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Breakthroughs in Material Handling

The Case Study of the Egg Carton and the Importance of Product Protection in Ensuring Collaborative Supply Chains

January 25, 2023 By Rick LeBlanc

Product damage leads to finger-pointing until the egg carton delivers a win-win solution The case study of the egg carton The year is 1911, and diners pause as an argument erupts at a Smithers B.C. hotel where a number of patrons, including … [Read more...] about The Case Study of the Egg Carton and the Importance of Product Protection in Ensuring Collaborative Supply Chains

Filed Under: Breakthroughs in Material Handling, Case Studies, Featured Articles, Pallet and Container Playbook

What Happened to the “Cadillac” Pallets of 1961?

June 15, 2022 By Rick LeBlanc

Simply summed up, pallet users are finding that the per-use cost of a pallet is far more important than the purchase price -something we've been saying in the pallet industry for years. The only difference today is that a man who wants to apply this … [Read more...] about What Happened to the “Cadillac” Pallets of 1961?

Filed Under: Breakthroughs in Material Handling, Featured Articles, Pallet and Container Playbook

Change in Direction: The invention of the Four-Way and Eight Way Pallet

November 27, 2021 By Rick LeBlanc

Four Way and Eight Way Pallet Leave Enduring Contribution to Material Handling Efficiency "The Hingham depot even created an instructional film on material handling, albeit covertly. Being as creative with bookkeeping as they were with pallet and … [Read more...] about Change in Direction: The invention of the Four-Way and Eight Way Pallet

Filed Under: Breakthroughs in Material Handling, Featured Articles, Pallets

How the Shipping Container Transformed Commerce

September 5, 2021 By Rick LeBlanc

Breakthroughs in Logistics: How the Shipping Container Transformed the World of Commerce  … [Read more...] about How the Shipping Container Transformed Commerce

Filed Under: Breakthroughs in Material Handling, Featured Articles

Trade Unions and the Shipping Pallet

September 5, 2021 By Rick LeBlanc

It was a time of war, trade unionism, and the early history of the pallet. Imagine legendary Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa, the U.S. Pacific fleet, the cast of Marlon Brando's "On the Waterfront" and that fantastic new product, the shipping pallet. There … [Read more...] about Trade Unions and the Shipping Pallet

Filed Under: Breakthroughs in Material Handling, Featured Articles, Pallets

When Did Reusable Pallet Pooling Begin?

July 25, 2018 By Rick LeBlanc

Early pallet pools emerged in the 1940s and became the beginning of a much larger logistics trend. The pooling of reusable packaging and pallets is an important component of today’s supply chain efficiency and sustainability efforts. While pooling … [Read more...] about When Did Reusable Pallet Pooling Begin?

Filed Under: Breakthroughs in Material Handling, Featured Articles, PACK EXPO 2014, Pooling/Rental

Timber pallet and packaging industry focuses on significant increase in European reuse and recycling obligations

June 2, 2016 By Rick LeBlanc

Members of the Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON) were given an update on changes to the targets for the reduction of packaging waste in Europe, at the organisation’s annual general meeting, held in Cambridge at the end of … [Read more...] about Timber pallet and packaging industry focuses on significant increase in European reuse and recycling obligations

Filed Under: Announcements, Breakthroughs in Material Handling

Breakthroughs in Material Handling: The Emergence of the Plastic Pallet

May 2, 2015 By Rick LeBlanc

Plastic pallet celebrates roughly 50 years, relentless innovation in a milieu of ongoing supply chain transformation With well over 90 percent of the pallet market still dominated by wood pallets, and a surprisingly common lack of … [Read more...] about Breakthroughs in Material Handling: The Emergence of the Plastic Pallet

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