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How can EuroBin Extended Length save Supply Chain costs?

With supply chain costs at record levels and increasing, there hasn't been a more pertinent time to review your spend at each stage of your supply chain and logistics operation. Taking a closer look at your packaging may help you make considerable savings. Introducing the EuroBin Extended Length into your supply chain provides you with [...]

By |2022-04-26T17:22:33-07:00April 26th, 2022|plastic, shipping, automotive, supply chain, Uncategorized|Comments Off on How can EuroBin Extended Length save Supply Chain costs?

Automotive Packaging – Purchasing vs Investing a long-term sustainable solution

As the global automotive industry is in the midst of a seismic shift in terms of the sustainability of the vehicles they produce and manufacturing capabilities, we are seeing a similar shift in how light weight returnable packaging is being purchased. With sustainability being paramount across the sector, packaging used in the supply chain is [...]

By |2021-08-05T21:35:12-07:00August 5th, 2021|automotive, supply chain, shipping, plastic, sustainability|Comments Off on Automotive Packaging – Purchasing vs Investing a long-term sustainable solution

90% of Electric Vehicle component parts will go in Plastic Returnable Container

As we see a larger number of light weight component parts for all vehicles due to the rapid increase in electric vehicle and hybrid launches, it is important to address the issues around using heavy metal packaging in the automotive supply chain. With sustainability at the top of the agenda for OEMs and Tier Suppliers, [...]

By |2021-06-18T14:57:07-07:00June 18th, 2021|shipping, sustainability, supply chain, plastic|Comments Off on 90% of Electric Vehicle component parts will go in Plastic Returnable Container

Cost Down and Environmental Impact of Return Trips in Automotive Supply Chain

  IPL Macro EuroBin delivers unrivalled efficiencies and cost savings on return journeys in the automotive supply chain for OEMs, Tier Suppliers and LLPs. Introducing foldable plastic returnable bins into your supply chain, replacing rigid plastic bins or steel stillages, will enable you to significantly reduce the costs of shipping and storing empty bins.   [...]

By |2021-02-18T18:01:55-08:00February 18th, 2021|plastic, sustainability, automotive, supply chain, shipping|Comments Off on Cost Down and Environmental Impact of Return Trips in Automotive Supply Chain

Introducing the New EuroBin Extended Length Series

IPL Macro recently launched a series of fabricated Extended Length EuroBins. The new extended length option provides OEM’s and Tier suppliers with a returnable packaging application designed for larger components. Macro listened to OEMs, Tier Suppliers, and LLP’s to develop a product line that fits seamlessly into their supply chain. The Extended Length series helps [...]

By |2020-05-04T10:58:48-07:00April 28th, 2020|Uncategorized, shipping, automotive, plastic|Comments Off on Introducing the New EuroBin Extended Length Series

Who’s Who in Plastics? – Employee Spotlight w/ Jennifer Fuller

Name Jennifer Fuller Hometown Naches, WA What is your position in the company? Customer Service Representative How would you describe your job to someone that doesn’t know the business? I work for a company that produces large industrial bins for agriculture, food processing, and automotive industry. My part to play in this wide operation is [...]

By |2020-12-16T09:13:33-08:00January 30th, 2020|employee, staff, interview, sustainability, plastic|Comments Off on Who’s Who in Plastics? – Employee Spotlight w/ Jennifer Fuller

The MacroBin 32 Gets an Upgrade – Introducing the MacroBin 32NG!

Macro has taken the popular MacroBin 32, commonly used as a harvest container for apples, peppers and avocados, and incorporated new technology to create the brand new MacroBin 32NG (New Generation). The MacroBin 32NG takes what made the original MacroBin 32 one of Macro’s most viable harvest containers and utilizes an updated design to make [...]

By |2020-12-16T09:14:24-08:00January 16th, 2020|supply chain, sustainability, Cherries, plastic, Harvest, food processing, apples|Comments Off on The MacroBin 32 Gets an Upgrade – Introducing the MacroBin 32NG!

How can Automotive OEMs and Tier Suppliers benefit from global pooling?

Implementing global pooling into the automotive supply chain will deliver a wealth of efficiencies which reduces costs, risk and removes waste that creates a sustainable, environmentally friendly process. Introducing a global packaging pool into a supply chain removes the need for expendable packaging. Expendable packaging in plastic and cardboard are the two main materials used [...]

By |2020-12-16T09:16:26-08:00December 12th, 2019|supply chain, plastic, shipping, sustainability, automotive|Comments Off on How can Automotive OEMs and Tier Suppliers benefit from global pooling?

MacroBin – The Definitive Bin of the Agriculture Industry

When Macro Plastics first came into existence, the company made its mark with its first innovative plastic bin – the MacroBin. Prior to that, the standard harvest container was the wood bin. Prima Frutta Packing has been a customer of ours since 1990.  When asked about the addition of MacroBins since then, president Tim Sambado said [...]

By |2019-10-03T16:18:16-07:00October 3rd, 2019|food processing, apples, sustainability, Cherries, Harvest, plastic|Comments Off on MacroBin – The Definitive Bin of the Agriculture Industry

Do You Use Returnable Packaging for Your Intercontinental Supply Chains?

OEM's rely upon one trip expendable packaging throughout their intercontinental supply chains simply because they view it as the easy and best cost option. Their view is that it is much easier to use expendable options to ship components from one of their plants to another and create vast quantities of waste. This is viewed [...]

By |2019-09-12T14:40:07-07:00September 12th, 2019|plastic, shipping, automotive, supply chain|Comments Off on Do You Use Returnable Packaging for Your Intercontinental Supply Chains?
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