[NL] Bubble wrap: how best to use it?

Bubble wrap is a packaging material that is particularly popular with professionals. Its many air bubbles provide optimum protection for even the most fragile products. It thus provides the best buffer against shocks. What can you protect with this material? What is the best way to pack with bubble wrap? And what types of (durable) bubble wrap can be found on the market? RAJA’s specialists gathered answers to all your questions here.

1. What is bubble wrap used for?

Bubble wrap is very popular for wrapping products. As such, it is one of the most efficient ways to protect them during transport. And when you know that your parcel will often be shaken vigorously several times during that transport, it is no luxury. When you wrap a fragile product in bubble wrap, they are much less sensitive to shocks or vibrations. Webshops use it, for example, when wrapping fragile items such as glassware, porcelain, perfume bottles, delicate items made of wood, books, etc.

Bubble wrap is also an essential material when moving house. It therefore has the advantage of being able to adapt easily to any shape. Thanks to its high flexibility, you can fold it in all directions. In this context, it is used to wrap furniture, crockery, lamps, etc., among other things.

2. How should I apply bubble wrap?

Should you point the bubbles of the film inwards or outwards to protect your products? Contrary to what you might think, there is effectively a rule for this. The plain side of the bubble wrap should always be on the outside. The bubbles should then come into contact with your product.

This way, the small air bubbles in the foil do their job best and give your products maximum protection. This way, there is the least chance of damage or breakage.

3. What types of bubble wrap are there?

Are you one of those people who immediately think of rolls of plastic when you think of bubble wrap? Not surprisingly so, because the history of bubble wrap once started with this. You can read more about that history later in this article. Meanwhile, many different variants of it have been developed, each with their own special applications. Below, we listed the most popular types in packaging land.

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4. What paper alternatives are there to bubble wrap?

Over the years, numerous alternatives to traditional plastic film have been developed. First of all, there was the development of variants made of recycled plastic. An ideal way to give discarded plastic a new life. Secondly, alternatives have been developed from a renewable raw material: paper. A real innovation so you can create mono-packaging together with your cardboard box. Let’s take a closer look at those paper alternatives below.

In this video, RAJA shows you what all you can use paper bubble wrap for:

Protecting your parcels is essential to provide the best possible customer experience, so don’t miss this crucial step when packing! Want to know more about bubble wrap? Read all about using protective packaging on the RAJA Blog here.