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Challenge
Deliver an automated packaging solution that can deliver both high speeds and precision packaging.
Inex packages a high volume of products – ranging in size, shape and weight – from clothing through to personal care items and hardware, are sold through the retailer’s eCommerce channel.
Varying product weights and dimensions can lead to overpackaging and wasted space in boxes. This can also increase operating costs and cause packaging inconsistencies, which was unsustainable and can negatively affect end-customer satisfaction.
Solution
Inex partnered with SEE to enhance packaging automation, as part of its strategy to further improve efficiencies, customer satisfaction and capacity for managing sales peaks.
To achieve Inex’s goal, SEE specified its I-Pack® Void Reduction System. The automated solution has been specifically designed for high-volume eCommerce fulfilment, where packaging efficiency, speed and protection are crucial.
I-Pack® technology has been developed to optimise fulfilment and packaging processes by automatically right sizing packaging. The automated packaging system calculates product dimensions to right-size, fold, close and seal corrugated boxes according to the exact size of what is being packaged.
Unnecessary voids in boxes are eliminated, which reduces packaging material usage and overpackaging. As well as delivering cost savings on excessive packaging, this can also reduce transport costs and carbon emissions, because more customer orders can be loaded per delivery vehicle.
The new solution produces high-quality, easy-to-open packages at high speed, and which can effectively deal with spikes in sales and customer orders.
“SEE’s automated packaging solution has enabled us
to double productivity in picking and packing and is a
great fit for how we work and achieving our goals.”
PASI SIILMAA, VICE PRESIDENT, CONSUMER GOODS LOGISTICS AT INEX
Results
- Right-sized packaging reduces materials, transport and logistics costs
- Ability to react quickly to changes in demand
- Flexible system for varying product sizes
- Moving to automation has doubled productivity
- High quality, easy-to-open packages produced at high speed
About Inex
Inex handles fulfilment and distribution of eCommerce orders for one of Finland’s largest retailers. The logistics company picks, packs and sends a variety of products from its distribution centre in Sipoo, Finland to consumers across the country.
Visit https://inex.fi/ to learn more
