| Packaging needs are varied from the bubble packing | | | | of the varied packing needs and solutions. Many of |
| of medicines to the huge crates for packing heavy | | | | these need supporting equipment like simple or |
| machinery and other bulky items (some of which might | | | | complex packing machinery, supplies such as staples |
| just be fastened together with wires during shorter | | | | and glue, and operating tools like knives, heat sealers. |
| transit). A packaging directory could help | | | | Packaging Equipment |
| manufacturers and businesses to find just the right | | | | Blister, skin and vacuum machines provide a modern |
| packaging to meet their requirements. | | | | packaging solution catering to safety, security and |
| Packaging serves not only packing needs intended to | | | | marketing appeal requirements. |
| make transporting easy. It can provide sales appeal | | | | Other machineries include cartoning machines, feeding |
| and product security from tampering. Some solutions | | | | and placing machines, sealing machines, wrapping |
| might be better at catering to these diverse needs of | | | | machines, capping machines and so on. |
| packaging, compared to others. A packaging directory | | | | Contract Packaging Services |
| can help you browse through the choices and select | | | | Where your packaging requirements are too small to |
| what is suited to your products, and what is appealing | | | | justify investing in expensive packaging facilities, you |
| to you. | | | | can go in for contract packaging solutions. The |
| A packaging directory lists suppliers of packaging | | | | contract packaging companies have specialized |
| materials and products, packaging machine and | | | | equipment and experienced personnel. They can help |
| contract packaging services. | | | | even bigger companies for extra packaging |
| Packaging Materials | | | | requirements during seasonal peaks, or for test |
| Plastics is a major packing material in today's world. | | | | marketing purposes. |
| Paperboard is another major material. Wood, nettings | | | | Some contract packaging companies might focus on |
| and foam are examples of other kinds of materias | | | | special solutions such as shrink film packaging. |
| used in packaging. | | | | Packaging Directory Organization |
| Packaging Products | | | | The task of a packaging directory publisher is to |
| The following sample list of packaging categories can | | | | arrange the wide variety of resources and suppliers in |
| provide an idea of their variety. | | | | a manner that is easy and intuitive to find. There would |
| - Plastic Bin boxes | | | | typically be a search box, listings of major categories, |
| - Corrugated boxes | | | | supported by listing of sub categories under each (and |
| - Cardboard boxes | | | | sub sub categories). The suppliers might be listed at |
| - Bubble bags | | | | this bottom level of each sub (or sub sub) category. |
| - Corrugated mailers | | | | Conclusion |
| - File boxes | | | | Packaging solutions involve packaging materials, |
| - Edge protectors | | | | products, equipment and incidental supplies. Contract |
| - Soap dispensers | | | | packaging services are also available in the market |
| - Standard packaging labels | | | | where you do not want to set up (or expand) your |
| - Mailing envelopes | | | | own packaging facilities. A good packaging directory |
| - Shopping bags | | | | has to organize listing and navigation in a way that |
| - Kraft paper rolls | | | | makes it easy to find what users want among all this |
| - Polybags | | | | variety. |
| - Can liners | | | | This is typically done by listing major categories first, |
| - Cargo boxes | | | | then sub categories under each major category and |
| - Shrink film | | | | probably sub sub categories under each sub category. |
| - Tapes of different kinds | | | | Suppliers might be listed only under this bottom sub sub |
| The sample list above would begin to give you an idea | | | | category. |