The Best Packing Options to Cushion Contents for Safe Delivery

Useful Options to Cushion Contents for Safe Delivery & Shipping

The save shipping of the products is a vital concern. A wide range of box filling materials is used to accommodate the diverse needs of safety and protection. While tactics may vary for different manufacturers, a safe and protected packaging shipment is the name of the game for most of the manufacturers.

What you are shipping and how you are shipping are the most essential elements. For instance, electronics should be padded with non-statics wraps and peanuts to minimize the electrical charge and spark during the process. Look through all the options and choose the best option available to devise the best filling strategy such as bubble products, foam, Kraft paper, and loose-fill.

Bubble Wrap Varieties

First of all, an appropriately sized box is required for damage-free shipping so that there is no extra space left. If there are voids or extra space, accommodate it with cushioning material. However, filling these voids is a waste of time, money and resources. For those products that have an irregular shape, fillers like bubble wraps provide cushioning against damages.

Usually, the bubble wrappings serve as the first layer insulation allowing the inside products to be secured snugly. The bubble wraps of various sizes are wrapped around the product. This material is available with or without perforations either in the form of pouches or sheets. Such contents allow the product to slid-in before the packing.

An anti-static wrap is used to minimize the electrical charge while delivering or shipping electronics while large bubbles are used to provide heavy-duty protection to the fragile items.  A special adhesive bubble wrap along with sticky surfaces is also used that sticks to the content without leaving a space.

Foam Fillers

Foams are beneficial for the shipping process in two distinct ways: Foam wraps and edges/corners.  A conventional foam product is similar to the bubble wraps in many ways. The foam sheets prove to be more effective due to the air pockets that provide cushioning against hits while shipping or handling.  These sheets are available in many sizes with or without perforations.

The corners of the foams protect the boxes by cradling them tight. The polystyrene sheet protects the content during transport.

Loose-Fill and Kraft Paper

Lightweight and amorphous shaped items are protected with crumpled Kraft papers by filling the voids. There are multiple options available including poly-coated Kraft paper and wax paper options for special applications.

Fillers like loose fill consist of peanut-shaped polystyrene provide cushioning from all sides and also evenly distributed impact resistance. The recycled options also offer the same level of protection along with an anti-static version while shipping electronics. These biodegradable options made up of natural materials disappear gradually without leaving a trace. The gravity dispensers in the loose-fill options make them even more ideal for shipping and other special applications.

Flexible fill is another option used to ship most of the products. Moreover, foam, bubble and loose-fill options are also used together to provide maximum cushioning for the safest shipping.