Element Logic and Ranpak form global alliance on end-of-line packaging automation

Warehouse automation integrator Element Logic and packaging machinery maker Ranpak announced on 29 September 2026 a global strategic partnership integrating Ranpak's box-sizing and void-fill automation into Element Logic's warehouse systems. The tie-up is framed against the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, applicable since 12 August 2026, which sets a maximum 50 percent empty-space limit per shipment by 2030.

Why this mattersIt shows warehouse-automation integrators absorbing packaging rightsizing as core infrastructure rather than an add-on, as PPWR void-space rules push e-commerce operators to act.

• Alliance announced 29 September 2026 between Element Logic and Ranpak (NYSE: PACK)
• Ranpak founded 1972, headquartered in Concord Township, Ohio, with about 850 employees
• Element Logic founded 1985, described as the largest global AutoStore integration partner
• EU PPWR has applied since 12 August 2026 and covers industrial packaging composition, recyclability and reuse rules
• PPWR sets a maximum 50 percent empty volume per shipment target for 2030, with a second measures package due that year
• Ranpak states its rightsizing automation can run at 15 boxes per minute, versus manual packing

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