Properly packaging a box helps prevent your item(s) from being damaged in shipment. To avoid product damage that strains customer relationships and forces you to process costly return and replacement orders, review these simple but important guidelines and techniques. Select the Right Box Size: Ideally, the box should be big enough to contain your product ...
If you’re considering an automatic packaging machine for stretch wrapping, case sealing or some other part of your packaging operation, it’s important to consider all the pros and cons. Many companies believe that because manual packaging activities are comparatively slow, they should be automated whenever possible. While this is quite often the case, make sure ...
If you are new to online sales, it’s important to understand the differences between e-commerce packaging and packaging for shipments moving by truck or rail. When shipping directly to consumers, your secondary packaging materials must address these issues with extreme care. Key E-Commerce Packaging Issues Product protection. Packages shipped via USPS or parcel shippers are ...
What is the role of packaging? The importance of packaging should never be underestimated in B2B or B2C — but it often is, despite packaging being a $183.92 billion industry in the U.S. and estimated to reach $218.36 billion by 2025. The fact is, the purpose and importance of packaging materials and equipment is a ...
Every business looks for packaging savings. However, most companies concentrate on reducing the purchase price of their packaging products rather than looking for true packaging cost reduction. Buying inexpensive, inferior packaging materials may save money on the surface, but usually those modest savings evaporate because the company uses more packaging, experiences more product damage, and ...
What Is Stretch Film? Stretch film, or stretch wrap, is a cost-effective and reliable method of securing loads for LTL or FTL shipment. This article will help you understand what stretch film is made of, how it is used and its advantages for unitizing palletized and unpalletized loads. What Is Stretch Wrap Made of? Stretch ...
If you are in a small or midsize business, you may not have thought much about your brand identity, let alone your packaging brand identity. But branding is an important difference-maker for any size business — and it’s something GWC Packaging helps its customers improve on a daily basis. What Is Branding? Branding is any ...
