The Cut’it!™ EVO is one of Ranpak’s automated packaging solutions that both increases productivity and reduces costs. It’s a height-reduction box closing machine that speeds up packaging and minimizes logistics. Cut’it! EVO finishes up to 15 size-optimized boxes per minute, ensuring very high packing throughput and coping easily with periods of peak demand.
Right-sized packaging is the right approach for both business and the planet, with benefits for your bottom line that have a positive impact on carbon footprint and material use. Ranpak and Harris Research found that across France, Germany, Japan, the UK, and the US, 28% of consumers have received a package that was too large for the items inside. When over a quarter of e-commerce purchases are not size optimized, that points to a big opportunity to improve customer satisfaction, create ROI, and streamline global logistics.
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Save with right-sized packaging
Save on DIM weight
Dimensional weight charges mean that shipping gets a lot more expensive when box sizes are not optimized. By precisely fitting your products, your business can avoid unnecessary carrier costs and stop paying for wasted space.
Reduce packaging waste
The better that packages fit around your products the less additional void fill materials need to be included within a package to protect them.
Improve logistics
Automated height-reduction means picking can be combined with packing directly into shipper cartons using a pick-to-shipper strategy saving valuable process steps, reducing labor requirements, and increasing efficiency.
Package More Efficiently
Cut’it!™ EVO Multi-Lid
Serve more customers from a single packaging line with the Cut’it!™ EVO Multi-Lid machine. As an addition to the Cut’it!™ EVO, the Multi-Lid gives you the same height reduction capability with the added benefit of being able to choose between up to 4 different lids to be placed on a universal box. This is especially useful for multi-brand operations who want to enhance their brand awareness in the unboxing experience.
Flap’it!™
The ergonomic Flap’it!™ system is a highly effective solution that automates the packing of small products. E-commerce and logistics operations can benefit from outstanding product protection when shipping products such as books, video games, DVDs, spare-parts, and small electronics. Flap’it!-produced boxes significantly reduce damages during transport and ensure fewer product returns, thanks to integrated cushioning bumpers at box corners.
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Frequently Asked Questions on Right-Sized Packaging
What is right-sized packaging and why is it important?
Right-sized packaging refers to packaging that is custom-fitted to the product being shipped.
This reduces shipping costs by minimizing outbound package volume and improves sustainability by cutting down on volume to be shipped and carbon emissions.
Ranpak is a leading eco-friendly packaging provider of both material solutions and packaging automation.
How do Ranpak’s right-sized packaging solutions work?
Ranpak uses advanced automation to adapt each parcel to the products within it and data-driven technology to find the optimal packaging solutions for each specific customer.
Ranpak’s automation experts work with each customer to identify the correct mix of solutions to support their right-sizing needs. This ensures optimal protection with minimal material use. From there, Ranpak’s solutions will automatically adjust the height or size of the box or parcel around the content of each order. By adjusting packaging around the items being shipped, these solutions create packaging that minimizes void and is “right-sized” for the items it contains.
Ranpak’s right-sizing options include 1-D height-reduction via the Cut’it! EVO™ solution, which can reduce package volumes by up to 25%, as well as the Flap’it! automated mailer solution which forms rigid mailer packages around smaller, flat items such as books on-demand.
What are the environmental benefits of using right-sized packaging?
Right-sized packaging reduces material waste and lowers transportation emissions by minimizing package volume. Ranpak’s right-sizing solutions also support circular economy goals by using recyclable, paper-based materials.
Can right-sized packaging help reduce shipping costs?
Yes. By minimizing package size and void fill, businesses can reduce dimensional weight charges, fit more packages per truckload, and ultimately lower logistics costs by reducing the average volume shipped.
Is Ranpak’s packaging material recyclable and sustainable?
Absolutely. Ranpak solutions are designed with sustainability in mind, using paper-based materials that are recyclable, renewable, and biodegradable.
What industries can benefit from Ranpak’s right-sized packaging?
Ranpak serves a wide range of industries, including e-commerce, electronics, healthcare, industrial manufacturing, and more—any business looking to optimize packaging and reduce its carbon footprint.
How can I integrate right-sized packaging into my existing operations?
Ranpak offers tailored automation and consulting services to help businesses easily integrate right-sized packaging into their current supply chain. Contact us for a personalized assessment.
