Axios Nabs AnotherTop-10 Customer
Axios employs a proprietary Safe Quality Food (SQF)-certified washing process to sanitize its pallets after each use. Superior strength-to-weight ratio and advanced track-and-trace capabilities are among other features making the Axios solution an increasingly popular choice for producers of perishable goods. Axios supplies pallets and logistics to four of the five largest egg producers in the United States, and now 10 of the top 40.
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control, enhance part presentation at the assembly line and protect sensitive parts when stored and transported.
The new ORBIShield Design Center gives regional customers a closer look at the ORBIShield portfolio and time-efficient design samples to consider for their supply chain systems.
“Expanding the ORBIShield facilities beyond the Midwest has been in the works for some time. We wanted to make ORBIShield samples easier to access in a timely manner while enhancing the design and customer experience,” said Aman Sangha, product manager for ORBIS Corporation. “We understand automotive vehicle builds and are finding new ways to support our customers through the entire packaging process.”
“The Spartanburg area is known as Hub City because of the growing automotive activity. ORBIS chose this location to make part protection more attainable for the region,” added Sean Momsen, market manager, ORBIS Corporation. “Customers can use the center to quickly and directly work through their dunnage vision with our expert design and engineering team. It’s the collaboration process we always wanted.”
“We want this facility not just to be ours, but our customers, where they can come have a meeting, review the product and bring in the parts they are trying to protect,” he continued. “They can talk with the sample maker, talk with the designer, and talk with the sales engineer so all three functions are under one roof, in one setting.”
One Stop Shopping for Automotive Packaging
Automotive packaging buyers increasingly value the simplicity of purchasing an entire solution from a single vendor, which has led providers to expand their capabilities internally or through acquisition. Case in point, ORBIS Corporation also recently acquired two different packaging companies. These include Hinkle Manufacturing of Perrysburg, Ohio, as well as Response Packaging, headquartered in Piedmont, South Carolina.
Founded in 2009, privately held Response Packaging conceptualizes, designs, prototypes and manufactures reusable custom dunnage and fabricated steel rack solutions. Included in the acquisition are design, testing and manufacturing facilities in Piedmont, and Greenville, South Carolina; Auburn Hills, Michigan; and León, Mexico.
Response Packaging will operate and be branded as a part of ORBIS Corporation. “This acquisition brings us talented people, efficient plants and strong capabilities in geographic areas where ORBIS wants to grow,” said Bill Ash, president of ORBIS Corporation. “Response Packaging is strongly aligned with ORBIS in areas like supply chain expertise, innovation and customer knowledge.”
Response Packaging has 245 employees in the U.S. and Mexico and serves the automotive and industrial markets with highly engineered custom dunnage designed for part protection.
Additionally, it specializes in fabricated steel rack and dunnage systems for the safe and efficient transport of vehicle components in the supply chain.
“ORBIS has been pursuing a strategy to expand its custom business to serve customers with a broader portfolio of solutions,” said Jim Kotek, president of Menasha Corporation. “The acquisition of Response Packaging supports this objective by adding complementary capabilities and establishing a manufacturing presence in the Southeast, and expanded capabilities to meet our customers’ needs in Mexico.”