overview of packaging types, concerns and solutions

1. Good things come in small packages . . .
Overall population is growing
Trend towards smaller households
The move towards smaller pack sizes
Sustainability is important . . .
Increasing awareness of environmental issues and adoption of new regulatory requirements on packaging re-
cycling
Rising health awareness among consumers
Time is money . . .
Increasing requirement for convenience among consumers
Trend towards “on-the-go” lifestyles among time poor consumers
Dare to be different . . .
Growing requirements for brand enhancement/differentiation competitive environment
New packaging material development

2.  Whenever a package is dropped, a shockwave of energy is transmitted through the
package. This shock wave can ultimately damage or fracture the product. The measure
of this is called “fragility”.
 An ideal internal package design will partially absorb and partially divert shockwaves
from the source, away from the packaged item.
 Today there are several packaging materials when used appropriately that qualify as an
internal packaging material.
 They all have pros and cons. These include:
 ease of use and application
 cost of material(s)
 weight
 training
 performance costs
 inventory space
 appearance
 disposal both internal and external environmental considerations.

3. These materials and systems are used to isolate or
reduce the effects of externally applied impact and
vibration forces such as those encountered in
typical shipping, handling and transport
environments.

4. These materials are used to fill spaces in packages
after the item and its protective packaging have
been assembled and placed within the container.
They are also used to compensate for problems
created by the existence of unnecessary spaces or
voids within a package.

5. These materials and systems are used to retain the
original location of an item within a package during
shipping and handling.

6. These products are intended to protect finished,
polished or painted surfaces from damages such as
marring, scuffing, abrasion and scratching during
shipping, handling and distribution.

7. Materials and products are used to contain or
consolidate items in a single shipping unit.

8. Material Pros Cons
DIY Bubble Wrap Most Economical Requires air filling machine
and doesn’t fit irregular
shaped items
DIY Air Pillows Economical Takes up a lot of space – not
good for irregular shaped
items
Styrofoam Peanuts Economical- reusable Not biodegradable, messy,
produces a lot of waste
Starch Peanuts Economical and biodegradable Messy and dissolves in water
Pre-Filled bubbles Good for small and large Takes up a lot of space
Styrofoam Sheets Good for heavy duty product Poor protection for delicate
items
Polyethylene Protects against forceful
impact
Expensive. Bad for delicate
items
Polyurethane Good protection for delicate
items/normal circumstances
Expensive. Not great for
forceful impacts
Foam-in-Place Best protection for sensitive
product
Most expensive to implement

9. Packaging
Application
Sealed Air examples Competition examples
Cushioning Bubble Wrap, Cellu-Cushion rollstock/ sheet
foams, Ethafoam plank,Instapak and
Instapak Quick, Fillteck inflatabe cushioning
system , Korrvu Suspension and Retention,
NewAir I.B Express packaging system,
PackTiger paper systems, Restore
Mushroom Packaging, Stratocell Laminated
Plank
FOAMplus –Storopak,
Padpak- Ranpak
Commercial Astro -Cell- Pregis
Intellipack-Pregis
Void-Fill Bubble Wrap, Fasfil, Fill-Air, Fill-Air Rocket,
Instapak, I-Pack, Ultipack, PakNatural, Rapid
Fill
Fillpak/Accufill- Ranpak
AirSpeed-Pregis
AirPlus- Storopak
Airspace- Polyair
Blocking & Bracing Ethafoam Plank, Instapak, Korrvu Retention,
Stratocell
Padpak- Ranpak
Intellipack- Pregis
PaperPlus-Storopak
Surface Protection Bubble Wrap, Cell-Aire, Kushion Kraft,
NewAir I.B Express
WrapPak- Ranpak
Surface Guard-Pregis
Polyplank- Pregis
Greenwrap- Geami/Ranpak
Containment I-Pack and Ultipack, Jiffy Mailer, Korrvu
Retention Packaging, PriorityPak
Gator-Pak lite board mailers and Aircraft
mailers- Pregis
Shiplite Mailers Midpack – Midwest
Canvas
Thermal Boxes- Storopack

10. Providing innovative packaging solutions that deliver the ultimate protection through the entire shipping journey.
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