5 Types of Protective Packaging
When you hear about protective packaging, what do you think of? You are probably thinking…
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We work with industry-leading suppliers to deliver the most efficient and cost-effective protective packaging solutions on the market.
How Protect It Right Works
The Protect It Right program audits existing protective packaging equipment, materials and processes. The program will identify areas of inefficiency and offer improvements to increase productivity and reduce per pack costs. The Protect It Right program will deliver cost savings of up to 30% on your protective packaging.
How Protect It Right Works
A successful protective packaging plan can literally make or break your products. A properly established protective packaging will elevate a package, increasing durability without creating a feeling of excess materials. This successful use of materials can capture a consumer’s heart, or ensure your products arrive intact for retail sale. A poor protective packaging solution can increase costs and damaged products. Developing a successful protective packaging solution requires a balance of reliability and cost. When the material is underused products can become damaged, and a replacement must be sent. If too much is used, you can increase shipping cost or become a #PackagingFail as consumers take their issue online and share them with each other.
Types of Void Fill Packaging
Inflated Air Packaging
When filling void space in boxes, nothing is cheaper and lighter than air. Air filled packaging products are some of the most popular and versatile protective packaging products on the market today. Available in both pre-filled and on-demand options these products offer superior protection. Whether blocking and bracing or filling corrugate void spaces, the lightweight properties of air packaging increases the security of your products while reducing shipping costs.
Paper Void Fill Material
Paper Void Fill products are the industry standard for environmentally friendly, recyclable and compostable void fill solutions. Paper void fill material is easily managed by hand or can be used in an automated packaging machine for increased speed and efficiency.
EPS Foam
EPS Foam Peanuts or Loose Fill has been around for decades and widely used and accepted. Made from Expanded Polystyrene (EPS), the same raw material as a foam coffee cups, these foam chips have filled void spaces and protected products for years. This lightweight void fill packaging material is a durable, effective and recyclable protective packaging solution.
Instapak Foam in Place Packaging
Instapak foam packaging systems provide custom engineered, foam in placed packaging at the tip of your fingers. Each Instapak system produces a custom fit foam solution for products of any shape and size. Instapak foam is created through a chemical reaction created by the A and B foam components that increase in volume by up to 280%. As it rises, the foam creates a protective shell that offers incredible protection, cradling your product in a protective shell.
Protective Packaging Plan
An Effective Protective Packaging Plan
The creation of an effective protective packaging plan can have an incredible impact on your products, your consumers and your costs. When properly developed and implemented, a protective packaging plan helps to standardize the packaging process. This includes the use of materials and equipment that aim to improve labour efficiency and reduce material waste.
As a part of Crawford’s Protect It Right program, our Packaging Specialists will audit and review of your existing protective packaging materials and processes. Following the audit, the Packaging Specialist will work with your company to develop a set of clear standards and process for packers. By creating a standardized plan, you are able to optimize labour efficiency, reduce damages, create a positive consumer experience and reduce replacement costs.
The Benefits of a Protective Packaging Plan
Reduced Damages
Protective packaging is one of the most effective methods of preventing product damages during shipping. An effective protective packaging plan creates a standardized packaging method that increases effectiveness and increases packaging accuracy. With the proper protective packaging, your products will become resistant to the scratches, bumps, bangs they commonly experience during their journey.
Optimized Labour
Protective packaging is one of the most effective methods of preventing product damages during shipping. An effective protective packaging plan creates a standardized packaging method that increases effectiveness and increases packaging accuracy. With the proper protective packaging, your products will become resistant to the scratches, bumps, bangs they commonly experience during their journey.
Improved Customer Experience
Protective packaging can often be seen as wasteful by end consumers. When too much is used it is seen as wasteful and you are at risk of becoming a #PackagingFail. If you use too little products can be damaged, and so is your brand in the consumer’s eyes. An effective protective packaging plan optimizes material use and improves product security ensuring that your customers receive the best experience possible.
Lower Replacement Costs
By improving the effectiveness of your protective packaging, you can reduce the impact of costly reverse logistics. This unnecessary cost drives down profitability and can consumer employee and logistics resources that are better suited somewhere else.
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What Protective Packaging Should You Use?
With a wide range of products to protect, protective packaging comes in many styles, materials and functionalities. When developing a successful protective packaging program, it’s important to understand the specific needs of your products and package.
| Types of Protective Packaging and Their Perfect Application | |
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| Product Type | Application |
| Foam Sheeting |
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| Paper Void Fill Packaging |
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| Bubble Packaging |
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| Air Pillows |
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| Foam in Place Packaging |
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Void Fill Automation
Automated Protective Packaging Equipment
For increased efficiency and optimization opportunities, automated protective packaging equipment is available for many material types. These on-demand systems use space-saving raw materials and customizable program that makes them perfect for both bulk and in-line processing. Discover how these revolutionary systems can help improve productivity and reduce waste, raising your protective packaging plan to all new levels of savings.
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