ITEM Products has revealed plans to showcase Box Latch Products’ Clip & Stack device at Packaging Innovations.
Clip & Stack is said to deliver supply chain efficiencies and cost savings. The plastic device is used on two corners of corrugated boxes to hold box flaps open and down while filling, emptying or transporting contents.
Working with single, double, and triple wall board, the use of the device converts a carton into a tote, which Item Products explained makes it stackable, easier to fill and removes the use of elastic bands to keep boxes open.
The reusable product is described as ‘ideal’ for warehouses, fulfilment, co-packers and pick and pack operations.
Clip & Stack is available in either ‘heavy duty’ in orange or ‘standard’ in black or green. The product is manufactured in the UK and Europe by Item, who can also produce the device without a lip, which is suitable for customers who just want to clip the sides of a box down, but not necessarily stack.
At the NEC Birmingham event, Item will be promoting the phrase ‘reuse before recycle’ for all components in the firm’s portfolio. This means all products can be reused repeatedly before being recycled. Item added that ‘nearly all’ of its product range can be made from recycled content material, rendering them exempt from the plastic packaging tax.
Other products from Item on display will include interlock locking clips, designed to clip together multiple sections of corrugated board in a heavy-duty transit pack, standard and heavy-duty carrying handles, display hooks, euro studs and rivets for point of sale, as well as wheels and stabilisers to provide packaging mobility.
Julian Cook, Item’s MD, said, “We very much look forward to exhibiting at Packaging Innovations and showcasing our very latest products, particularly the Clip & Stack device. We have a well-established reputation in the marketplace for developing environmentally efficient finishing solutions, accessories and components, and I’m sure that we can look forward to a busy and productive show.”
