Yearly Archives - 2016

The Best Film to Protect Packaged Metal Products

If you’re shipping or storing metal, the best anticorrosive film on the market is now flame retardant and still fully customizable.Problem: Metal products, parts, and/or components require protection from the elements during shipment. Exposure to humidity, salt, moisture, condensation, and other aggressive industrial atmospheres cause tarnish, rust, white rust,...

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Packaging and intra company transports

Many companies manufacture products that require transport between company plants for the various manufacturing processes.   Many businesses have “centers of excellence” located in different parts of the world that specialize in a specific capability.   There could be a number of reasons for having different factories located in vastly different geographical...

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Cortec VpCI® versus desiccant bags

Corrosion is definitely a concern when packaging and shipping delicate electronic devises or components.  Many electronic components have exposed copper which in the presence of moisture can corrode.  When electrical contact is required, even a slightly corroded copper surface can impede connections.Desiccants have traditionally been used to protect electronic products...

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ShockWatch® reduces the risk of handling damage

Anyone looking through Packnet’s shipping and handling web pages will find a variety of ShockWatch® products that can indicate if a package experienced unacceptable dropping, bumping or tilting as well as experienced temperature conditions beyond specified thresholds.  The devices can be simple indicators that change color when a certain event...

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Outsourcing packaging may be your best option

Outsourcing packing and crating could be the most profitable decision you make in 2016.  First, let’s clarify; we are not talking about small products where thousands are shipped every day; we are talking about  large and bulky products and probably very expensive materials.   Some examples might be custom automation equipment,...

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Packaging for products that go into a cleanroom

Transporting packaged product directly from the shipping dock to the manufacturing operation can increase efficiency if the packaging system is designed to easily accommodate the task.   We have several case studies and blogs relating to intra-plant transport of products using custom fabricated containers that not only enable efficient movement and...

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Packaging and Crating Checklist 2016

As this New Year descends upon us, we thought it would be appropriate to create a checklist of considerations for industrial packaging needs that one could use for 2016.   These needs are beyond protecting your product from damage due to jostling, dropping, tilting or sliding,  for the purposes of the...

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