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Protective
Packaging
Most
forms of packaging are either
"display" or "protective" type packaging.
Display
packaging is designed to work in a retail environment and must
"display" the product and provide visual
information describing: what it is, how it works, and why the customer
should buy it.
Quite
often the "display" package can also perform the function
of a "protective" package.
This
quality keeps the contents of the package in tact and helps
eliminate tampering and pilfering of the package content.
The "protective" packaging allows a product to be transported without the contents being damaged or
lost. In addition, the "protective package” may offer
additional protective qualities such as protection from dust or
moisture.
Most
"display" packaging is of the "carded" type --
product is attached to a printed
card. These are mostly"skin packaging" or "blister
packaging".
The
"skin packaging" process uses vacuum to draw down a
heated, clear plastic film around a product (like a
covering of clear skin) with the film adhering to the printed card. (See Skin Packaging Video 420
T).
The
"blister packaging" process seals a
pre-formed, clear plastic shell (Blister) to a printed card. The
product is sealed between the "blister" and the card.
The blister is "sealed" by applying heat and pressure to
the card and blister in a "blister sealing machine" (See
511S Blister Sealer).
Of
the two formats, skin packaging is the most versatile. The skin
packaging process allows the film to conform to almost any shape
or configuration.
Conversely,
a blister does not wrap tightly around the product, so small or delicate products like fish hooks or springs to be
more easily removed from the package. Also, some industries such as
cosmetics, seem to prefer the "blister packaging"
format.
The
down side of “blister packaging” is that products of different
sizes and shapes (longer, wider, taller, etc) may need different
blisters. This of course means additional inventory and tooling.
About
Packaging Terminology
The
terms "Skin Packaging" and "Blister Sealing"
refer to very specific forms of packaging.
Quite
often terms for other forms of packaging are used to refer to
"skin packaging" and "blister packaging".
Examples
of these terms are "shrink packaging", "shrink
wrap" , "shrink pack", "stretch pack", stretch wrapping",
"vacuum packaging", "vacuum pack",
"vacuum sealing", "bubble wrap", "bubble
pack", "clam shell", "blister box", and
"clam pack"
Contact
your HANNAN® representative for the best packaging process to
match your product.
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