{"id":7679,"date":"2024-12-18T14:08:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T20:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mhisolutionsmag.com\/?p=7679"},"modified":"2025-01-07T11:42:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T17:42:03","slug":"automated-right-sized-packaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mhisolutionsmag.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/18\/automated-right-sized-packaging\/","title":{"rendered":"Automated, Right\u2011sized Packaging"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"htmlBody article_div\">\n<div class=\"roofHeader\"><strong>Feature<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"roofHeader\"><strong>Boosting E\u2011Commerce Operations\u2019 Sustainability and Efficiency<\/strong><\/h4>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><\/figure>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">BY <span class=\"author-name\">CAROL MILLER<\/span>, CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER, MHI<\/div>\n<h6><span class=\"dropCap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mhisolutionsmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/039.jpg\" alt=\"automated right sized packaging\" \/><span class=\"attribution\">PHOTO PROVIDED BY STAPLES<\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span class=\"dropCap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mhisolutionsmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/038.jpg\" alt=\"carol miller\" width=\"116\" height=\"147\" \/>D<\/span>riven by continued growth in e\u2011commerce, U.S. parcel shipping volumes grew to 21.7 billion in 2023, according to Pitney Bowes\u2019 most recent annual Parcel Shipping Index. The report, issued in April 2024, predicted continued growth reaching 28.3 billion by 2028. Its authors cite resilient spending by consumers across all categories\u2014including business\u2011to\u2011consumer and business\u2011to\u2011business online retailers\u2014and high demand for smaller, lightweight, affordable goods that match buyers\u2019 desires to keep up with fast\u2011moving trends.<\/p>\n<p>The upshot? More packaging will also be making its way to e\u2011commerce shoppers\u2019 doorsteps. Not all of that packaging is environmentally friendly, however.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes the packaging\u2014particularly pre\u2011sized corrugated boxes\u2014is too big for the contents. That creates empty spaces within the carton that require void fill, such as kraft paper or plastic air pillows, to prevent items inside from shifting in transit. Without the fill, contents could be damaged, resulting in both product waste and a second round of carbon dioxide emissions from return transit.<\/p>\n<p>Although most major carriers switched to charging shipping fees based on dimensional (DIM) weight (the amount of space a parcel takes up relative to its actual weight) a decade ago, even today not every parcel matches the sizes of its contents\u2014as anyone who has received a huge box with a tiny item inside knows. That\u2019s not just annoying; it\u2019s also on track to become illegal in some parts of the world. First, the European Union passed regulations that limit the amount of empty space in packaging to 50% the total volume. Then, New Jersey passed a bill prohibiting large e\u2011commerce retailers from shipping items in boxes more than two times larger than the volume of the contents.<\/p>\n<p>Frequently used as an alternative to cardboard cartons are plastic bags. Although they require no fill and minimize DIM weight charges, they neither protect the contents inside, nor are they a green solution. Further, regardless of the packaging material used, virtually all outbound parcel packing is applied in labor\u2011intensive, manual processes. With many e\u2011commerce operations facing a continuing struggle with adequate staffing, packaging area bottlenecks have become a serious impediment to meeting both speed and customer service goals.<\/p>\n<p>All those issues\u2014coupled with growing consumer interest in environmental protection and major e\u2011commerce and omnichannel retailers\u2019 increasing commitments to sustainability initiatives\u2014are prompting more operations to take a closer look at automated, right\u2011sized packaging technologies.<\/p>\n<h4 tabindex=\"0\">What is Automated, Right\u2011sized Packaging?<\/h4>\n<p>There are a variety of different automated, right\u2011sized packaging technologies available. While each manufacturer puts their own spin on it, the equipment uses a combination of software and sensors to first determine the dimensions of the item. It then cuts and folds paper\u2011based, cardboard material to create a package sized to minimize any empty space around the contents.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on the system, the cardboard stock could be a thick, single\u2011phase paper roll used to create a mailer, or it could be pre\u2011cut, double\u2011walled corrugated blanks cut and folded into a three\u2011dimensional box. Some systems create separate trays and lids, cut them down to the appropriate height, then glue them together once the product is inside to form the box. Others fold and wrap the item with corrugated cardboard, then seal it.<\/p>\n<p>Although automated, right\u2011sized packaging solutions have been available for more than 10 years, interest in their adoption has only recently reached an &#8220;inflection point,&#8221; said Bryan Boatner, global managing director of automation at MHI member Ranpak. The company manufactures cut\u2011to\u2011size box closing automation, as well as machinery that automatically wraps corrugated packaging around small, flat products.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;E\u2011commerce and direct\u2011to\u2011consumer companies initially focused on implementing picking automation, whether that\u2019s automated storage and retrieval systems (AS\/RS) or autonomous mobile robots (AMRs),&#8221; he explained. &#8220;When up to 35% of warehouse labor is focused on picking, that\u2019s the right process to automate first.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Now, continued Boatner, with more operations turning to automation as a means to address hiring shortfalls, packaging is often the second most labor\u2011intensive fulfillment process.