Bridget Mccrea

Warehouse unitizing is evolving as new film materials, smarter equipment, and connected technologies improve load stability, reduce labor dependency, and enhance operational efficiency. As sustainability, automation, and right-sized packaging gain importance, unitizing is becoming a more strategic function in optimizing throughput, reducing costs, and supporting end-to-end warehouse performance.

AI, real-time data, and connected platforms are helping supply chains move beyond visibility and toward faster, smarter execution, but many organizations are still working to close the gap between digital ambition and day-to-day operational reality. In this LM Exclusive, industry experts examine how AI, automation, control towers, and integrated systems are shaping the next phase of digital supply chain performance.

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As data center construction ramps up, packaging has to protect sensitive, high-value equipment from plant to job site.