Top 10 IPS Packaging Articles of 2018

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Top 10 packaging articles of 201- IPS Packaging

Packaging articles you loved this year We’ve given you a lot of great packaging articles this year. So much that we want to take a look back at our most popular blog posts of 2018. Of course, none of this would be possible without you. So, THANK YOU! There’s plenty of valuable packaging content to sift through here in our IPS Knowledge Base. If this is your first time here, spend some time and look around. Our Packaging Knowledge Center…

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Posted in Bags, Poly & Plastic, Boxes/Corrugated Sheets, Company News, Cornerboard, Damage Prevention, Knowledge Base & Solutions, On-page Articles, Packaging Supplies, Sandardization, Strapping, strapping Tagged with: , , , , , , ,

Section 179: Packaging Equipment Tax Deduction for 2019

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Section 179 tax deduction - IPS Packaging

Section 179 explained Essentially, this section of the IRS tax code lets businesses deduct purchase prices of equipment and/or software during the tax year. Tax codes can get complicated and messy, but this one is pretty straight forward. If you purchase or finance equipment during 2019, you can deduct the full purchase price from your gross income. Section 179 really invites businesses to invest in themselves with larger purchases such as packaging equipment. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts has…

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IPS President donates 1.25 million in scholarships to High Point University

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Scholarships generously donated from Jerry Murdock Our President, Jerry Murdock has generously donated 1.25 million dollar in scholarship funds to High Point University. Jerry is an alumnus of High Point, graduating from High Point College in 1962. He and his wife Joan are pledging the money to the Jerry W. and Joan S. Murdock Endowed Scholarship, which supports students in need of financial assistance. “I came to High Point College with a full scholarship and didn’t have to pay for anything.…

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Consumer Packaged Goods – Ecommerce Changes in Packaging

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CPGs - Consumer Packaged Goods

What are Consumer Packaged Goods? Consumer Packaged Goods, (or CPGs), are products that are sold quickly at a relatively low cost. Just think of those household items with daily use such as beverages, paper products, non-perishable foods, cleaning supplies, etc. These items are shipped quickly and need to be restocked at home on a routine basis. CPGs are the next major category of products to be impacted by ecommerce. Less than 5% of current sales come from the ecommerce channel…

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Packaging Equipment and Automation: Why manual packaging processes are costing you money

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Packaging Equipment

***Updated on 1-14-19*** Packaging Equipment and Automation It goes without saying that the key to successful warehouse operations is smooth, efficient product flow. But when you’re relying on employees to package your product, you leave yourself open to inefficiencies in your process, human error and mistake, inconsistent quality, ever-increasing labor costs and other operational difficulties that can easily be solved by moving to an automated system. Packaging equipment and automation can work long hours while maintaining a consistently high quality and…

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