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s a natural progression. Particularly as we\u2019ve reached a confluence where companies like Amazon and Walmart are making very public decisions to move from single\u2011use plastics to more sustainable protective packaging solutions,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>As the term &#8220;automated&#8221; implies, right\u2011sized packaging technologies rarely need manual intervention, except perhaps to ensure the machines remain stocked with cardboard. Further, many operations employ more than one type of automated, right\u2011sized packaging technology to best optimize the process. Considered complementary, different solutions are frequently deployed side\u2011by\u2011side, with specific products diverted to different lines depending on their dimensions. Some systems can even create boxes for unusually shaped or long items, like brooms, rakes or hockey sticks.<\/p>\n<h4 tabindex=\"0\">The Sustainability Benefits of Automated, Right\u2011sized Packaging<\/h4>\n<p>There are a variety of ways that automated, right\u2011sized packaging is environmentally advantageous, said Fadi Haddad, director of product marketing automation and shrink at MHI member Sealed Air Corp. The manufacturer offers an automated void reduction system that forms a right\u2011sized double\u2011wall corrugated tray around items, then seals the package with a lid.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Automated right\u2011sized packaging plays a crucial role in helping e\u2011commerce retailers meet their sustainability targets by reducing material waste, optimizing energy use and cutting down on the environmental footprint of transportation,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Packaging materials are minimized by automatically adjusting the box size to the product\u2019s dimensions, eliminating unnecessary void fill and oversized boxes. This reduces both total resource consumption and the amount of waste generated during shipping.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, utilizing automated right\u2011sized packaging can cut the amount of material used in a shipping carton by 20% to 30%, agreed Steve Larsen, senior vice president, global partners, solutions &amp; customer success at MHI member Packsize International. Packsize manufactures technologies that produce right\u2011sized, custom, double\u2011wall corrugated boxes on demand.<\/p>\n<p>Larsen also noted that manual packing operations stock up to 30 different sizes of pre\u2011cut cardboard boxes for associates stationed at manual workstations to select among when packing orders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a function of using right\u2011sized packaging, an operation can hold less box inventory and also reduce the amount of waste those boxes will generate,&#8221; he said. &#8220;A lot of companies will overbuy boxes for a discounted bulk rate. They\u2019ll store a bunch of extra boxes in the warehouse, which takes up a lot of space. Plus, corrugated is a natural substrate with a finite life. Within six months it will degrade to the point of being unusable and wind up getting thrown away.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Replacing those different packaging stock keeping units (SKUs) with right\u2011sized packaging automation potentially gives an operation thousands of different box patterns to select among, Larsen added.<\/p>\n<p>Automated right\u2011sized packaging also eliminates waste associated with packers selecting too big a box for the contents, said Boatner.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The warehouse management software (WMS) will direct them to select a specific box based on the dimensions of the items to be packed into it. But that leaves a lot of potential for errors and unoptimized packing to occur,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;Order packers might choose a bigger box because it\u2019s easier and faster to put everything in; they\u2019re not necessarily thinking about shipping cost or the end customer\u2019s negative experience when receiving an oversized box.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With automated right\u2011sized packaging systems, guesswork associated with picking the appropriate box size\u2014as well as the time spent erecting it\u2014is eliminated, Boatner continued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Most of our customers have three or four different box footprints they utilize, which can range in size from 5.9 by 9.1 inches to 26 by 39.9 inches,&#8221; he said, noting that Ranpak\u2019s technology senses the height of the items within a box, then cuts it down to reduce the height before folding in the flaps to seal the package. &#8220;Each line is dedicated to one of those sizes, guaranteeing that the maximum cube reduction possible is achieved.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another sustainable benefit of automated, right\u2011sized packaging is its ability to fill a trailer with more shipments, as there\u2019s less empty space within each parcel, said Haddad.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By maximizing the efficiency of the space used, cube optimization from automated packaging systems helps reduce the number of trucks needed for transportation,&#8221; he noted. &#8220;This leads to lower carbon emissions and supports the sustainability goals of minimizing environmental pollution and reducing climate change impact.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mhisolutions-digital.com\/mhiq\/0125_volume_13__issue_1\/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=2030583&amp;app=false#articleId2030583\">Click here to read the full feature.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feature Boosting E\u2011Commerce Operations\u2019 Sustainability and Efficiency BY CAROL MILLER, CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER, MHI PHOTO PROVIDED BY STAPLES Driven by continued growth in e\u2011commerce, U.S. parcel shipping volumes grew to 21.7 billion in 2023, according to Pitney Bowes\u2019 most recent annual Parcel Shipping Index. 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