Shipping tiny online orders in big boxes is getting closer to becoming a thing of the past. Big e-Commerce retailers are now using machines that make packages to custom fit the items being shipped.
Walmart has installed machines from Packsize International at 12 fulfillment centers that take dimensions needed to ship an item, then make a custom box. The machines, which can make as many as 600 boxes per hour, then label and seal the packages. Amazon started using custom packaging in 2016 and is expanding use of the technology. They use technology from Italian provider CMC SpA to make the custom boxes and have cut the average weight of packaging used per shipment by 38% since 2015.
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