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Cape Pack is a modular suite of package design and pallet optimization software. Companies around the world are using Esko’s Cape Pack software to increase profitability and improve their sustainability initiatives.
Cape Use Case: Large producer of packaged meats, baked goods and prepared foods Objective Cape Pack helped one of the world’s largest producers of packaged meats, baked goods and prepared foods to optimize the packaging of their products.The company reduced their transportation and distribution costs considerably.
Approach 1. 2. 3. 4.
Design a package and distribute the products in a manner that lessens their impact on the ecosystem. Optimize the product sizing to reduce materials required. Increase the number of products per pallet and trucks. Eliminate truckloads, reduce miles and CO 2.
Savings • PRODUCT 1: the packaging height was reduced by 3/16" (4.76 mm). As a result 60 extra layers could be loaded on one truck, eliminating ...
900 trucks
625,000 pounds (283,500 kg) of plastic
6,500 pallets
79,000 pounds (35,800 kg) of fuel
630,000 pounds (285,800 kg) of corrugated material
• PRODUCT 2: Changed to two pallets high per truck. This has increased the products per truck by 14%, eliminating .... 532,000 miles (856,000 km) less = 2 trips back and forth to the moon
800 trucks
2.3 million pounds (1,043,000 kg) of CO2
CO2
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• PRODUCT 3: Replaced shipping case by tray. Saved 23.1 tons of paper (500 trees)
Fits 30% more product per pallet
30%
www.esko.com/cape
Cape Use Case: Large producer of packaged meats, baked goods and prepared foods Objective Cape Pack helped one of the world’s largest producers of packaged meats, baked goods and prepared foods to optimize the packaging of their products.The company reduced their transportation and distribution costs considerably.
Approach 1. 2. 3. 4.
Design a package and distribute the products in a manner that lessens their impact on the ecosystem. Optimize the product sizing to reduce materials required. Increase the number of products per pallet and trucks. Eliminate truckloads, reduce miles and CO 2.
Savings • PRODUCT 1: the packaging height was reduced by 3/16" (4.76 mm). As a result 60 extra layers could be loaded on one truck, eliminating ...
900 trucks
625,000 pounds (283,500 kg) of plastic
6,500 pallets
79,000 pounds (35,800 kg) of fuel
630,000 pounds (285,800 kg) of corrugated material
• PRODUCT 2: Changed to two pallets high per truck. This has increased the products per truck by 14%, eliminating .... 532,000 miles (856,000 km) less = 2 trips back and forth to the moon
800 trucks
2.3 million pounds (1,043,000 kg) of CO2
CO2
x2 Moon
• PRODUCT 3: Replaced shipping case by tray. Saved 23.1 tons of paper (500 trees)
Fits 30% more product per pallet
30%
www.esko.com/cape
