With unprecedented change and upheaval in the automotive supply chain, improving the resilience of your operation has never been more important and we highlight how returnable plastic packaging can help you mitigate the risks. A combination of the global pandemic, changing political headwinds, material shortages and rising costs has resulted in OEMs and Tier Suppliers [...]
Replacing single use expendable packaging or heavy steel stillages with lightweight foldable plastic packaging throughout intercontinental supply chains will transform your returnable loops into a sustainable operation. The view of many OEMs is that it is much easier to use expendable plastic and cardboard to ship components from tier suppliers, this creates vast quantities of [...]
OEMs and Tier Suppliers are reviewing the average weight of packaging in their supply chain, focusing on analysing fuel costs and carbon emissions. It is essential that LLP’s share cost down opportunities for carrying less weight in their transport operations. With the shift to electric vehicles, there is a greater importance to identify ways of [...]
With the drive to transform the automotive industry into a sustainable operation, it is essential to reduce the environmental impact of manufacturing vehicles through removing waste from the supply chain. There is a significant amount of waste created through the automotive supply chain - waste in packaging and materials, wasted space, wasted time and wasted [...]
Creating a circular economy within the global automotive industry should be a focus for all involved. The COVID19 global pandemic has given us all reason to pause and think about the ways we operate in this world. Now is the perfect time to consider how the automotive supply chain can contribute to creating a circular [...]
Why should packaging design be considered earlier during the design stage of vehicles and components? Packaging tends to be specified after components have been designed and sourced and are ready to go into production. Often pre-production build is delivered in a temporary solution adding costs. We work closely with OEMs and Tier Suppliers to evaluate how [...]
At a time when emissions are of high importance, it is imperative OEM’s and Tier Suppliers face up to the responsibility of reducing the environmental impact of their manufacturing and supply chain operations. As we begin to see the shift from the combustion engine and head towards electrification, we need to consider the environmental [...]
Name Chris Panter Hometown Elizabethtown, Kentucky What is your position in the company? Warehouse Manager How would you describe your job to someone that doesn’t know the business? Basically I make sure we don’t run out of material so production can do their jobs. I also make sure orders are shipped in a timely manner [...]
You may know about our popular agricultural and industrial returnable trip packaging containers, but are you aware that we also have a line of MacroLids to accompany some of our most popular bins? Manufactured with the same plastic and high-pressure injection molding process as the MacroBin and ProBin family of products, MacroLids are durable and [...]
Fairfield, CA—June 18, 2019 — Food Logistics, the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product through the global food supply chain, has named IPL Macro to the Top Green Providers list for 2019. Food Logistics’ annual Top Green Providers recognizes companies whose products, services, or exemplary leadership is enhancing sustainability within the food and [...]
