xpedx launches North American network of Package Design Centers

xpedx unveils a new network of seven Package Design Centers with the opening of centers in the San Francisco Bay Area and Rochester, NY, and the expansion of existing design centers in Chicago, Detroit, Kansas City, Pittsburgh and Juarez, Mexico, metropolitan areas.

The company also also announced it has added new package design staff and services in 12 other U.S. metropolitan regions:  Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Grand Rapids, Mich., Greensboro, NC, Memphis, TN, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, San Diego, Seattle, and Tampa, FL  xpedx facilities in those markets offer expertise on packaging development, production, distribution and cost-management.

xpedx says it will open other Package Design Centers in the U.S. later this year and these interconnected teams of design, technical and logistics experts will work closely with customers anywhere in North America or worldwide.

 “Companies typically face challenges on three key fronts,” said xpedx vp of packaging John Perrin.   First, they want maximum visibility and control of their total packaging costs. Second, they want to reduce supply chain complexity.  Third, they want to leverage best practices in package design because of its large and growing impact on sales, profitability and cost reduction.”

Services provided by the Package Design Centers,  include material-neutral designs using corrugated, folding carton, specialty foams, thermoformed plastics, molded fiber and pulp, and flexible packaging; control of and potential reduction in total packaging and distribution costs; consistent design, innovation, testing and development processes; wide-ranging sustainability solutions; packaging machinery, systems and substrates plus production line optimization; access to production, kitting and fulfillment; supply chain simplification and transparency; and delivery of packaged products and point-of-sale presentation.


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