Since the adoption of performance oriented packaging standards (POPS) more than 10 years ago, the US has been the only country to allow manufacturers and reconditioners of UN certified packagings, to self-certify their containers. Taking the requirements from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR49), there is no testing standard or protocol with which these tests [...] Read Full Story
The returning of products to a retail facility, sales agency, distribution center or manufacturer is referred to as Reverse Logistics. Reasons for return may include, but are not limited to, product obsolescence, malfunction, or damage rendering the product unfit for use. The persons engaged in packaging the products for return or offering the shipments in [...] Read Full Story
Today’s wine drinkers have come to expect consistency when buying wine. They want the bottle of wine they bought today to taste like the one that they bought months ago. Consistency and repeatability have become increasingly more important in today’s competitive wine market. Wine makers looking to capitalize on these important traits are increasingly turning [...] Read Full Story