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Packaging Engineering and Consulting

Packaging
Solutions Group

From concept to commercialization, we solve complex packaging challenges with clear, data driven solutions.

Our independent packaging engineering and consulting team that helps you reduce cost, cut damage, meet sustainability and regulatory requirements, and bring better packaging to market faster.

And because we are independent and do not sell packaging materials, our guidance answers to a single goal: the lowest total cost of ownership for packaging that performs.

Consulting Services

From a single project to an embedded engineering partner, our services cover the full life of a package, from concept through validation and into production. Select a service to learn more.

Packaging cost lives in more places than the box. TEN-E finds savings across materials, cube, freight, and labor, and validates every change against performance, so a lower spend holds up in the real world.

The Packaging Development Center is where a packaging concept becomes a validated design. In-house prototyping and accredited testing sit under one roof, so our consulting team can build, test, and refine a solution without leaving the building.

New materials reach the market constantly, and the right choice depends on your product, supply chain, and goals. TEN-E helps you select and specify materials on the merits, because we are independent and do not sell them.

Trace damage to its root cause and redesign packaging for the handling your product really sees.

Take new products from concept through prototyping to validated, production-ready packaging design.

Reduce material and improve recyclability while holding cost and protection in place.

Build the packaging data, reporting, and strategy to meet state EPR rules and lower your fees.

Set supplier and internal packaging standards, with testing criteria that hold vendors to them.

Add scalable packaging engineering capacity to your team without adding headcount.

Box with layers saying intake call, custom testing plan, run test & verify results, and certify report. Around the box says experience, communication, and quality control.

How a Packaging Engagement Works

Scope & Start

Align on objectives, scope, and deliverables, then assemble the right project team to get started.

Discover

Assess packaging systems, review data, engage stakeholders, and establish performance and cost baselines.

Develop & Validate

Prototype, test, and refine solutions based on cost, performance, total cost of ownership, and operational fit.

Recommend & Implement

Deliver actionable recommendations, validated designs, and a clear implementation roadmap with measurable business impact.

Have a packaging challenge?

Share the details and our engineers will help you scope a path forward.

Recommendations Backed by a Working Lab

Our consulting team works alongside TEN-E’s Packaging Development Center and ISO/IEC 17025 accredited testing laboratories. That means a concept can move from sketch to prototype to validated design without leaving the building. Rapid preliminary testing on our sample table shortens the design loop, and full accredited testing confirms performance before you commit to production.

Prototyping and Development

Corrugated, honeycomb, foam, paperboard, molded fiber, rigid and flexible plastics, wood, and 3D printing for primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging.

Industry Standard Design and Modeling Tools

Industry-standard packaging and unit load design software supports data-driven design and pallet optimization.

Engagement Models Built Around Your Needs

Not every packaging challenge looks the same, so how you engage us can flex to fit. Most clients start with one of the following.

Project-Based Consulting

A defined scope with clear deliverables and a fixed timeline, ideal for a cost reduction study, a damage investigation, a redesign, or a new product launch. Fees are quoted per project on a time and materials or fixed-fee basis.

Fractional & Managed Engineering

Ongoing packaging engineering capacity billed as a predictable monthly fee. You get specialized expertise and continuous support that scales up or down with your pipeline, without adding a full-time hire.

On-Demand Support

Short-turn help when you need an extra engineer, a second opinion, a rapid prototype, or targeted research and development. We can typically begin within one to two weeks.

Experience Across Your Industry

Our engineers bring proven packaging approaches and a fresh, independent perspective to a wide range of products and supply chains.

  • Medical
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Chemical
  • Automotive
  • Consumer Goods
  • Food & Beverage
  • E-Commerce
  • Military & Aerospace

These are a few of the industries we serve. If yours is not listed, we have likely solved packaging problems like yours before.

Case Studies

Ready to get your packaging tested?

A 15-minute intake call with one of our engineers is the fastest way to know what you need and what it costs. No sales pitch.