Case Studies Archives - Box Latch Products

US-Based Retailer Employees Are Delighted June 2023 Box Latch™ Products, the USA’s largest inventor, patent holder and manufacturer of reusable corrugated box closure solutions has supplied two East Coast department store distribution centers with their innovative supply chain logistics devices.  These 1 million sq ft centers receive clothing and household goods to store, repackage and ship to their hundreds of retail outlets around the country. Upon arrival at the DCs, tape on the boxes is cut to allow them to be opened for...

You’re all familiar with North Face, Lee, Wrangler, Timberland, JanSport, right? Mr. Steve Rendle, CEO of the multi-billion dollar VF Corporation, vfc.com, was a keynote speaker during a recent Ethical Corporation Business Sustainability Summit, reutersevents.com/events/rbs-usa. That’s where Jack and I had the pleasure of hearing and connecting with his message. Mr. Rendle talked about sustainability and the environment as key elements of each company’s unique “Purpose.” In keeping with the topic for this three-day event, he emphasized that each of these...

A prior blog reported how production manager, Tony DeVoy, at TYRI Americas in Stevens Point, WI made use of our Box Latches™. They found the latches were so useful that as soon as our Corner Clip & Stacks were invented, they put them to use, too. This report illustrates how TYRI’s systematic lean manufacturing makeover employed our clips helped reduce labor costs while growing production, reducing human injuries and eliminating worker frustrations. Efficiencies in Assembly Cells According to Mr. DeVoy, box flaps...