Helping You Solve Your Packaging Challenges
How Innovative Custom Packaging Can Save Money
As a packaging design firm, perhaps we’re a little bias on this one. However, we’ll admit that in some cases, an all-out packaging upgrade and supply chain overhaul isn’t necessary. On the other hand, most of the industries we work with have...
Is It More Cost Effective to Use Returnable Or Expendable Packaging?
Whether your company should use expendable or returnable packaging depends on the shipping cycle and your unique packaging needs. No “clear-cut” variable will determine which packaging type is best for your supply chain. The truth is: sometimes...
Contoured Seat Covers – Does Thickness Matter?
PCD is one of the industry leaders in the United States that specialize in designing and manufacturing contoured seat bags. In case you didn’t know, contoured seat bags are typically used to protect seats not only in the plant environment but also...
How Treadmills and Transmissions Are The Same…
Transmissions keep a vehicle running and treadmills keep humans running. But what else do they have in common? They are both heavy, complex and cumbersome pieces of machinery. Unfortunately, many companies and manufacturers don’t implement shipping...
How to Reduce Packaging Damage in Your Supply Chain
Damaged packaging has direct and indirect consequences. Direct consequences, or measurable outcomes, like profit loss and the cost of replacement shipping are obvious. However, indirect consequences, like lost time, increased labor and company...
5 Efficient Packaging Tips for Manufacturers
For one reason or another, manufacturers tolerate sloppy packaging practices – from themselves and their suppliers. However, they’re paying for it in product damage, unused truck space and excess materials. If you want to lower your overall costs...
Four Questions to Ask When Choosing a Packaging Solution Firm
When choosing a packaging company to help with your design projects, there is much to consider. You want a company you can rely on and who has the ability to find the right solutions for your packaging needs. Here 4 questions you should ask before...
Specialized Packaging Group Completes Acquisition of Packaging Concepts & Design and PSI
SPG Expands Capabilities and Reach in Engineered Packaging Division with addition of Packaging, Engineering, and Design Firm and Phoenix Manufacturer Troy, MI and Phoenix, AZ – Specialized Packaging Group (SPG), a leading, vertically integrated...
4 Strategies that Minimize Packaging Damage
Dozens of internal and external factors can contribute to supply chain disruptions. With the slip of a hand, valuable shipments may arrive late or damaged. These disruptions are costly, time consuming, and inconvenient. But it’s entirely possible...