Transport and packaging
The function of a cushioned package is to provide a buffer between the product and the world of distribution and handling. To design this interface we must be able to determine the types and severity of the hazards that the package will encounter.
These may encompass many things, but the most powerful include drops which occur during handling, vibration of the transportation vehicle and compressive loads encountered during warehousing.
Ideally, the package system will provide enough protection to exactly match the requirements of the product and distribution environment. There are, however, two pitfalls which may occur if a systems approach to package design is not adopted. In the first situation, the package falls short of the protection requirements and a significant amount of damage occurs during shipment.
This “under-packaging” is fairly obvious to detect, but is avoidable and easily corrected with changes to the method of shipment, package design, product design or combinations of the above. In the second situation little or no damage occurs, but the product is “overpackaged”. In effect, the package is providing more protection than is required. Just as “under-packaging” wastes money through damaged product and loss of customer goodwill, “over-packaging” siphons money directly from a company’s bottom line.
Read here the full article about the 6-step methode for cushioned package development
Products
Savers
Savers continuously monitor all shocks but only records those events that are significant. Each event is Date and Time stamped. The GPS function determines where the product was and who was handling it when the event occurred. the powerful analysis software will display waveforms for all stored events.