INDEPENDENT PACKAGING ENGINEERING
When the Cost Is Clear but the Fix Is Not.
Packaging tools can identify and quantify an opportunity.
Engineering support is needed when the next step involves structural design, material specifications, product protection, shipping tests, supplier coordination, process changes, regulated packaging, or implementation risk.
TH3BOX provides independent packaging engineering support without selling packaging materials or equipment.
Consulting Services
Packaging Strategy Mini Audit
Starting price:
$2,500
Best for:
A company with one defined packaging system, damage problem, cost concern, or improvement opportunity that needs expert direction.
Typical scope:
Client intake and current-state review
Review of available packaging, shipment, cost, and damage information
Identification of likely cost and risk areas
Root-cause hypotheses
Prioritized opportunities
Engineering and validation flags
Recommended next steps
Written findings
Findings review meeting
Not typically included:
Detailed structural design, production drawings, material specifications, supplier sourcing, laboratory testing, or implementation unless separately scoped.
Packaging Engineering Support
Starting price:
$5,000
Best for:
Companies that know the problem and need help developing, evaluating, or validating the packaging solution.
Potential scope:
Packaging concepts
Current-versus-proposed analysis
Material and structural recommendations
Packaging specifications
Supplier and converter coordination
Prototype planning
Test-plan development
ISTA or ASTM test coordination
Production trial planning
Risk review
Implementation documentation
TH3BOX Process
Full Packaging Consulting Engagement
Starting price:
$10,000
Best for:
Companies seeking support from current-state diagnosis through design, validation, pilot, implementation, and monitoring.
Potential scope:
Packaging-system audit
Cost and damage analysis
Distribution review
Root-cause investigation
Concept development
Financial modeling
Prototype coordination
Test planning
Production pilot
Supplier coordination
Specifications and work instructions
Rollout support
Before-and-after performance tracking
TH3BOX Process
Review → Diagnose → Engineer → Validate → Implement
Review
Understand the product, packaging, costs, performance, distribution system, and business requirements.
Diagnose
Identify where the problem occurs and separate the visible symptom from the likely root cause.
Engineer
Develop multiple packaging and process alternatives rather than jumping directly to one solution.
Validate
Use financial modeling, prototypes, testing, production trials, and controlled distribution data to reduce implementation risk.
Implement
Update specifications, suppliers, work instructions, quality controls, packaging bills of materials, and performance metrics.
Why Independent Matters
The Recommendation Should Fit Your Business—not a Supplier’s Sales Target.
TH3BOX does not manufacture or sell boxes, films, labels, cushioning, packaging equipment, or testing services.
That allows the recommendation to consider the full packaging system, including cases where the best answer is to remove material, change dimensions, simplify the process, alter a pallet pattern, or avoid an unnecessary custom package.
Consulting Credit
Apply Your Product Purchase Toward Consulting.
Apply 100% of the amount paid for an eligible TH3BOX product toward one qualifying consulting engagement of at least $2,000 initiated within 90 days.
The credit allows your team to begin with a lower-cost self-guided tool and move into direct engineering support when necessary.
Consulting FAQ
Do I need to complete a TH3BOX tool before hiring you?
No. The tools can make the engagement more efficient, but consulting can begin directly.
Can you guarantee a specific amount of savings?
No. Savings depend on actual volume, carrier pricing, damage performance, labor, supplier quotes, testing, and implementation.
Do you purchase packaging for clients?
TH3BOX can support supplier evaluation and sourcing decisions, but it does not manufacture or resell packaging.
Can you support regulated products?
Potentially, depending on scope and required expertise. Regulatory, legal, safety, and quality responsibilities must be clearly defined before work begins.
Do you perform laboratory testing?
TH3BOX can help determine test requirements and coordinate with qualified testing laboratories. Laboratory fees are typically separate.