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Check out the following feedback from the new MANPLOW POLE WRAPPER (WRAPSTICK).  This is just another example of Discount Packaging Depot providing you with the best products available.

Direct from Customer interactions:

"It is lighter than the others and has a higher reach."

Highlight Mangum 2300 BFF uniform side drive case erector sealer machine. Cut down on your cost to erect boxes by using this machine. Buy today!

Many people think that they need a case erector and....they are wrong.  I know, the customer is always right!   WRONG!  

Ask yourself these questions:

Is someone going to be there to load / unload boxes?

Am I tired of spending too much time hand erecting and taping?

Will I batch run my boxes, or random run (this could cost you dearly if you are wrong because a case erector that runs random is rare and very expensive)?

How many cases to I really need to erect in a day?

Consider a lower cost system that will run just as fast as an entry level case erector.  See the machine and a video for it at the link below, and start saving money.......from day one!

Random Side Drive Case Sealing  is used to seal boxes closed and every box is a different size.  The machine will adjust itself to accommodate your box.

Almost everything goes in a box, and what doesn't, goes into something else, that gets put in a box.  

That is where we come in.  Discount Packaging Depot.com  has a complete line available for your case sealing needs.

Select this link to see the standard side drive and bottom/top drive case sealers.  We do not sell bottom drive only, and frankly you should not use them.  They put undo strain on the case while taping and you will lose some integrity in your case and seal.

So how do you know if you need side drive or top and bottom drive ?

Simply follow the rule that applies to most applications:

Side Drive is best for short height, long length.

Top and Bottom Drive is best for Tall heights and short lengths.

Initial attendance numbers look very promising in packaging.  Pack Expo officials are reporting that through Monday, attendance has already close to equaling the 2012 show attendance numbers for the entire show.  The show runs through Nov. 5.

Pack Expo, in Chicago this year, states that booth comments are positive and capital expenditures seem to be the talk.  We will keep you up to date on the latest news in packaging.

from your friends at:

PACK EXPO International 2014

November 2 - 5, 2014

McCormick Place Chicago, Illinois, USA 

Don't forget that at DiscountPackagingDepot.com , we have plenty

How many times have you been told, "You Get What You Pay For"?

Many people have fallen into the trap of a FREE or reduced price pallet stretch wrap machine that is subsidized through film purchase.  Let's take a few minutes to look a little deeper into this offer.

There are typically a couple of different ways to enter this type of agreement.

The machine is provided, but a predetermined amount of film is required to be purchased on a monthly basis.  This always looks good on the surface but there is a  problem with it.  This type of agreement will turn most companies into a film company.  If you put the math to this and were to wrap 30 pallets in one hour, the amount of film that you take would require you to wrap pallets 24 hours a day.  However you would have film left over at the end of the month, actually about 25% of your film left over.  Therefore you must run 30 hours per day, 30 pallets per hour to use the film that you would buy.  This makes the deal only good for the salesman.

The second option is very expensive and you will overpay for a roll to include the machine and it's mortgage price.  Somebody has to pay it and it is you.  Be careful here also because these are typically entry level machines that realize little stretch and your cost per pallet wrapped is significantly higher because of the price per roll and the poor utilization of the film.  Therefore you get stuck overpaying, not only for the machine but for the film too.  Again, the salesman wins.

What do we recommend?  We can offer you a creative way to finance the machine and provide you some flexibility.  Contact us to hear about what we can offer.  Lastly, perhaps if the salesman provided you a true cost per pallet and R.O.I. estimate you could see if a outright purchase is best.  A machine like the PREDATOR SS is easily justifiable once you start wrapping 30 pallets per day through labor savings.

Thanks, and we certainly hope that this provides some insight to Salesman tricks to help you OVERPAY for machinery.

Not just re-branded.....RE-IMAGINED!

How many times as a child did you have a great idea of what you might build, only to find that afterwards you lacked the imagination, creativity, funds or support?  My friends, we at Discount Packaging Depot have done something like that.

We started out with a great idea, sure enough, it isn't long before our knowledge of the internet was just not enough to provide the level of support that we intended.  Sure, the website was nice and the logo was okay, but it certainly was not the brainchild that was born on a late office night.

We knew that it would not be long before we would outgrow the site, and that was the thing that we were most right about.  It is at that cross-road that the real idea, the original idea took shape.  We are pleased to show you the New Logo and please come visit the new site.  You will find the following items better than ever:

Increased security when purchasing

Clean flow with multiple search options

Minimal "clicks" to get to your product

Easy check-out

Unmatched customer support and knowledge base

There are many more items that you will benefit from including a responsive site that will be easy to use on computer, tablet or smart phone.  But check it out, you should find all of the above true, and if you have a question, pick up the phone, drop us an email whatever serves you best.  We are here to support you, and provide you the best experience possible in your packaging transactions.

Sincerely yours,

It's all about you!  We have been asked by customers to increase our available items to meet their growing needs.  

They asked for it and we answered with a new partnership that will provide even more machinery solutions.

Vented Stretch Film is the necessary evil of the packaging industry.  Step aside over-priced film and make way for a simple mechanical solution to the breath-ability required in pallet wrapping.  And of course it is available from your DPD Guys who never stop working to bring you the best solutions.

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www.DiscountPackagingDepot.com attended the PMMI show in Chicago this year and feelings are positive about the attendance and enthusiasm of attendees.  Concerns over Sandy and postponed/cancelled flights impacting attendance was evident as the show opened.  Let us note, our continued thoughts and prayers are with those in the impacted areas.

Our film and machine suppliers were in attendance hosting visitors in their booths.  We are encouraged by Highlight Industries commitment to education.  They showed new wrap logic, on board film slitting (for customers who do not want to overpay for netting or vented films) and a new impact tester.  Additional items shown were the continued commitment to the Synergy .5 http://www.discountpackagingdepot.com/Highlight-Synergy-Pallet-Stretch-Wrap-Machine_p_35.html

The Predator SS

http://www.discountpackagingdepot.com/Highlight-Predator-SS-Pallet-Stretch-Wrapper_p_36.html

and the Predator XS

http://www.discountpackagingdepot.com/Highlight-Pallet-Stretch-Wrapper-Predator-XS-Powered-Pre-stretch_p_37.html

All of these machines were prominently displayed in their booth and will continue to be the foundation of the line.

New machines that were shown include a Random Case Packaging and Taping station which will soon be featured on our site.  Also the Magnum 2300

http://www.discountpackagingdepot.com/Highlight-Side-Drive-Uniform-Carton-Sealing-Machine_p_45.html

was shown with new options to make case packing solutions affordable.

European load requirements (most likely making their way to the United States) were also shown in their booth which will test loads while in transit and during impacts to determine their stability and if they provide the necessary containment.  More will be coming on that in the future.

Our film partner Alliance Plastics showed their films and also included a Highlight Stretch Wrapper in their booth running.

Attendance was encouraging for packaging in general as despite the storm, aisles remained clogged with anxious buyers looking to score a fair deal.  As one vendor told us, "It was certainly a show met with concern due to in-climate weather, but at opening we were swamped almost immediately and although there were small lapses in crowds in the booth, we worked harder than I can remember to meet the demand of visitors.  This should be a record year for us in leads, and those should translate into orders".

That's it for now but should you have any questions regarding the show, please email us at: [email protected]

Thanks,

The DPD Guys