Applications of Non-Rigid Packaging
These days packaged items are visible from just about every corner of just about any store. And if products aren't already packaged when they're displayed, then they get thrown in a bag when you've just purchased them and they are given to you. That still counts as packaging!
Of course there are many different ways to present products. You see it on the shelves everywhere: products encased in hard plastic containers, tin cans, stainless steel tubes, cardboard boxes, or even transparent or printed bags. The latter is one of the most popular ways to present items as in most cases it is the most cost effective choice for the product and for the purpose it is intended for.
Anything that doesn't come in stiff boxes or plastic containers is known in the trade as flexible packaging. More often than not if the products to be packaged are not fragile and are not at a risk of getting crushed in transport, then a simple bag or film will do.
This type of product presentation is also used often when the items are irregularly shaped or need to be contained quickly and cost effectively. There are several advantages to the use of such non-rigid plastic: first of all it is much cheaper because the material itself is more cost effective, but also at the same time it is much less labour intensive, meaning that there will be less man hours billed for the process.
This type of packaging also reigns when it comes to maximizing space. This may be ideal if you have limited shelf space in the shop or even in the warehouse. Plastic or films that conform to the shape of your product are much more space efficient than boxes that need to be stacked up. Boxes are efficient in the fact that they can be stacked, but with all the empty and unused space in every box you'd be better off just discarding it instead.
Also, because films of this type are usually strong and dense yet ultimately thin, you are also contributing to the effort to save the environment. This is another advantage of choosing this type of plastic over rigid types. Films use much less material than hard plastics, meaning there will be a significant reduction in landfill waste at the end of the day. At the same time there is much less energy expended during the production of the films as compared to rigid plastics.












