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Re:US Job Openings Decline to Lowest Level in More Than a Year by FuriouslyAdrift on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @01:06PM (#46530015)
Packaging. Boxes, shippers, pallets, parts transports for use within automotive and other factories, etc. Very little direct to consumer or display stuff.

Analysts use packaging companies as a canary for manufacturing in general.

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Re:US Job Openings Decline to Lowest Level in More Than a Year by javiramos on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @02:04PM (#46530938)
Interesting! I am familiar with this space as we developed a software tool [0] to optimize packaging based on 3D packing technology we developed. If it is relevant to you, happy to chat!

[0] https://www.pack-studio.com/

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Re:US Job Openings Decline to Lowest Level in More Than a Year by FuriouslyAdrift on Thursday January 08, 2026 @11:36AM (#46543067)
We currently use ArtiosCAD and TOPS pro for load and pallet optimization. I'll check out your software and forward over to the people-that-sign-the-checks.
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