CONTAINERS AND PACKAGING FOR THE PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF MERCHANDISE

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Any merchandise that is the object of transport and storage must reach its recipient in perfect conditions. Here we also include all the products that people acquire on a more or less daily basis for the future of our lives.

How do we protect these products during the transport and storage phases so that they reach the final consumer in the best conditions? Through the proper use of containers and packaging.

The correct use of one and the other will protect the merchandise when handling and transporting it and help preserve it. The warehouse conditions must be optimal for their storage, but they must also allow the products to be preserved in a manner appropriate to their characteristics. In previous articles, we have talked about cold stores or how a ship should be to store perishable products.

Let's see how the containers and packaging of the merchandise can be and what must be taken into account depending on the type of merchandise.

WHAT IS A CONTAINER

The definition of "container" according to the third meaning given by the RAE is "That which wraps or contains articles of commerce or other effects to preserve or transport them."

The main containers on the market are tetra bricks, cans of different materials (tinplate, sheet metal, aluminum), glass or plastic bottles, jars, jars, and paper boxes of various sizes. The container, rigid or flexible, is in direct contact with the product it contains.

In addition to protecting the merchandise contained during its logistic handling, it is the packaging that has the function of drawing the consumer's attention and attracting its consumption. It also serves to offer printed information about its content.

The packaging must be carefully designed to fulfill these functions (protection, attraction, and information).

CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD CONTAINER

Proper packaging will prevent product loss.

Through its design and suitable materials, the protective packaging must guarantee the state of conservation of the product to prevent it from coming into contact with contaminating factors. This is particularly critical in the food sector.

The container is the means of communication between the manufacturer and the final consumer since the necessary information is provided on nutritional values, expiration, characteristics, composition, quantities, etc.

WHAT IS A PACKAGING?

We return to the RAE to see the definition of "packaging": A box or cover with which the objects to be transported are protected.

Packaging is classified according to its use into three types:

  1. Primary packaging or container (see the previous section).
  2. secondary packaging
  3. tertiary packaging

SECONDARY PACKAGING

Secondary packaging is usually made up of boxes of various sizes and models, which must be strong enough for handling. In addition, secondary packaging usually wraps multiple bundles of primary packaging or containers.

TERTIARY PACKAGING

Tertiary packaging contains various secondary packaging. You must protect them during transport and logistics handling to prevent deterioration and ensure that they reach the final consumer in perfect condition.

Therefore, the tertiary packaging must be designed to facilitate the handling and transport of several sales units or several collective packages to avoid physical handling and damage inherent in transport.

An example of this type of packaging is the pallets used to distribute and transport large quantities of packaged products or secondary packaging.

FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING THE RIGHT PROTECTIVE PACKAGING

Regardless of the type of protective packaging in question, when choosing the most appropriate, the following aspects must be taken into account:

  1. The characteristics of the product.
  2. The particularities of the means of transport to be used.
  3. The logistical costs are necessary for its transport and storage.
  4. The legal and technical regulations that both containers and packaging must comply with.

The type of material used to manufacture both containers and packaging must be under these factors.

Several materials are used for this: plastic, glass, cardboard, metal, wood, and textile. Naturally, this directly influences the transport and storage logistics of the different packages.

At Britwrap, you can buy all type of protective packaging like mattress moving covers, cooling pack, chilled packaging etc.

 

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