ORBIS CONSOLIDATES ITS POSITION AS INTERNATIONAL LEADER IN REUSABLE PACKAGING

As a leader in reusable packaging, ORBIS is your partner, bringing decades of experience and proven success in providing solutions to intercontinental supply chain problems. ORBIS designs and manufactures large folding containers and plastic pallets to offer truly unique solutions for the most demanding applications, for customers around the world. As part of the 170-year-old Menasha Corporation, local teams help our customers create sustainable supply chains. ORBIS has the experience, resources and proven results in industrial and retail supply chains, such as automotive, agricultural, food and beverage equipment.

 

We are here to serve our customers with innovative products and services to solve supply chain and packaging challenges. To meet individual customer requirements, our service portfolio includes consulting and engineering services (life cycle assessments, total cost of ownership (TCO) calculations and more). With comprehensive services and a wide range of reusable packaging, we offer customers a one-stop-shop approach.

 

What is reusable packaging?

Reusable packaging, also known as returnable packaging or returnable transport packaging (RTP), consists of durable packaging solutions that are intended to be reused many times. Unlike disposable single-use packaging, it is designed for long shelf life and years of reuse. Reusable packaging includes large collapsible containers, plastic pallets and more. The use of reusable plastic containers effectively stops waste at the source of the container to prevent the entry of disposable containers into the solid waste stream. The long service life allows them to be used over and over again in place of single-use packaging and limited-use wooden pallets. Thus, reusable packaging allows for significant source reduction. In addition to sustainability, reusable packaging offers a variety of additional benefits, such as automation compatibility, optimized transportation costs, clean working environments and return on investment.

 

Reusable packaging solutions

ORBIS offers an unparalleled range of products and services on a global scale. With the broadest range of reusable packaging solutions in the industry, we manufacture plastic load carriers, as well as metal (U.S. only) and custom solutions to meet specific requirements. Our experts always have an unbiased perspective on the unique application. Using a proven approach, they analyze customers’ logistics systems and look at existing supply chains to ensure that the solution fits into manual and automated processes. ORBIS develops reusable packaging programs to achieve cost savings and long-term sustainability, including life cycle comparisons of reusable and single-use packaging.

 

With sustainability and functionality in mind, ORBIS reusable plastic transport packaging has provided significant financial and operational benefits to many world-class companies in various industries. By design, reusable bulk containers, pallets and dunnage are used repeatedly during their service life. They can be recovered, recycled and reprocessed into new packaging products at the end of their useful life without entering the solid waste stream, representing a truly circular solution.

 

ORBIS reusable packaging solutions

ORBIS global reusable packaging portfolio

Engineering Services

Our standard reusable packaging containers allow for reuse and accommodate a wide variety of dunnage materials. ORBIS sales engineers provide design capabilities and expertise to deliver a fully integrated solution. We work directly with our customers to analyze their needs and recommend a customized solution to meet specific application requirements. With dedicated professional engineers on site or working remotely, we conduct audits, coordinate reviews and support packaging programs to identify efficiencies and cost savings. As a result, ORBIS acts as a full service provider providing everything from monitoring and design to maintenance and testing.

 

And there’s more to an efficient supply chain than the packaging itself. ORBIS goes to the next level with reusable packaging management solutions. In the U.S., this suite of services ensures that customers have the right packaging when and where they need it, in the most cost-effective way possible.

 

Services and Products from International Leader in Reusable Packaging ORBIS

Our areas of expertise

INDUSTRIAL

 

Life cycle assessments to compare packaging solutions (e.g., cost savings, CO2 reduction)

Implementation of reusable packaging programs in existing supply chains

Development of standard and customized containers with in-house stowage design capabilities

Individual on-site training and management/maintenance guidelines based on individual requirements

DANGEROUS GOODS

 

Durable packaging solutions based on standard footprints with customized protective dunnage

Qualified consulting and engineering services according to RID/ADR

Project management (from the development phase to end-to-end testing and certification)

Execution of the UN certification process for solid dangerous goods

RETAIL SUPPLY CHAIN (RSC)

 

Life cycle assessments to compare packaging solutions (e.g., cost savings, CO2 reduction)

Wide selection of total system solutions (including pallets, layer pads and top frames)

Implementation of plastic pallets in existing supply chain processes

Supporting the switch from wooden pallets to plastic alternatives

Repair services and buy-back option for higher return on investment

Once one of our products has entered the supply chain, our service does not stop. In the rare event of damage, our FLCs and pallets can be easily and quickly repaired on site. We offer original spare parts, from slides to sidewalls. Customers can repair the packaging themselves by following our clear instructions or let us take care of everything. Management guidelines and training literature are available for all maintenance practices.

 

At the end of the useful life of our load carriers, we offer to buy back the plastics for the material value, considerably reducing the net present value. For a higher ROI, customers can use the credit to purchase new load carriers. We recycle plastic raw materials and reprocess them into new packaging products. On the customer’s side, no effort or disposal costs are required.

 

About ORBIS – Manufacturer of Sustainable Plastic Load Carriers

A better way

In support of achieving a better way for all supply chains, we offer an industry-leading range of products and services across more than fifty locations in North America and Europe, analyzing, designing and creating reusable packaging programs that will maximize your return on investment. and reduce your impact on the planet. Continuous improvement is part of our DNA. Our global subject matter experts help generate results in your supply chain, not only for the challenges you face today, but also for the challenges that will arise tomorrow.

 

As a steward of sustainability, ORBIS is committed to driving the circular economy and a better world for future generations through environmentally friendly product design, sustainable operations and material use. A more sustainable business starts with the supply chain and how products and parts are stored, handled, transported and delivered. The circular economy concept, which is based on a continuous flow of products in the value circle, is the future of a sustainable and successful supply chain. It focuses on designing out waste (reduce), keeping products in use (reuse) and regenerating natural resources (recycle/renew).

 

One of our key priorities: Employee engagement

At ORBIS, we take an integrated approach to meeting our customers’ needs. You have access to product experts, customer service professionals, design engineers, manufacturing experts and more. With an integrated team solving your problems, anything is possible. Employee engagement and development is a key priority for our company. We experience success when our committed employees are willing to take responsibility for doing their best work for their own satisfaction and the benefit of the company. Our grassroots training program ensures that our associates have access to the training and support they need to succeed in their roles.

 

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An international team of experts in reusable packaging

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