Posts on the Topic Handling

Protective packaging involves materials and methods to safeguard products from damage during shipping, handling, and storage. It is crucial for maintaining product integrity, reducing costs associated with returns and replacements, ensuring compliance with regulations, protecting against environmental factors, enhancing customer...

The Packaging Waste Directive (Directive 94/62/EC) is a key EU legislation aimed at reducing packaging waste by setting recovery and recycling targets, promoting sustainable design, and minimizing landfill disposal. Compliance with the directive benefits businesses through enhanced reputation, cost savings,...

A packaging hub is a crucial node in distribution networks, centralizing the collection, sorting, and repackaging of products to optimize freight movements and reduce errors. These hubs offer additional services like inventory management and kitting while providing benefits such as...

Packaging hazards pose risks to product safety during transportation and storage, stemming from physical damage, environmental conditions, and human error; addressing these requires a comprehensive design strategy. Shipping hazards are categorized into shock damage, vibrations, compression forces, and atmospheric conditions;...

Packaging nets are crucial for protecting and transporting various products, offering benefits like airflow for perishables, visibility without opening the package, lightweight nature to reduce shipping costs, and environmental friendliness. They come in different types—extruded, knitted, woven, elastic—with specific characteristics...