Protecting Darrell Lea’s Exported Food Products
Darrell Lea
Protecting Darrell Lea’s Exported Food Products
Ensuring Product Integrity: How X-Pak’s Solution Safeguards Darrell Lea’s Exported Food Products
Darrell Lea, a renowned exporter of premium food products, faced a persistent challenge: significant product damage and associated costs due to voids within their export containers. In response to this pressing issue, X-Pak Global introduced a comprehensive solution leveraging Dunnage Bags and a Portable Inflation Unit (PAM unit). This initiative aimed to enhance warehouse safety, improve time efficiency, and eliminate product damage during transit.
Prior to implementing X-Pak’s solution, Darrell Lea lacked effective load restraint mechanisms in their containers, leading to gaps between pallets, the last row, and container doors. Consequently, numerous shipments arrived at destinations worldwide with damaged products, incurring substantial costs for the company. Repacking damaged goods at client warehouses or providing reimbursements further added to the overall supply chain expenses.
Identifying the Issue
The Proposed Solution
The Process
After placing goods inside the container, 1 dunnage bag is between the 2 pallets, ensuring a maximum amount of surface area of the dunnage bags and the pallet is touching. For double height pallets, we suggested a 120cm x 210cm woven dunnage bag. Any voids between 50mm and 400mm can be effectively filled using these bags to prevent load shift and product movement.
Dunnage bag in use to fill void in between pallets
Using the portable inflation unit, the bags are inflated far more quickly than using a traditional air compressor. The portable inflator is geared to correctly inflate the dunnage bag to the ideal working pressure for load stability.
Dunnage Bag being inflated with a portable inflation unit
Time and Manpower Used
Consumables Used
- 1 worker
- No prep time required
- Total Time spent: Approx. 2 minutes
- 2 to 3 120x210cm dunnage bags per container
Major benefits
- Enhanced Safety: Ensures safety for both users and recipients.
- User-Friendly: Easy to deploy and quick to install, requiring minimal manpower.
- Efficiency: Significantly reduces time and costs associated with product damage and repacking.
- Cost-Effective: With an expenditure of less than $30 per container, it offers unparalleled value.
- Reduced Damage: Minimises product damage during transit, preserving product quality and customer satisfaction.
Are you looking to prevent damage to your products in a container or reefer?
Don’t compromise on safety or risk damage to your valuable cargo. Experience peace of mind knowing your goods are secured during transit, contact us now on 1300 551 281 for free advice on load restraints and protecting your goods.
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