3PL Increases Output by 20% & Saves $12,000 With New Void Fill Machine
3PL Increases Output by 20% & Saves $12,000 With New Void Fill Machine
3 Pages3PL Increases Output by 20% & Saves $12,000 With New Void Fill Machine Tom Masters Executive Summary FlexPAC worked with an electronics shipping, 3PL company to ?nd an eco- friendly replacement to their current void ?ll machines. Before FlexPAC’s solution, workers were using another paper-based void ?ll solution, which required much more operator attention. This manual process often led to jamming and bottlenecked their entire process and void ?ll feed rate. FlexPAC’s solution was to implement an eco-friendly, automated system that cut and removed the paper itself. This completely resolved their bottlenecking issues, prevented future workplace injuries stemming the manual process, and eliminated all jams. With the bottleneck removed, the company’s package output increased by 20%, and they
