Kite Packaging has introduced new corrugated triangular postal tubes, which serve as an alternative to traditional round postal tubes. The flat packed and easy to assemble tubes can be used by firms dispatching goods through the courier ...
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Amazon.com, Inc. plans to open a state-of-the-art fulfillment center in Edgerton, Kan. This facility will create approximately 1,000 full-time hourly positions, plus many managerial and support roles to support customer fulfillment. ...
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As a key integral of automated logistics system, automated logistics equipment mainly includes AGVs, forklifts, automated stereo warehouse, automated conveyors and sorters, etc. In 2015, the market size of automated logistics system in ...
Dematic has launched a new Put Wall System to enhance online order fulfilment productivity and accuracy in Australian retail distribution centres. (A detailed description of the Put Wall System is provided at the end.) Functioning as an ...
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The year is drawing to a close but the number of exhibitors signing up for AUSPACK 2015 is still growing. According to Luke Kasprzak, portfolio director – industrial division, exhibition and trade fairs, “AUSPACK 2015 is ...
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Amazon.com, one of the leading online retailers of the world, is set to create 80,000 seasonal job opportunities across its US network of fulfillment and sortation centers in this holiday season to meet increasing customer demand. Mike ...
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Automated Barrier Doors Protect Staff at Shipping Facility Founded more than 40 years ago, Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP) is a brand that people have come to know and trust. The Winchester, VA-based company manufactures innovative, ...
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Birmingham-based direct mail fulfilment and print management services provider, Baker Goodchild, has highlighted that its clients could save as much as between 30%-50% on average, by sending their international mail through Baker Goodchild, ...
NZ technology company BCS Group has won the work to build the highly specialised sortation system for Toll Group's new express parcel sorting facility in Australia. One of Australia and New Zealand's largest provider of transport and ...
A true Tier-1 WCS must be equipped to handle 2D barcode and RFID data for individual unique SKU track and trace requirements.Multi-channel order fulfillment, referred to in the logistics industry as omni-channel fulfillment, is increasingly ...
Soft drinks giant Coca-Cola is testing a new full-sleeve plastic label on its single-serve orb-shaped bottle available during the Christmas holiday season at Wal-Mart stores. The new full-sleeve label is made from a polyolefin mix which ...
Tags: Recyclable Label, Label, Packaging, Printing
I joined GreenBlue last fall as the new executive director and Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) director. Now that a year has passed, I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on some key industry milestones in 2013 and talk ...
To meet the needs of the high velocity world of e-commerce, conveyors and sortation systems must be a smart, fast and efficient component of a production or order fulfillment engine. Driven by the need for flexibility, speed and maximum ...
Bioplastics are emerging as viable alternatives to petroleum-based polymers. This quiet revolution goes well beyond the standard drivers for sustainably sourced and/or compostable materials. I attended the 2013 BioPlastek conference in San ...
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When a tote-carrying iBOT (at left) arrives at a pick station, it tilts forward into an ergonomic-friendly position for the human picker.Many executives running high-throughput distribution centers face a growing logistics challenge - the ...
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