Cost-cutting pack passes tests

Precision-scientific-equipment manufacturer Pressurements Ltd. exports hand pressure testers in a specially die-cut corrugated pack, cutting shipping costs by 16%.

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Dunstable, England, UK–based Pressurements exports its testers, used in the plastics industry to measure pressure calibration, in packs holding up to 10 units. Previously, the equipment was protected using loose-fill cushioning manually placed in corrugated boxes.

The new packaging supplied by DS Smith Tri-Wall (Monmouth, England, UK) reportedly reduced packaging time by 24% and the area required for packing by 13%, totaling an overall 16% savings in the cost of each shipped item.

DS Smith Tri-Wall designed a corrugated tray to fit testers into custom, die-cut cavities for protection during shipping. Ten trays are inserted into a corrugated shipping box, which is then sealed for transit.

This packaging design won DS Smith Tri-Wall Worldstar and Starpack awards.

CRP Cap for Cannabis Beverages

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Perfect Pallets Acquires PDQ Plastics’ Pallet Molds

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HP Introduces Molded Fiber Tooling Solution

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Innovative, Sustainable Strapping Band

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