2. Before we go on ...3 questions
• Are you interested in
reducing costs in your
supply chain?
• Is product damage in
storage or transport an
issue?
• Would you like to
reduce the amount of
plastic waste which you
generate?
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3. If you answered yes ... consider
• Continuous
improvement (Kaizen)
has been a part of our
lives for many years and
it has its limits
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4. If you answered yes ... consider
• Continuous
improvement (Kaizen)
has been a part of our
lives for many years and
it has its limits
• Making a substantial
improvement now
requires a change of
practice
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5. LOCK N’ POP is a different way
of stabilising a pallet
• No more plastic wrap or
other tertiary packaging
waste
• No more product
wastage in storage or
transit; and
• No more plastic waste
to manage
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6. At the heart of a LOCK N’ POP
system is an adhesive
• LOCK N’ POP adhesives
have high shear
strength
– This means that
products do not easily
move laterally on the
pallet
– They are stable during
transit and damage is
minimised
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7. At the heart of a LOCK N’ POP
system is an adhesive
• LOCK N’ POP adhesives
have high shear
strength
• But they have low
tensile or fracture
strength
– This means that it’s easy
for operators to remove
products from the pallet
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8. LOCK N’ POP systems work with
most pallet loads: bags + sacks
• Bags and sacks
– Building materials
– Animal feed
– Plastic pellets
– Flour
Paper and plastic
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9. LOCK N’ POP systems also work
with cartons and boxes
• Bags and sacks
• Cartons and boxes
– Wines and spirits
– Consumer products
– Beers and ciders
Closed and open top
cartons
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10. and with shrink wrapped trays
• Bags and sacks
• Cartons and boxes
• Shrink wrapped trays
– Soft drinks and mineral
waters
– Canned foods
– Beers and ciders
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11. The economics of LOCK N’ POP
systems are compelling
• Plastic film prices are
driven by crude oil
prices and there’s only
one long term trend
– Prices have trebled over
the last 10 years
– LOCK N’ POP products
are made from natural
products and their prices
are not so volatile
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12. The economics of LOCK N’ POP
systems are compelling
• Plastic film prices are
driven by crude oil
prices and there’s only
one long term trend
• The cost of product
damage is both money
and reputation
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13. The economics of LOCK N’ POP
systems are compelling
• Plastic film prices are
driven by crude oil
prices and there’s only
one long term trend
• The cost of product
damage is both money
and reputation
• Waste disposal costs are
also increasing
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14. LOCK N’POP systems support
sustainability objectives
• LOCK N’ POP fluids have
a low carbon foot print
• They are applied simply
and without the use of
heat
• When they are used
there is less need for
plastic packaging, less
plastic waste
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15. LOCK N’ POP fluids are all round
good guys!
• They are based on
natural materials
• They are water-based
with FDA 175.105
approved ingredients
for indirect food contact
• They don’t prevent the
recycling of the
materials to which they
adhere
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17. LOCK N’ POP systems are
recognised for their role
• LOCK N’POP is a
Wallmart ‘sustainable
value network’ partner
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18. LOCK N’ POP systems are
recognised for their role
• LOCK N’POP is a
Wallmart ‘sustainable
value network’ partner
• LOCK N’ POP systems
have been endorsed by
Marks & Spencer for its
plan A program
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19. LOCK N’ POP systems are
recognised for their role
• LOCK N’POP is a
Wallmart ‘sustainable
value network’ partner
• LOCK N’ POP systems
have been endorsed by
Marks & Spencer for its
plan A program
• LOCK N’ POP also
supports Cadbury’s
purple goes green
initiative
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20. And more broadly ... LOCK N’
POP is a part of ITW
• ITW is a sustainable
packaging coalition
partner
– And ITW is a member of
the sustainable
packaging coalition
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21. Some LOCK N’ POP customers in
the UK and Ireland
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22. 5 steps to converting to a LOCK
N’ POP system
• Do a sample
• Check the economics
• Perform a site survey
• Run a trial
– Agree clear objectives
– Involve key stakeholders
– Evaluate performance
• Place an order!
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23. LOCK N’ POP pallet stabilisation
it should all be clear now!
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