Flexible Polymer Bagging and Re-Pack SolutionsJanuary 15, 2026Looking to optimize your polymer distribution or manufacturing operations? Work with a 3PL expert to provide custom re-pack and bagging services to help you meet different customer requirements and handling needs. Whether you or your customers require resin to be bagged directly into 25 kg volumes; bulk shipments to be broken into smaller …
The Importance of Pellet Control
The Importance of Pellet ControlJanuary 14, 2026Having been a logistics partner to the plastics industry for over four decades, we understand the importance of pellet (nurdle) control, which is preventing plastic resin loss throughout the supply chain. That’s why we are a member of Operation Clean Sweep® (OCS), a global plastics industry-led initiative founded in 1991. OCS encourages best practices …
Overflow Warehousing Helps Manufacturers Manage Production Spikes
Overflow Warehousing Helps Manufacturers Manage Production SpikesOne of the greatest benefits of overflow warehousing is that it helps manufacturers keep their own facilities focused on production. Overflow storage gives manufacturers a way to manage temporary or recurring capacity pressure without slowing production, overcrowding their facility, or committing to additional long-term space. Production Spikes Can Create Space Problems Quickly Manufacturing environments …
Cross-Docking Can Be a Retailer’s Best Friend
Cross-Docking Can Be a Retailer’s Best FriendOctober 23, 2025Cross-docking can be a retailer’s best friend during seasonal peaks. This is because it speeds up the distribution process. Cross-docking refers to the transfer of product from inbound to outbound transportation in a relatively short timeframe without having to warehouse it. Usually, trucks carry the inbound and outbound shipments, but sometimes transfer …
6 Tips for Efficient Inventory Management
6 Tips for Efficient Inventory ManagementCompany owners that provide products have a lot to think about when trying to establish and maintain a successful, profitable business. Unless your products are entirely dropshipped from manufacturer/wholesaler to customer, one area that is extremely important—but sometimes executed poorly—is inventory management. Any business owner that sells products that they have warehoused should make sure …
ASW Polymer Services Packaging Types
ASW Polymer Services Packaging TypesWhat kinds of containers are used to package plastic resin? ASW’s Polymer Services can package or re-pack plastic resin into various types of containers depending on our clients’ requirements. Containers vary by size and material type. Larger containers can hold bulk quantities weighing several hundred to several thousand pounds. Smaller containers typically hold product weighing between …
ASW Polymer Services Overview
ASW Polymer Services OverviewHandling plastic resin has long been in our blood. This is easy to understand, as our headquarters sits in the center of the U.S. polymer industry and polymer research. The Greater Akron region’s early history in the rubber industry expanded to other polymers, including plastic. In the early 1980’s we created the Gilchrist Polymer Center, which is …
A Proactive Approach to Tariffs and Other Supply Chain Disruptions
A Proactive Approach to Tariffs and Other Supply Chain DisruptionsMarch 5, 2025Tariffs recently levied on Canada and Mexico, along with new tariffs on China, have left manufacturers and retailers that import products from these countries calculating the extra costs they will have to pay, and how much might have to be passed onto consumers. It is a time of uncertainty …
How Can a Distribution Center Help Your Business?
How Can a Distribution Center Help Your Business?February 13, 2025As businesses scale, they must determine whether they can handle all of the increased demands on their operations in house, or whether they need to outsource particular processes. One of those processes is order fulfillment. Businesses looking to make their order fulfillment processes more efficient and less costly turn to 3PL’s …
What Is Emergency Warehousing and Why Is It Important?
What Is Emergency Warehousing and Why Is It Important?You may have heard the term emergency warehousing, but might not be clear what it means or what value it has to offer. Is it something your business needs? We’ll briefly define emergency warehousing and outline four ways in which it can help a business. Sometimes companies experience events that interrupt their …