Watch: Sustainable packaging – unwrapping a greener automotive supply chain (EP.2)

Building and delivering a sustainable future is now a fundamental element of every automotive manufacturer’s vision, touching all aspects of the business from tailpipe emissions to manufacturing processes and supply chain strategies. Automotive packaging too can and must play an important role in creating and enabling greener supply chains.

Watch this Livestream Hour to explore a range of sustainability strategies and technology for packaging and container management through case studies, featuring John Ferry, who leads the packaging strategy at electric vehicle startup OEM Lucid Motors, and Rodney Salmon, who works across packaging suppliers and OEMs.

The show features insight on how light-weight packaging and load optimisation can reduce CO2 emissions in transport, which new materials are at the forefront of the green packaging revolution, how digitalisation and new technology are helping companies manage returnable packaging and the role of packaging in enhancing intra-logistics and warehousing.

Special Guests

John Ferry
Packaging Design Engineer
Lucid Motors

John Ferry has responsibility across Lucid’s packaging engineering and strategy as the electric vehicle OEM gears up to launch production at its new plant in Casa Grande, Arizona. He oversees packaging functions across the supply chain, including packaging equipment, containerisation, returnable racks, labelling and compliance. Before joining Lucid in 2019, he spent more than four years at Tesla, where he had ownership of component packaging and returnable containers and was lead engineer for shipping battery packs and drive units. He has also worked in packaging engineering at automotive tier-1 suppliers.

Rodney Salmon
Senior Partner
Salmon RTP – Returnable Packaging Consultancy

Rodney Salmon has been active in the automotive packaging industry for the past 25 years. He was Commercial Director of Linpac Global Automotive Packaging for 15 years and has for the past 10 years been a leading consultant in the industry, including with IPL Macro and for key OEMs. He has led on the introduction of the Eurobin/ISO project with Ford Motor Company and CHEP, which is now approaching 500,000 bins in the market. Rodney has also worked with lead packaging manufacturers in returnable and expendable products and helped with the introduction of innovative line side packaging, and is also helping to develop new Robotics/Cobotics solutions.

Moderator

Christopher Ludwig
Editor-in-Chief
Automotive Logistics, Ultima Media

Christopher Ludwig is responsible for editorial production and strategy across Ultima Media’s global automotive media platforms, including Automotive Logistics, Automotive Manufacturing Solutions, Car Design News and its business intelligence unit, Automotive from Ultima Media. He’s covered the automotive industry and supply chain for 15 years and has nearly 20 years’ experience in the media and publishing business. He has an MsC from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

In partnership

IPL Macro is the leading manufacturer of returnable and sustainable packaging solutions designed to optimize the global supply chain, providing innovative solutions for the agricultural, food processing, retail, and automotive markets. Macro and its 3PL partners will help you achieve greater cost efficiencies and environmental benefits. All products are engineered to reduce waste, are reusable, and fully recyclable.

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The Automotive Livestream Hour is produced by Christopher Ludwig, Richard Logan and Neemish Ladwa. Please contact us if you are interested in participating.

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