Innovative packaging capabilities improve productivity and efficiency to meet today’s consumer demands
OCONOMOWOC, Wis. — Sept. 12, 2019 — ORBIS® Corporation, an international leader in reusable packaging, is highlighting several of its retail supply chain solutions at PACK EXPO 2019, Booth US8001, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Sept. 23-25.
As technology advances and consumer demands evolve, the packaging industry is constantly finding innovative ways to help retailers and consumer packaged goods manufacturers add supply chain efficiency with reusable packaging options. PACK EXPO convenes professionals from across the packaging industry, from engineers to brand managers, to connect and identify trends and effective solutions. ORBIS will feature its end-to-end reusable packaging solutions, including pallets, bulk containers and hand-held totes, to meet supply chain needs. From the manufacturing plant to the store aisle, ORBIS helps retailers improve productivity, efficiency and consumer experience.
“The retail supply chain is rapidly evolving and presents very unique handling needs,” said Bob Petersen, vice president of marketing and product development. “As the industry grows and develops, ORBIS continues to provide solutions to the market and is eager to showcase these innovative reusable packaging products at PACK EXPO.”
The ORBIS PACK EXPO booth will feature a variety of products, including:
MultiTank™ for bulk handling
- Efficient alternative to 55-gallon drums, intermediate bulk container tanks for wet and dry ingredients
- Offers 6-to-1 return ratio and saves up to 75 percent in storage space
- Innovative airtight and watertight lid design
XpressBulk® Milk Delivery System
- Fully reusable, retail-ready, one-touch merchandising system designed for retail deliveries
- Allows for easy transport off the truck and right into the retail environment, for quicker unload
- No unpacking or additional touches are needed, as consumers shop directly from XpressBulk
HDMX4048-46 MaxCube series
- Collapsible straight-wall container, offered in the industry standard 40 x 48 footprint, and holds up to 1,200 pounds and more than 40 cubic feet of product
- Improved sidewall performance for a long service life
- Foot cap wear plates for long performance in rugged environments
Intelligent packaging (enabling tracking and management of reusable assets)
- Improves visibility throughout the supply chain
- Reduces theft, breakage and loss
- Reduces dwell time
40-by-48-inch pallets with Proliant®
- Fire-retardant plastic material for use in select plastic pallets, including rackable and stackable styles, in footprints from 36-by-40 inches to 48-by-48 inches
- Halogen- and bromine-free material that is fully recyclable
- FM Approvals-certified and Food and Drug Administration-compliant
E-commerce totes
- Family of all-plastic totes designed to work in many picking environments — manual and highly automated
- Dimensionally consistent for seamless integration with today’s high-speed systems
- Made in a variety of footprints and often customized to meet system requirements
In addition to its retail supply chain solutions, ORBIS is launching several items for the industrial setting, including its BulkPak® HDMP 4845 series, thermoformed dunnage and the adjustable sliding dunnage system, AdjustaPak™.
In addition to featuring its retail supply chain solutions, ORBIS will further showcase its expertise during the following seminars that are open to all PACK EXPO attendees:
- “Today’s Automotive Supply Chain Disruptors and How They Impact Packaging”
- Monday, Sept. 23, 11-11:30 a.m., Reusable Packaging Learning Center in the Reusable Packaging Pavilion
- Scott Krebs, marketing manager for automotive/industrial, ORBIS Corporation
- “Best Practices in Managing Returnable Container Fleets in the Global Automotive Industry”
- Monday, Sept. 23, 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Reusable Packaging Learning Center
- Phillip Biga, senior manager, marketing strategy, ORBIS Reusable Packaging Management
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