Ranpak Corporation

Timothy A Frederick

Daniel L Carlson

Joseph J Harding

Kevin Park

Kevin W Park

A packaging systemincludes a controller, an input devicein communication with the controllerthat identifies one or more characteristics of the container, and a manual input devicein communication with the controllerthat provides multiple input options for selection by a packer. The input options represent relative degrees to which a container is filled by one or more objects to be packaged. The controllerprovides an output signal indicating a quantity of dunnage to dispense to the container based on the selected input option and the one or more identified characteristics of the container. Once the controller receives the container characteristics information, as well as the selected input option representing the relative degree to which the container is filled by the objects to be packaged, the controller can determine the number and lengths of dunnage strips that need to be provided to fill the remaining void in the container. Once the controllerhas determined the amount dunnage that needs to be dispensed, the controller can signal a dunnage dispenserto dispense the determined amount of dunnage.

Manually-assisted void-fill dunnage dispensing system and method

A packaging system () includes a controller (), an input device () in communication with the controller () that identifies one or more characteristics of the container, an illustration with indicia representing different degrees of fill for a container; and a manual input device () in communication with the controller () for inputting an estimated degree of fullness of the packing container having one or more articles to be packed correlated with the indicia in the illustration. The controller () provides an output signal indicating a quantity of dunnage to dispense to the container based on the input estimated degree of fullness and the one or more identified characteristics of the container. Then the controller can determine the amount of dunnage that needs to be provided to fill the remaining void in the container, and the controller can signal a dunnage dispenser () to dispense the determined amount of dunnage.

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Eastlake, OH, United States of America

Timothy A Frederick