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How EV Charging Stations and Gas Stations are the same… When it comes to Packaging
Gas stations and electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are natural rivals, given their conflicting energy sources and the impact EVs have had on the automotive and oil industries. Ironically, the process of packaging and shipping them is nearly...
Packaging solution for commercial EV charging stations
With Congress's recent $7.5 billion investment to expand EV charging infrastructure, numerous companies are now eyeing opportunities to enter the commercial EV charging station market—but if they don’t consider packaging and the supply chain they...
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...
Lithium Ion Battery Packaging 101
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT's) Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 C.F.R., Parts 171-180) classifies lithium ion batteries as hazardous materials. So, shipping them can get complicated. DOT has specific packaging...
Why You Should Transform Your Packaging into a Packaging System
Our world becomes more complex by the day, so clients expect more from packaging solution providers than a simple box. Packaging should perform well, have low environmental impact and be cost-effective. This means that integrating packaging...
An Engineer’s Guide to Managing the Packaging Development Process
It is likely you’ve landed on this article because you’re searching for some answers to a packaging problem. You either know what packaging design you want and are shopping around for the best ways to produce it or you are seeking expertise to...
3 Simple Tips to “Cube Out” Your Packaging and Keep Costs Down
You already know that “cubing out” or “cube utilization” refers to optimizing the amount of space to ship or store products in order to reduce freight costs. However, organizing products the right way is only...
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...