CONTAINERS AND PACKAGING FOR THE PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF MERCHANDISE
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:
- Primary packaging or container (see the previous
section).
- secondary packaging
- 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:
- The characteristics of the product.
- The particularities of the means of transport to be
used.
- The logistical costs are necessary for its transport
and storage.
- 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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