The Flexible Packaging Blog

Reviews, trends, and tips covering all things flexible packaging to protect your products and your bottom line.

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Packaging Materials | The Business of Packaging

By: David Roberge
July 14th, 2022

Are you looking to improve your product's security and shelf life? If you answered yes, tamper-evident packaging might be suitable for you. In an ever more dangerous world, product security and protection are more important than ever. With counterfeiting of products on the rise the world over, these items are of extreme importance. In addition to ensuring that your products are safe and protected, the need for longer shelf life has also arisen. Fortunately, tamper-evident packaging can help to improve all three of these dynamics for your products. But how can tamper-evident packaging improve your product's safety, security, and shelf life? What are the benefits of using tamper-evident packaging for your business? And, most importantly, is tamper-evident packaging right for you? This article will explore how tamper-evident packaging can improve your products' safety, security, and shelf life and why you may want to consider implementing it on your packaging line.

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Packaging Materials

By: Jake Rheude
July 12th, 2022

The packaging and containers you use for shipping products have direct fulfillment cost implications and lead to revenue generation. While we all want to cut costs, thinking about that entire picture can help you optimize packaging and keep leadership happy when they look at your department costs for the next quarter. Shipments cost more as they grow in size/weight, move farther from the origin point, go faster, and need special care. Think about these as the five common factors that impact shipping costs: Package/shipment weight Package dimensions Shipping zones to travel Delivery speeds Insurance, hazmat, and special requirements Packaging typically only impacts the first two characteristics of a shipment. However, the final destination can add elements to our “special requirements” bucket. Packaging can tackle two significant areas: increasing or potentially decreasing your shipping rates. In this article, we will explain how packaging impacts your shipping rates and what you can do to negate the negative effects of these impacts.

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Packaging Materials | Shipping Protection

By: Nathan Dube
July 7th, 2022

Are you trying to decide between strapping material and stretch film? If so, you have a lot to consider. On the one hand, Stretch film is a fantastic flexible packaging film that is perfect for securing, containing, and palletizing your products. Stretch film is recyclable and comes in various sustainable formulations, such as PIR recycled stretch film and bio-based stretch film. On the other hand, strapping material is another hugely popular packaging material that can be used to secure and contain pallets of products. Strapping is perfect for the packaging of newspapers and magazines as well as heavier items such as cinder blocks and industrial equipment. And it is recyclable. But, which of these two packaging materials are best suited for securing your products for transportation and storage? In this article, we will compare strapping material to stretch film and help you choose the packaging material best suited for your product palletizing needs.

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Packaging Materials | Packaging Design

By: Nathan Dube
July 5th, 2022

You know you want to package your products in printed shrink or bundling film. But, you are not sure which one of these flexible packaging films is right for your needs. While these flexible packaging films look similar, they are meant for different packaging applications. And, you want to make sure that you choose the proper film for your product packaging requirements. However, you want to understand better the differences between these two types of packaging materials so that you can select the one that is most appropriate for your needs. Today, we will explain the differences between these two types of packaging supplies and help you choose the one best suited for your product packaging.

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Packaging Materials | Plant Performance

By: David Roberge
June 30th, 2022

Suppose you are having problems with pallets sticking together, causing tearing, and compromising your pallet's load containment. In that case, one-side cling stretch wrap may be for you. Like you, many companies use stretch wrap to safely contain, secure and palletize their products for shipping and transportation. Millions of stretch-wrapped loads can be found in warehouses throughout the country. And people often choose stretch wrap for their wrapping needs as it is a material that allows for the safe transportation and storage of their products. However, stretch-wrapped loads often will get stuck to each other when pallets are transported or stored in close quarters. This often leads to stretch film tearing, which can cause lopsided loads, collapsed loads, and other unwanted headaches. And these headaches may result in safety issues that can compromise the well-being of your customers. Thankfully, you can avoid these issues using one-sided cling stretch wrap. In today's article, we will explore one-sided cling stretch wrap and explain how this material can eliminate unwanted headaches and keep your palleted products safely contained.

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Equipment | Packaging Materials | The Business of Packaging | Fulfillment

By: Nathan Dube
June 28th, 2022

I am sure you are sick of hearing about supply chain problems, but they significantly affect lead times for packaging machinery and materials. Suppose you are thinking about making a large packaging machinery or materials purchase but do not plan on receiving them for several months. In that case, you will still want to consider buying now rather than later. While that may seem "salesy" at first glance, the truth is, it is sound advice in these difficult times. Due to severe supply chain problems, a packaging materials or machinery order you need in six months may need to be placed today to receive it on time. Waiting to purchase your packaging machinery or materials close to the date when you need them to arrive in your warehouse may result in severe problems and unwanted headaches. In order to ensure that your equipment and materials arrive on time, it is essential to make sure that you order far enough in advance so that your items arrive when you need them. But why are lead times so long today? Why is it necessary to order your packaging machinery and materials so far in advance? This article will review the evermore important factor of lead times for purchasing packaging machinery and materials and explain why lead times are significantly longer today.