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Meta® Duo

Meet the requirements of multiple retailers and e-tailers with in-house channel flexibility

By efficiently transitioning between packaging designs – including four-sided, eight-sided, HSCs, one- and two-piece shelf-ready packaging (SRP) designs and ship in own container (SIOC) – you can meet a wide variety of retailer requirements from a single, small footprint machine. Meta Duo eliminates the need for perforations or knives. The resulting boxes allow for easy opening and shelf stacking – while reducing labor and handling and improving speed to market. Request more information

Benefits

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MetaDuo uses mandrel forming technology to make shelf-ready packaging and retail-ready packaging

Benefits of bringing SRP capabilities in-house

  • Eliminates:
    > Need for 3PL or co-packing
    > Packaging redundancy
    > Freight redundancy
  • Minimizes labor and handling
  • Decreases product loss
  • Optimized package design
  • Improved speed to market
WestRock MetaDuo creates retail-ready packaging and shelf-ready packaging

Performance

Mandrel-formed two-piece shelf-ready packaging (SRP) outperforms perforated regular slotted cartons (RSC)

Competitor’s perforated RSC

  • Remnants from edges
  • Possible damage to packaging and branding
  • Strength loss due to perforation
Retail Ready Packaging and Shelf Ready Packaging Automation

WestRock’s Meta CD

  • Clean edges – no remnants of perforated edges
  • No knife needed – no product damage
  • Easy opening and shelf stacking
  • Higher stacking strength
  • 10-22% higher compression than perforated RSC
  • Efficient structure reduces material weight

Automation

Shelf- and Retail-Ready Packaging

WestRock’s collection of shelf and retail ready packaging solutions provide ease of transit and automation options to significantly increase supply chain efficiency, offer sustainability benefits of being reusable, renewable and recyclable, and adhere to the Five Easies, a common platform that describes shelf ready packaging benefits for retailers.

Automated Packaging Systems

Our packaging machinery offerings include trusted products, services and systems that increase manufacturing efficiencies, reduce labor and material costs, improve fiber utilization, and meet recycling/sustainability expectations.