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Package Light-Weighting Causing Problems in Your Distribution System?

SES Has Solutions
The journey from the manufacturing plant to the consumer can be perilous particularly for light-weighted primary and secondary packaging in unit loads. SES specializes in helping clients minimize packaging cost, damage rates and material usage without compromising performance and unit load safety.
Light-Weighting Done Right
Light-weighting primary packages often results in problems with the secondary packaging and unit load systems. The performance of these packaging systems are coupled, particularly if shrink wrap is being used. SES uses a systematic approach to the total packaging system: primary, secondary and unit load. Understanding the interconnections between them is critical to knowing which light-weighting designs will meet performance requirements and which will not.

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New Technology Helping to Eliminate Guesswork When Considering Options

Pressure to develop lower-cost, more sustainable packaging (such as the move from full corrugated cases to shrink-wrapping) has resulted in many poorly designed secondary packages reaching the market. This can be a costly mistake. SES evaluates new packaging options to tell you how they will perform, and whether they make economic sense, before committing to a change. SES provides a quantitative understanding of total packaging system performance at an early stage in the development process, with all testing and analysis from a single source.

Design for More Than Just Top Load Strength

SES understands that there is more to successful transportation packaging than just the top load strength of an isolated bottle. Tray-based packaging has introduced new failure modes that were non-issues in full case unit loads, including: Static force redistribution within unit loads Dynamic loads during handling and transportation The role of time- and temperature-dependent properties The impact of reduced shear stiffness

SES understands these aspects of transportation packaging design, which are often misunderstood or overlooked in light-weighted primary and secondary packaging.

Standard Transportation Tests Dont Reveal Enough

New packaging developments advance faster than industry standard tests can keep up. New packages often require new and different approaches to testing and analysis. With extensive lab facilities and decades of packaging experience, SES is the industry leader in designing custom tests to address the unique requirements of new packaging systems.

To Optimize Your Transportation Packaging

Call SES today at 513-336-6701
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