For companies operating large fleets of reusable intermediate bulk containers (otherwise known as IBCs or totes), knowing where a tank is can be useful. Knowing why it has been sitting there for six months, what that delay is costing, and whether the … [Read more...] about Beyond IBC Tracking: Hoover CS Targets the Hidden Costs of Tank Fleets
Bulk Bins (IBCs)
Boxon rPET Big Bag Wins Packnews Special Prize
HELSINGBORG, Sweden — Boxon has received the Packnews Special Prize (Editor’s Award) at the Packnorth Award for its rPET Big Bag, an industrial bulk packaging solution made from 100% recycled PET bottles. The award recognizes a packaging solution … [Read more...] about Boxon rPET Big Bag Wins Packnews Special Prize
Why Move 300 Gallons to a Mixer When You Can Bring the Mixer to the 300 Gallons?
Hundreds of gallons of material sitting inside a tote presents a familiar problem for a lot of facilities, one that shows up the moment the equipment needed to mix it happens to be somewhere else entirely. The usual answer has been to transfer … [Read more...] about Why Move 300 Gallons to a Mixer When You Can Bring the Mixer to the 300 Gallons?
CDF Brings Automated IBC Liner Evacuation System to North America
CDF Corporation has launched its Squiz System in North America, targeting a source of manufacturing waste that can be easy to overlook: valuable product left behind inside intermediate bulk container liners after dispensing. The system is designed … [Read more...] about CDF Brings Automated IBC Liner Evacuation System to North America
German Municipality Improves E-Waste Collection with Plastic Pallet Boxes
A municipal waste authority in north-west Germany has replaced wire mesh collection containers with reusable plastic pallet boxes as part of an effort to streamline the collection of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) at its recycling … [Read more...] about German Municipality Improves E-Waste Collection with Plastic Pallet Boxes
Digipal Introduces Fully Tracked DigiBox Reusable Plastic Pallet Box for Chilled Supply Chains
Digipal UK Group Limited has introduced the DigiBox, a reusable plastic pallet box designed to combine pooled asset management with real-time digital tracking for food and chilled supply chains. The new reusable pallet box incorporates 4G, Wi-Fi, … [Read more...] about Digipal Introduces Fully Tracked DigiBox Reusable Plastic Pallet Box for Chilled Supply Chains
Litco Expands Crating Division with New Ohio Facility
Litco International has announced the expansion of its custom crating operations with a move to a larger facility in Lordstown, Ohio, reflecting continued growth in demand for engineered shipping solutions. The company will relocate its crating … [Read more...] about Litco Expands Crating Division with New Ohio Facility
Sleeve Pack Shipping Systems and Their Rising Popularity
Sleeve packs are reusable, collapsible bulk shipping systems built around a pallet base, folding sleeve and top cap. Also called pallet packs, sleeve boxes or foldable pallet containers, they combine the handling advantages of a pallet-sized … [Read more...] about Sleeve Pack Shipping Systems and Their Rising Popularity
Schütz Upgrades IBC Tooling with Dual Zimmermann Portal Milling Machines
German industrial packaging manufacturer Schütz has expanded its in-house tooling capabilities with the installation of two Zimmermann portal milling machines, aimed at improving precision, stability, and cycle performance in the production of … [Read more...] about Schütz Upgrades IBC Tooling with Dual Zimmermann Portal Milling Machines
Lightweighting the Automotive Supply Chain
How Data, Design and the Circular Economy Are Driving Real Emissions Reductions: An interview with Rodney Salmon, Automotive Lead at Tri-Wall Circular As the automotive industry intensifies its focus on decarbonisation, attention is increasingly … [Read more...] about Lightweighting the Automotive Supply Chain
