Nelson Container Additional Manufacturing Services
Whether you have the exact dimensions for your box or just the product, our package designers will work with you to design a secure package while maximizing the used material per blank, reducing your total cost. We can also pre-assemble the boxes, saving your employees time.
Our extensive production line is fully capable of manufacturing not only standard box sizes, but boxes of any custom size to best protect your product. For large containers, our specialized jumbo folder/gluer, The Beast, can produce oversized packages.
QRM & VMI
When you partner with Nelson Container as your shipping box supplier, we can tie into your internal systems with our vendor-managed inventory system. Coupled with our quick-response manufacturing processes, we are able to deliver your boxes with a 24-hour turnaround time on repeat orders.
Company-Wide Application
Our entire company is aware of our QRM principles and how the system is absolutely dependent on our interactions with each other. Since deciding to implement this system, we've needed to make everyone involved aware. The changes involve every aspect of the manufacturing process:
- Material planning
- New product introduction
- Office operations
- Production control
- Supply chain
Organization and Structure
QRM provides principles and tools to create cells in:
- High-mix
- Low-volume
- Custom needs
These principles "are designed around a Focused Target Market Segment—a segment of the market where shorter lead times provide the company with maximum benefits. They apply on the shop floor and in the office." - University of Wisconsin, Madison
Time > Money
High degrees of labor specialization and levels of hierarchy can end up ultimately costing you more money than it makes you. We were taught, through QRM, how this is true and how to correct our mistakes in this area.
Nelson Container has become a more diverse and well-rounded company due to the teachings of QRM. The savings brought along with our changes are then passed onto you, the customer.
VMI and System Dynamics
What is VMI? How do system interactions and changes in other areas of the supply chain have anything to do with a packaging manufacturer? These questions share one answer made of three parts:
- Coordination
- Preparation
- Optimization
Learn more about how VMI and system dynamics affect your company and the entire supply chain.
In-House Testing
We don’t just trust our decades of experience manufacturing shipping boxes. We rigorously test all of our packages to ensure they meet necessary Mullen (burst) test and Edge Crush Test requirements to ensure your products are protected from punctures or weight from other stacked boxes. Our in-house ISTA testing eliminates the need for third-party testing, further saving on cost as we strive to be your full-service packaging supplier.
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Printing
We provide printing of critical information like fragile pictorials and hazardous material markings. In addition to pictorials and markings, we can print your logo in solid black or color, elevating the appearance of the package.
Box Types - Walls & Flutes
Work with Nelson Container to determine the right choice of box type, number of walls, and flute profile to guarantee protection of your product during shipping. Flutes A-F can be used on single-wall, double-wall, and triple-wall boxes. For boxes with multiple walls, varied flute profiles can be used on each wall for added protection.
Regular Slotted Container (RSC) - 0201
Regular slotted containers are the most common of all box types. Their design makes them highly efficient for many different applications, and their manufacturing process produces almost zero waste.
- Great for Products in All Markets
Full Overlap Slotted Container (FOL) - 0203
This style of box is almost identical to the RSC; the difference is the flaps. Flaps on FOL containers extend over the entire opening of the box, making them especially durable and resistant to rough handling. The overlapping flaps also provide extra strength for stacking on top, bottom, or sides.
- Best for Products in Industrial, and B2B Food Markets
One Piece Folder with Dust Flaps (OPF) - 0415
OPF corrugated boxes are what you may want to use if you’re shipping printed circuit boards (PCBs), because the dust flaps will protect them from dust, and the individual cases aren’t heavy enough to merit more rigid structures. (You will want to consider your transportation type in the above scenario, to make sure you aren’t transporting these with heavier, loosely-packed items.)
- Best for Electronics Products
Wrap-Around Blank 0406
These boxes are cut to the right dimensions, and then a sturdy product is placed on the corrugated board. The box is then formed around the product, with the joint being the final closure. When finished, wrap-around blank boxes are, more or less, RSC boxes turned on their sides, making insertion and removal of the product more convenient.
- Utilized in All Markets
Double Cover Container (DC) - 0310
Double cover containers are essentially tubes with caps on their ends. DCs are frequently used for packaging items too tall or heavy to easily be placed into boxes. One of the covers is placed on a surface, and the object it will contain is placed on that cover. Then the tube part of the box slides on over the top of the object, and the other cover is placed on top. These are commonly found with die cast parts or other heavy metal objects.
- Most Popular with Industrial Market Customers
Interlocking Double Cover Container (IC) - 0325
ICs are exactly like DCs, except for one difference; the lids interlock with the tube when you put the box together. The ease with which these packages fit large objects makes this a great option to use in when packaging washers and dryers and other large appliances. Moving these appliances is easier than if you were to try with a DC, because you can use the box as a sort of help when pushing the object to where it will be placed.
- Used for Industrial Markets
Protective Inserts & Partitions
Fragile, irregularly shaped, or multiple items packaged together often require protective inserts to keep products stable and absorb shocks. Nelson Container manufactures cardboard and foam inserts to ensure your products remain protected throughout shipping.
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