The companies will integrate automated packaging with warehouse robotics, storage and retrieval systems
Packaging specialist Packsize has joined forces with warehouse automation giant Swisslog in a partnership aimed at cutting packaging waste, speeding up order fulfilment and improving warehouse efficiency.
The agreement brings together Packsize's automated, right-sized packaging technology with Swisslog's expertise in robotics, warehouse automation and logistics system design.
The companies aim to help businesses create more efficient fulfilment operations by integrating packaging directly into automated storage, retrieval and order-processing systems.
By producing packaging tailored to individual products, the technology is designed to reduce unnecessary materials, limit handling and improve the movement of goods through warehouses.
The partnership will also allow customers to plan and implement integrated fulfilment systems, bringing packaging automation into the design process from the outset.
Paul Roy, Senior Vice-president of Global Partnerships and Business Development at Packsize, said: “Packsize and Swisslog will work together to help customers design and realize smarter fulfilment systems by integrating right-sized packaging into the flow of goods to improve efficiency, scalability, and the customer experience.”
He added: “This isn’t just adding another capability; it’s bringing packaging into the same conversation as storage, retrieval, and sequencing from day one.”
Swisslog specialises in automated logistics solutions, combining robotics, data-driven technology and warehouse management systems to improve supply chain operations.
Its collaboration with Packsize is intended to create a more seamless process between storing products, retrieving orders, preparing packaging and dispatching goods.
The companies believe integrating these functions could help businesses increase throughput while reducing unnecessary packaging and manual handling.
Bill Stenger, Senior Vice-president of Sales at Swisslog, said: “As fulfilment operations become increasingly automated, the inclusion of packaging automation in a holistic warehouse automation design has never been more important.”
He added: “As one of the largest solutions integrators of intralogistics automation, this partnership marks the next evolution of our company and gives customers the most unified path from storage to shipment.”
The agreement builds on several international projects already delivered by the two companies, which they say have demonstrated the benefits of combining automated packaging with warehouse technology.
The firms have not disclosed specific performance figures for those projects, including the scale of any reductions in waste or improvements in throughput.
Looking ahead, the partnership will focus on providing customers with coordinated automation solutions covering packaging, storage, retrieval and the movement of goods through the fulfilment process.
The companies say the approach will make it easier for businesses to scale their operations while improving efficiency and reducing packaging waste.