Polyair is 'On a Roll' With Bubble Pouch Innovations

Polyair is 'On a Roll' With Bubble Pouch Innovations 


TORONTO, June 14  /PRNewswire/ -- Polyair, an industry leader in the North
American protective packaging market, today announced two new innovative bubble
pouch products designed to significantly drive down costs for its customers --
the Kangaroo and Bubble Pouches On A Roll.

  Looking for an Expert on Pouches -- Look No Further Than the Polyair
   Kangaroo


The Kangaroo, launched a few months ago, is the first compact automatic pouch
machine that sits in the customer's own facility. Requiring only standard
Durabubble roll stock this user-friendly machine is easy to operate and loads
in less than 2 minutes.  Polyair even has a video demonstration of how easy it
is to operate the machine on its website (http://www.polyair.com/) where you
can also request a copy of this demonstration on CD.

"Pouches are one of the best ways for companies to save time and money when
packing products," said Mitchell Solway, Director of Marketing for Polyair. 
These pre-formed bags allow packers to quickly insert the product and seal the
pouch with the self adhesive.  This significantly reduces handling time
previously spent wrapping and taping.  Further, the pouches allow customers to
eliminate excess material and tape to appreciably cut down on material costs. 
The net result is significant cost reduction.

"Our Durabubble pouches are extremely strong and provide great protection. With
their growing popularity we recognized that a number of customers were ordering
pouches in high volumes or regularly needed a host of custom sizes -- which can
take some time to produce", said Solway.

The Kangaroo allows these customers to make their own pouches from standard
bubble roll stock on demand at their facility.  Having to purchase regular
bubble roll stock saves them considerable dollars over pouches and having the
machine on-site allows them to produce custom pouch sizes without having to
wait weeks for delivery.  Initial customer response has been far greater than
expected.

From auto parts to home products, with these compact machines on-site customers
can create their own pouches as needed, eliminating ordering and shipping
delays and reducing overstocks and inventory issues.  As packaging needs
change, the Kangaroo can be quickly and easily adjusted to create different
size pouches.

  Customer's Turbo Charge their Packing Stations with Polyair's Pouches On
   A Roll


When working with their customers Polyair also recognized that there was an
opportunity to help significantly increase packing line speeds and ergonomics
for their pouch customers.

"We noticed that there was a significant amount of time spent fumbling with
loose bags that became scattered around the packing station or stuck to each
other.  There was also a measurable amount of time spent replenishing the
pouches at the station", said Ian Hutchison, Bubble Product Manager for
Polyair. "Even though our customers initially weren't overly concerned with
these issues we knew that there had to be an alternative design for the pouches
that would help increase efficiencies for our customers.  The result was Bubble
Pouches On A Roll.  The solution ended up being so intuitive, simple and
effective these same customers now vow never to go back to loose pouches
again."

Depending on the size of the pouch Polyair Bubble Pouches On A Roll contain up
to 500 pouches that are wound in a roll around a 3" core.  The perforation
between each pouch is strong enough to keep the roll intact but light enough to
easily release each pouch when needed.   With the large roll mounted at eye
level at the packing station packers can easily dispense one pouch at a time
with no fumbling with loose pouches, no pouches sticking together and with up
to 500 pouches on the roll there are fewer replenishment cycles.  Further, the
eye level mount means no bending and turning to not only help increase packing
speeds but also makes life easier on the packer.

"An added benefit," remarked Hutchison, "is that our Pouch On A Roll bundles
take up considerably less floor space than boxes for the equivalent number of
pouches; plus, when you are done there are no empty boxes to deal with. Every
little bit helps and our customers certainly appreciate that."

Pouches on a Roll are manufactured using Polyair's superior 3/16 high-slip
Durabubble stock and are available in a variety of standard and custom sizes
ranging from 4"x 5.5" to 24" x 28".  They can be perforated at any length for
easy tear-off and include taped flaps for secure closure and superior seam
strength to allow maximum loading capacity.

"Our continued success in transitioning a large number of our customers to
bubble pouches has brought about tremendous labor and material cost savings.
Having created such a high demand for the pouches created another opportunity
for us to reduce their costs even further by allowing them to make the pouches
themselves or increasing their packing line efficiency." said Solway.  "It
wasn't something that we had to do but working closely with our customers and
continually helping them find ways to reduce costs always makes good business
sense in the long run. We focus on continually driving down their costs and
they reward us with their loyalty.  It is this great partnership that drives us
to continually create innovative new products like the Kangaroo and Pouches On
A Roll."

About Polyair

Polyair, a division of Polyair Inter Pack Inc. (AMEX:PPK)(TSE:PPK),
manufactures a complete line of protective packaging products and integrated
packaging systems. Through its Industrial, Consumer and Home Improvement
Divisions, Polyair serves most major market sectors, including e-business and
retail networks, automotive, pharmaceutical, furniture, fulfillment, and
commercial and Do It Yourself home improvement.  Dedicated to building long-
term customer relationships, Polyair ensures that each customer ends up with
the ideal solution for their specific situation. For more information, visit
http://www.polyair.com/ 

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