Linkx and PSI in US box sizer equipment link-up

19 March 2014


End-of-line packaging equipment developer Linkx Packaging Systems has signed a partnership agreement with PSI Engineering for the integration of the Linkx random box sizer with PSI’s packing station automation equipment.

The agreement will provide UK-based Linkx Packaging Systems with a partner and provider of profitable automation solutions and expertise geared to the fulfilment operations for manufacturing, distribution centres, Third Party Logistics (3PL), packaging and eCommerce.

Based in New York state, PSI Engineering is a specialist in the design and manufacture of high-speed materials handling systems and packing station automation equipment for eCommerce fulfilment operations including 3PL facilities.

“This agreement is a very significant step for us,” says Linkx managing director David Hayward.

“PSI Engineering will be promoting our box sizers in the large and important US and Canadian markets, and our own customers will benefit from the access we now have to technology and expertise from PSI Engineering, particularly in the area of eCommerce order fulfilment automation.”

The Linkx random box sizer – a key element in the partnership agreement with PSI Engineering – works with any size of transit box up to a maximum determined by the model of the machine, including inexpensive and readily available standard RSC slot-cut boxes.

The boxes can be presented in random order, meaning that users don’t need to ‘rationalise’ their packing operations, and can continue to use their usual boxes.

The machine measures the box and the volume of the items within it, using a combination of sensors and vision systems. It then cuts and creases the box so that it can be folded to the minimum size needed to contain the items.

Finally, the machine folds the box to its finished size and seals it with the required combination of tape, glue, over-lidding, under-lidding, secure strapping.

The resulting minimum-size packaging has major benefits, the company says, including reduced carriage charges when using courier services that charge by volume.

It also means that more packages can be fitted into transport vehicles so fewer journeys are needed, saving money and reducing carbon emissions.

www.linkxpackaging.com



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