E pluribus unit load

Written by Sterling Anthony of packworld.com

As with all matters associated with packaging, the design of a unit load should be undertaken from a systems approach. The components should be identified, their interactions understood, and trade-offs made for the optimal net effect to the system. The backdrop to all of this is logistics.

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Sara Lee speaks on three-pronged green goals

Written by Anne Marie Mohan, Senior Editor Packaging World Magazine

Since its inception, Sara Lee has prided itself on conducting its business with integrity. In recent years, this commitment hasextended to a comprehensive, global program focused on sustainability. In this exclusive interview, Glenn Ventrell, director of packaging innovation and development for Sara Lee, shares with Packaging World how Sara Lee is confronting the complexities of sustainability throughout its business and throughout the world.

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Sustainable Packaging Initiatives Are a Viable Cost-Reduction Solution in a Downward Economy

By Ryan Humphrey, Director of Professional Services at ModusLinkk

Packaging-specific software programs such as Cape, ArtiosCAD, and Solidworks, can be used to design the most efficient package.

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Smurfit-Stone cuts costs and pollution, too

By Christopher Boyce

The software, called CAPE PACK, or Computer-Assisted Packaging Evaluation, was being used for its primary purpose — designing its fold-flat boxes. But the program also was built with a
component that scripts the best way to stack and ship the boxes to customers based on the box
size and the space in a semi-trailer.

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Dimensions.05 Transport Packaging

Sean M. Connolly, CPP with TTI North America.

Designing Product, Package, and Unit Load for Greater Shipping Efficiency 

As fuel prices continue to rise, shipping costs are representing a larger percentage of total product cost. This is especially true for products imported from the Far East. Increasing freight density can produce significant savings. This presentation explores several case studies of product development, product design revisions, and bundling variations that greatly reduced shipping costs.

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The Institute of Packaging Directory & Review
'software development for packaging design & pallet loading'
"Companies are turning to sophisticated software programs to increase their profitability........ writes Victoria Ayling of CAPE Systems."

Italia Imballagio
'from packaging to pallet'
"The British company CAPE Systems, has developed a new software application for packaging design & formation of pallet loads....."

Packaging
'windows to view'
"the software has been designed to significantly affect profitability by reducing cost of distribution....."

Packaging Review South Africa
'packing a punch on logistics'
"the Cape System is so quick to use that it takes only a couple of minutes to agree to a new design concept"

Packaging Week
'designs on transit'
"CAPE PACK packaging design and pallet loading software offers endless possibilities....."

Packaging World USA
'software systems 'pop' big savings for weaver'
"within 24 hours after first operating its new packaging analysis software system, Weaver Popcorn had revised its case packing and pallet stacking methods to the tune of $40,000 in annual savings."

Packaging Technology In Depth
'life imitating art: bring your packaging to life'
"now you can see what your product packaging, pallet load & truck load will really look like with the new colorful, interactive graphics and true to life packaging components created using CAPE PACK."

Food Processing USA
'sizing up packages & pallets'
"we increased distribution efficiencies by adding 20 percent more product per pallet, significantly reduced our corrugated materials costs, and source-reduced our corrugated usage by approximately 1 million pounds annually."

European Supply Chain Decisions
'cape packs a punch'
"the major benefit is that we have saved enormous amounts of money in all parts of the supply chain......Before we had the CAPE program, it took approximately an hour to calculate six outer case designs. Now it takes only a few minutes."

Packaging Digest
'software nails down palletizing efficiency'
"Since he installed the Cape system, Green attributes the sizable dollar and warehouse savings to 25 pallet patterns currently approved for use.....he's increased the efficiency of every sku I have given to him. So we know there will be more savings down the line."