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Vulnerable Goods/Equipment

Many instruments, machines and appliances comprise a complex assembly of mechanical and electronic components, sensors, controls and, sometimes, glassware. It is clear that such assemblies can be vulnerable to damage and will require protective packaging to ensure safe delivery to customers.

Sectors

Products from the following sectors are commonly referred to as vulnerable products from a packaging perspective:

• White goods & brown goods
• Electricals & electronics
• Defence, aerospace and automotive
• Industrial equipment/machinery
• Medical devices.

Packaging cost vs level of protection

Pira understands the financial importance of achieving the optimum balance between the durability of your product / pack combination and the physical rigours of your supply chain. When this situation is out of balance the result is financial loss either from excessive packaging or product damage:

• Excessive packaging: High shipping and storage costs, high unit cost, high environmental burden
• Insufficient packaging: High field support costs, increased recovery and replacement cost, reverse logistics costs, loss of trade/custom

Achieving the optimal solution requires a multi-dimensional approach requiring knowledge, skills, experience and specialist facilities:

Specific know-how

Pira can provide critical testing and design support - We have an enviable track record of successful trouble shooting, cost minimisation and pack design across a wide range of vulnerable product sectors. Whether you have damage problems with current products, are looking to reduce packaging costs or environmental burden, or have a new product development programme we can help.

Our consultants have technical and commercial knowledge relating to:

• pack design
• resonance
• shock response spectra
• cushion transmission curves
• static load and creep

as well as access to our testing facility to undertake detailed simulated distribution tests on prototypes to ensure optimum material specifications are established.

Materials knowledge covers:

• expanded foams (closed and open cell)
• corrugated
• pulp
• packaging films
• timber.