This is Hub Packaging’s Blog on Wrapping, Strapping and Packing issues.
Pallets are most commonly secured with plastic stretch wrapping film as it’s fast and offers reasonable weather protection, but this creates high volumes of waste plastic. Until such a time as we develop truly 100% biodegradable stretch film, there are ways in which this waste can be reduced or even eliminated. There’s no denying …
Hub Packaging have an impressive selection of knives, cutters and spare blades to suit every budget and application. Here is a sample of our Best Sellers – careful now. The Safety Cutter Features: Blade retracts as contact with the surface is lost Eyelet for lanyard (available separately) Seperate knives designed for Right- and Left-handed users …
As a knife is such a simple, everyday tool it can sound patronising to suggest that companies should train their staff to use them correctly. But as a report by the US National Safety Council revealed, knife cuts account for about 30% of all workplace injuries and 70% of these are lacerations to fingers …
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With such a wide range of manual tools and automatic machines, it may be difficult for the newcomer to strapping to know which is the best choice for them. In this blog we hope to make this selection process easier by discussing the various factors that will influence the final decision. Frequency of use How …
The shredder emerged in the 1900’s. The inventor Abbot Augustus Low patented the idea, however the device was not refined enough to ever be mass-produced, so Adolf Ehinger took it to the next level in 1935. At the time, the shredder was intended to be used for destroying anti-Nazi propaganda in case it was discovered …
Dispensers for adhesive tapes largely fall into two categories – hand held and bench mounted – so that’s where we’ll start talking about them. Hand dispensers are versatile, inexpensive and of course portable, designed to be used with one hand so that the other hand is free to securely hold the carton align the flaps …
Strapping was originally made of steel, which is extremely strong, has low stretch and is heat- and UV-resistant, but also has limitations. It is heavy, easily corrodes, has poor stretch recovery and when it is cut under tension, presents a safety risk. Its applications were therefore limited. Just over fifty years ago, plastic strapping began …
Would our customers benefit if we used packing tape with our logo printed on it on the goods we dispatch? We often think that the main reason for using printed packing tape is to advertise your company name to make people more aware of it – Marketing essentially. But are there other less apparent benefits, …
Ensuring your goods arrive with your intended recipents exactly as you intended can present a challenge. Fortunately Hub Packaging have you covered! Let’s begin with a couple of defintions: Pilferage Stealthy removal of contents from a consignment, generally in small amounts. Tamperage To deliberately damage, modify or contaminate a product. Tamperage of pharmaceutical and food …