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The True Cost of Shipping Failures in Medical Tech

by Foam Industries

Medical devices are often expensive, fragile, and need to perform flawlessly when they arrive. As a result, most manufacturers understand that shipping damage is a problem worth avoiding. What is ...

How to Validate Packaging for Sensitive Medical Devices

by Foam Industries

Medical devices cannot rely on assumptions when it comes to shipping protection. A packaging system that looks protective is not always one that performs consistently under real-world shipping ...

Packaging Challenges for Wearable Medical Devices

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Wearable medical devices are small, complex, and made of delicate components. As a result, they are highly sensitive to bumps and jostles during shipping and can easily be damaged if the proper ...

How to Choose Packaging for Fragile, High-Value Medical Devices

by Foam Industries

Medical devices feature both delicate components and expensive parts, which make shipping and delivery a high-stakes endeavor. With the right shipping material, medical devices arrive on time and ...

What Kind of Foam is Used for Packaging?

by Foam Industries

If you’re trying to figure out what type of foam to use for packaging, you’re probably dealing with a real problem. Maybe products are getting damaged in transit. Maybe your current packaging is ...

Why Air Gaps in Packaging Lead to Damage

by Foam Industries

You’ve probably had this experience before: You open a package and immediately notice how much empty space is inside. It feels off. Whether it’s a bag of chips, a container of detergent pods, or a ...

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Reducing Waste in Multi-Store Fixture Installations

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Retail fixture rollouts are rarely simple. Displays are often shipped to dozens or hundreds of locations. Each unit must arrive intact, install quickly, and look perfect on the sales floor. At the ...

Choosing the Right Packaging Partner for Retail Fixtures

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Retail fixture and display manufacturers deal with challenges that most other organizations never encouter. Displays are large, oddly shaped, and finished with materials that scratch easily. They ...

What to Do When You Inherit a Packaging Spec That Doesn’t Work

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You didn’t design the packaging. You didn’t pick the materials. But now the damage reports and uncomfortable internal emails all land on your desk. Inheriting a packaging spec is common. Inheriting ...

Tips for Creating a Better PR Box

by Foam Industries

A good PR box does more than just ship a product from A to B. It creates a moment. The structure, pacing, and materials guide how someone feels before they even touch what’s inside. When everything ...

PE vs PP Foam: Which is Better For Protective Packaging?

by Foam Industries

When you’re choosing foam for a case insert or a custom-packaged product, the decision usually comes down to two materials: polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP). Both protect parts from shock and ...

What Is a Cushioning Curve? Designing Better Foam Packaging

by Foam Industries

When you’re designing protective foam packaging, every inch matters. The goal is simple: use just enough foam to protect your product without wasting material and adding unnecessary cost. That ...

How Much Does My Foam Part Weigh?

by Foam Industries

When planning production for a new product, one of the first questions that comes up is: how much will it weigh once it’s packaged? Shipping costs depend heavily on weight…but if your foam packaging ...

Extended Producer Responsibility Coming to MN: What to Know

by Foam Industries

Packaging rules in Minnesota are about to change in a big way. A new law built on Extended Producer Responsibility (ERP) is designed to incentivize sustainable packaging by shifting responsibility ...

What is Foam Lamination?

by Foam Industries

Foam is tough, but lamination makes it tougher — and better looking. By adding an extra layer, lamination reinforces foam’s natural strength while opening the door to more design possibilities. The ...