Ready to prepare your parcel for shipment? Then the first step is to choose the right secondary protection material. During storage or transport, your parcel might suddenly bounce off a pallet… Or an inattentive person might accidentally let it slip out of their hands. Of course, you then want to avoid damaging your product. So what shock protection solutions are there? To help you on your way, we have listed the most commonly known and used options alphabetically below; from paper and cardboard, to air cushions and foam film.
Choose the protection material according to your needs
► Protect against shocks: | air cushion film, air cushions, paper cushions, corrugated cardboard, corner protectors, foam cushions, foam film, sleeves. |
► Fill voids: | paper cushions, air cushions, padding chips, padding paper, foam cushions. |
► Protect against scratches: | air cushions, corrugated board, sleeves, bubble kraft paper, void-fill paper, packing paper, silk paper. |
► Make your own protective material: | FillPak®, Geami WrapPak®, Instapak Simple®, carton perforator, PadPak®. |
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Anti-static air cushion film
When shipping electronic components or devices, you need to consider special protection. This is where this antistatic film comes in handy. Antistatic protection material is also easily recognisable by its pink colour.
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Brown wrapping paper
With packing paper, you provide your products or your box with a protective external layer. As a result, UV light, moisture or stains no longer have an impact on your product or box. Wrapping paper is sturdy and flexible as well as opaque and antistatic.
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Crepe hand wrapping roll
This type of paper protection material is highly elastic. It is therefore perfectly suitable for wrapping around tubes, profiles or furniture legs. In addition, it provides excellent protection against shocks and scratches.
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Flo-pak® infill chips
Flo-pak® infill chips are ideal for supporting your products in small boxes. This padding material is flexible, shock-absorbent and thus fills all the empty spaces in your box.
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Geami WrapPak® paper cushions
Combining a layer of kraft paper with a layer of silk paper, the Geami WrapPak® is suitable for festive packaging of your products. The kraft paper protects against shocks while the soft silk paper protects against scratches.
Corrugated cardboard
The corrugated structure of this cardboard absorbs shocks very well and keeps your products neatly in place. It is also easy to fold so that it is perfectly adapted to the product to be packed.
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Corner protectors
The corners of your products or your packaging are best protected with a special corner protector. Simply slide the corner protectors over the vulnerable corners or edges and then pack your products with peace of mind. When packing a photo frame or flat screen, for example, this kind of protection comes in handy.
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Instapak Simple™ foam cushions
Make customised foam cushions with this unique machine. The foam cushion adheres 100% around your product, providing the best protection against shock and impact.
Isothermal bubble wrap
With isothermal bubble wrap, your products are not only protected against shocks but also (and especially) against temperature fluctuations. This is very suitable for perishable food or medicines.
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Cardboard perforator
With this cardboard perforator, you easily process used cardboard into buffer pads. This is ideal for stuffing boxes, among other things. Or for packing and protecting products.
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Air cushions
Fill your box with air cushions to prevent your products from shifting or touching each other. Did you know that air cushions consist of only 1% material and 99% air?
Air cushion film
This air-filled film can be wrapped around all kinds of products, including the most delicate ones. It is extra light and absorbs all kinds of shocks. In addition, this film offers good protection against moisture and dust.
Air cushion film Fleece Bubble®
This triple-layered film quickly gives your sensitive products tough protection. Thanks to its scratch-free reinforcement layer, it also offers excellent protection against scratches.
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Sleeves
A ‘sleeve’ is a stretchable tube made of cardboard or polyethylene into which you slide a fragile product. This protective material thus adapts completely to the shape of your product. It is often used for cylindrical objects such as bottles of alcohol, glassware, pottery, etc.
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Bubble kraft paper
This packaging material combines a strong air bubble on the inside with sturdy kraft paper on the outside. The air bubbles thus protect your products from shocks, while the kraft paper is easily writable and keeps the contents of your packaging confidential.
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Padding paper
With void fill paper, you protect your products inside a box. Filling paper is not only a very cheap filling material, it is also environmentally friendly (made from 100% recycled material).
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PadPak® paper cushions
PadPak® paper cushion systems allow you to create a sturdy paper protection that you wrap around all your products. Thanks to its extra wavy structure, this paper cushion absorbs external shocks like no other.
Paper cushions FillPak®
Make your own paper cushions with this range of paper cushion systems. These paper cushions are suitable for filling an empty space in a box. Or for separating products, for example.
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Foam film
This protection is not only shock-absorbing but also protects against scratches. The soft material is especially suitable for wrapping products with fragile surfaces (e.g. glass, porcelain, electronics, etc.).
Foam sheet
Foam sheets are flexible, shock-absorbent and ideal for enclosing your products. These sheets are used in boxes, among other things, to keep products in place. They absorb all shocks and also prevent scratches on your fragile products.
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Silk paper
With soft silk paper, you can easily protect your delicate products from scratches as well as provide a colourful finish to your packaging. They are suitable for leather goods, confectionery, jewellery, porcelain, glass, etc.