specific environmental benefits of reusable packaging? By design, reusable case and pallet systems offer dairies a sustainable, cost-effective method to ship, handle and store materials across the [...]

Beverage Industry Hosts Returnable Container Management Session at InterBev

September 3, 2010 by Rick LeBlanc  
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The loss of assets is an important topic for every beverage business, and is a session focus for the InterBev 2010 conference, held September 22-24, in Orlando, Florida.
In this session, attendees will hear case studies on lowering the loss of returnable assets in the food and beverage industry, and learn about industry initiatives that are [...]

ABA Hosts Best Practices in Returnable Asset Management Seminar

September 3, 2010 by Rick LeBlanc  
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Reusable packaging management is a featured session at the upcoming International Baking Industry Exposition, held September 26-29 in Las Vegas NV. By attending this reusables management session,event organizers say, you could save your company thousands of dollars each year!
Plastic container theft and misuse have been recurring industry issues for years. Recently, the losses [...]

Leading Reusable Packaging Service Providers Will Exhibit at RPA Packaging Pavilion at PACK EXPO

September 3, 2010 by Rick LeBlanc  
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The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) has announced that 11 of the industry’s leading reusable packaging service providers will exhibit together at the RPA’s Reusable Packaging Pavilion at PACK EXPO International 2010, Oct. 31 – Nov. 3. The reusable packaging service providers that are exhibiting in the Pavilion are:

Container and Pooling Solutions (CAPS)
iGPS
The Kennedy Group
IFCO SYSTEMS
ORBIS [...]

Fluensee to Host Webinar on RFID-Enabled Returnable Container Tracking

August 25, 2010 by Rick LeBlanc  
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RFID-enabled returnable container tracking is automating and improving the way many companies manage their asset fleet, from kegs to casks and everywhere in between.

In this webinar, Fluensee specifically touches on all the ways that beverage & brewing companies can take advantage of RFID-enabled returnable container tracking systems (though all RTI users will appreciate the solution’s [...]

MHIA To Launch New Event in 2012

August 22, 2010 by Rick LeBlanc  
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Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) has announced the launch of its new event, MODEXSM 2012, to be held February 6-9, 2012 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA.
“We are pleased to announce that MHIA will produce this exciting new exposition which at its core will include a similar material handling and logistics [...]

Nine Leading Reusable Transport Packaging Suppliers to Exhibit

August 6, 2010 by Rick LeBlanc  
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Arlington, VA, August 5, 2010 – The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) announced that nine of the industry’s leading reusable packaging suppliers will exhibit together at the RPA’s Reusable Packaging Pavilion at PACK EXPO International 2010, Oct. 31 – Nov. 3, 2010. The reusable packaging suppliers exhibiting in the Pavilion include:
* ORBIS Corporation
* Container and Pooling [...]

Canadian Wood Pallet and Container Association Announces Meetings, New Website

August 2, 2010 by Rick LeBlanc  
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The Canadian Wood Pallet and Container Association has launched an updated website at www.canadianpallets.com, as well announcing upcoming events.
These events include:

15th Annual Golf Tournament & Dinner
August 24th, 2010
Royal Ontario Golf Club
Mississauga, ON
Western Focus Meeting
Friday, October 29, 2010
Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel, Surrey, BC

Eastern Focus Meeting
December 5th & 6th, 2010
Four Points Sheraton, Toronto Airport
For more information on [...]

Wilmington Machinery to Exhibit at the K Show 2010

July 29, 2010 by Rick LeBlanc  
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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 [...]

Principles of Packaging for Industry Newcomers Offered

July 26, 2010 by Rick LeBlanc  
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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 [...]

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