For decades we’ve been using recycle bins at our homes and businesses for waste management collection. It’s become commonplace to sort our trash accordingly and place in the appropriate bin. But not everything we need to dispose fits in trash collector bins. At home, we might need to get rid of large boxes, or used…
2020 – The start of a decade that promised to usher in widespread use of such groundbreaking technologies as Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, 5G, Robotics, and more. Three months in, the world had shifted focus to the most widespread pandemic since the 1918 Flu. COVID-19 has changed the landscape for corporate America in…
One of the greatest assets that we have at our fingertips is data. Even the simplest packaging line set ups have the proper technology to understand the magnitude of their operations. Whether it’s how much product is coming in and out or how much energy is being used to run the daily operations, there is…
Sustainability is no longer an added luxury–it is a necessity for packaging right now and for the foreseeable future. Companies of all sizes are stepping up committing to greener practices, and consumers are doing the same. When it comes to buying packaging products, it can be a challenge to know what to purchase. There are…
COVID-19 has forever changed the way many companies will do business. Less people are piling into stores, and they are doing even more of their shopping online. For retail businesses, there is a crucial decision to be made: adapt or shut down. At Hughes Enterprises, we help you to adapt. For most business owners, there…
The “unboxing experience” is usually centered around YouTube influencers showing off promotional goodies. Yet this phrase can make an impact on any customer of any industry. By improving the unboxing experience of your products, you can increase customer satisfaction and retention. A positive unboxing experience does two things: (1) it protects your products and (2)…
Since COVID-19 impacted the world, most consumers are shopping online more than ever before. For consumer electronics companies, online business has risen dramatically. Electronic superstore Best Buy reported a 255% increase in online sales for their second quarter. A staggering percentage of Americans are now working from inside their homes, instead of going to an…
Packaging automation has come a long way in the last decade. Automated packaging systems are now available and affordable for companies of all sizes and scales. These machines have created opportunities across the packaging line. The goal of automation remains to augment the workforce and make their jobs easier and safer, allowing companies to scale…
As the COVID-19 (the Coronavirus) pandemic spreads, Hughes Enterprises is taking proactive steps to protect the workplace in the event of an infectious disease outbreak. Read more.
Packaging automation for small businesses offers a unique opportunity to increase efficiency. Many of the manual processes that are required in the packaging line can be made more safe, effective, and scalable by introducing automation. Let’s take a look at why companies are choosing automation and the types of automated equipment available for distribution centers….
