Covering the gamut today. At least one will be applicable.
Admittedly, hand soap isn’t the most exciting thing but it will apply to everyone. Janitorial is often an overlooked spend in e-commerce and manufacturing businesses, but it’s often one where you can see a several thousand dollar savings relatively easy. One way is below.
The other product is much more niche. But for those it applies to, it can be a huge improvement. Specifically on labor, freight, and storage costs.
ITB Packaging - Combining the partitions with the carton
The majority of people using partitions, myself included, assume they are what they are. The saying “you don’t know what you don’t know” is applicable here.
Well, ITB Packaging has reinvented the wheel when it comes to partitions. It doesn’t matter if you use expendable or returnable packaging.
The truly unique aspect is that most of their packaging fully integrates the outer packaging with the partitions. Though there are options that you can essentially drop into existing returnables.
I’ll list the benefits below but labor and product density are typically the two most exciting. No more assembling and inserting partitions into a box. And there’s an average of 30% higher product density. If you reduced one FTE and cut your freight costs by even 20%, what could that do for your bottom line?
Faster pack time (regardless of automation level)
More product on a pallet = reduced freight costs
Less storage space required on your floor
Easier SKU management
More aesthetic and easier “unboxing” or unloading experience for the customer
The variety of materials and partition configurations are nearly infinite. If you need a cheap way to keep product separate, done. Maybe you have Class A products that you need to keep safe, no problem. A wide variety of products with ranging sizes and weights, we’ll come up with different size cells inside a single box. Perhaps you have fragile products that need true protection in the box, well check out their padded partitions called ProtectaPack. Or maybe you have electronic devices that need anti-stat protection, OK.
Check out the link below if you want to dive deeper. Otherwise, scroll down for summary of applicable industries and what would qualify you as an obvious fit.
Automotive, Injection Molding, E-commerce, Beauty & Personal care, Beverage, Food, Electronic, and even Moving & Storage are all industries that could utilize this technology. Again, it doesn’t matter if you have expendable or returnables. Or if you need a bare bones partition or a highly specialized one.
The only disqualifier I’ve seen so far is if you need multiple layers inside a container. At least on expendable packaging.
What qualifies my product as a fit for this type of packaging?
First off, it needs to be a single layer of partitions. Unfortunately, that is a big one. Beyond that:
Is space at a premium in your facility?
Are you struggling to meet throughput demands?
Are increase freight rates hurting your bottom line?
Do you have packaging automation currently? Because ITB packaging integrates extremely well with other automation like case erectors and case packers.
If you answered yes to any of the above, then a conversation could drive some real value in your business.
I know you’re eagerly waiting to hear about soap now…..
Foamy IQ - hand soap
I know, you might spend $1,000,000 on packaging and only $15,000 on janitorial supplies. Why spend the time on the janitorial? I’m not saying it should be a focus but you might be sitting on some extremely easy savings.
One area could be your hand soap.
What is it and how does it work?
Foamy IQ is a revolutionary take on hand soap. Traditionally, you either have a bulk fill dispenser or you have to replace a soap cartridge in the dispenser. One big drawback with both options is that the dispenser can get NASTY. If you have a bulk fill dispenser, it gets nasty on the outside AND inside (which….kinda defeats the purpose of soap).
What Foamy IQ has done is integrated the dispenser with the refill. All at a very competitive cost. Seriously - I work with some education customer who use a lot of soap and it absolutely slashed their spend. Besides cost savings, other benefits include:
No more hassles of replacing broken dispensers
Soap dispensers are always clean which gives a better appearance to guests
No more guessing if the dispenser is empty
Did you know that 17% of facility complaints are about broken or empty soap dispensers?
It comes in a variety of fragrances including fragrance free. It also has E2 version and a hand sanitizer.
If you have soap dispensers grimy enough that you think twice about using them and/or you’re not one to turn down 20-40% savings on anything, this is a super easy product to implement.
Want to learn more?
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