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Member & Industry NewsCONTINUED FROM PAGE 17director of the Center for Unit LoadDesign, the center and the departmentof wood science and forest products atVirginia Tech announce that Ralph L.Rupert will assume the directorship.Rupert joined the center in 1999 andhas been instrumental in supporting thecenter’s mission of developingtechnologies to support systems baseddesign. In addition to directorshipduties, Rupert’s continuingresponsibilities at the center includemanaging all center testing/evaluationsand teaching continuing educationcourses.Prior to joining the center, Rupertworked in plastics for several yearsbefore taking a job with Weyerhaeuserin northern Illinois where he managedthe containerboard division test lab. Hecontinues to teach classes atWeyerhaeuser. Originally from Ohio,he holds a degree in chemicalengineering from the University ofAkron. His goal for the center is tocontinue to expand and apply systemsbased design across the industry – aconcept that fits well with currentcorporate environmental sustainabilityinitiatives. The transition in directorshipshould be flawless with Rupert’s strongworking relationship with currentdirector, Dr. Mark White.Dr. White will retire after 31 years ofdedication to the department, center,and pallet and container industry. Dr.White will continue his affiliation withthe center and department on a parttimebasis through undergraduateinstruction, service on graduate andresearch committees, and in acontinued advisory role to the center. Inhis new role as CEO of White & CO., aBlacksburg based consulting companythat will specialize in packaging andpallet design solutions that optimizesupply chain performance, he will usethe extensive testing and researchservices of the Center for Unit LoadDesign. “I am pleased that Ralph Ruperthas been selected to direct the activitiesof the Center for Unit Load Design,”affirms White. “Ralph brings continuityto the transition, while recognizing theimportance and opportunitiesassociated with industry and academiacollaboration. I am confident that underRalph’s direction, and with the supportof industry and the university, the centerwill flourish in the future.”New Company:Coastal ContainerCorporationA team of veteran leaders in WestMichigan's container and packagingindustry have launched a new company-Coastal Container Corporation-that willset a new standard for quality, value andinnovation in the packaging industry.Though the company's goals areambitious, it has launched with thetalent, experience and resources toachieve them, said Brent Patterson,company president and CEO."We are combining decades ofcontainer manufacturing experience andstate-of-the-art systems with thelargest, best-equipped container facilityin our marketplace," Patterson said. "Wehave made a long-term commitment ofexcellence to our customers and to ouremployees."Coastal Container will design andmanufacture custom corrugatedpackaging, and assist customers withinventory management of the containerproducts they use. The company isheadquartered in the former SlighFurniture building at 1201 Industrial Ave.in Holland, which it purchased earlierthis year. The building offers 235,000square feet of manufacturing space,which Coastal Container hasreconfigured to accommodate bestpracticescontainer manufacturing andPage | 18PST | 4th QUARTER | 2007
processing. Planned investment in thefacility is $<strong>10</strong> million."We have literally started from scratchin the creation of our company, whichallowed us to incorporate best practicesin every step of our processes,"Patterson said. "We don't have any badhabits to correct, and that creates bigcompetitive advantages for us in quality,cost and efficiency."Coastal Container has already hired25 employees, many of whom areseasoned veterans of the packagingindustry. Patterson, 44, is the formerpresident of Holland-based ShorelineContainer, which he led successfully for21 years before selling his interests overa year ago. His father, William Patterson,founded Shoreline in 1962 and will serveCoastal Container in a consulting role.Total employment in the company isexpected to grow to 75 by the end of2008.A number of innovations are built intothe Coastal Container facility, including:• More than 2500 square feet ofspace to accommodate productdevelopment and testing, which willincorporate a broad range ofsophisticated testing equipment.• Double the number of receivingand shipping docks-including a custombuiltindoor receiving facility-to facilitateweather-protected, just-in-time deliveryof materials and finished goods.• Plant-wide humidity controlsystems tomaintain preciselevels of relativehumidity duringdry winter months.• Total barcodecontrol of allincoming materialsand outgoingfinished goods.• Straight-line manufacturing layoutthat allows for reduced product andmaterial handling, storage and damage.• A bio-fuel heating system that cancleanly and efficiently burn wood andeven dust that is generated in themanufacturing process, collected byhigh vacuum systems and circulatedback into the burner.ISTA, ASTM, NMFC, U.N./D.O.T. Hazmat,GSA, Fed & Mil Spec Testing with instrumentationProducts up to 8000 lbs. testedwww.ista.org | 517.333.3437 Page | 19
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