How To Ship And Store Vinyl Records With the Right Record Album Packaging

January 24th, 2012 by packagingsupplies

Record albums are rarely produced by record companies, which makes them extremely valuable. If you are a vinyl aficionado or own a record shop, you may have wondered about the proper methods to store and ship records.

A vinyl record is an investment. Many people enjoy the hobby of collecting vinyls as a hobby, both for their potential as an investment as well as for the listening experience they provide. By taking good care of your records when storing, and choosing the right record album packaging when shipping, your investment will maintain it’s value for a very long time.

Storing
Vintage records have several potent enemies: dirt, moisture, pressure, and extreme temperatures. Dirt and dust in the grooves can scratch your vinyl and deteriorate the stylus of your record player over time. Additionally, insects can eat the shellac on vinyl as well as the cardboard sleeves and packaging. For this reason, it’s always a good idea to clean your records before storage and put them into new sleeves.

You should always avoid getting your records wet. In fact, even high humidity can damage your records. Paper or cardboard sleeves absorb moisture which can promote the growth of mold. So try to keep the records as dry as possible.

Finally, avoid storing records flat, as the compression pressure can cause grains of sand and debris in the sleeves or record grooves to distort the vinyl surface. Try to keep records fully upright, in temperatures not exceeding 75 degrees Fahrenheit. If they are allowed to lean it can cause warping.

Shipping
Shipping any type of damageable item can be a perilous process. Whether you own a record shop or are an avid investor, it’s important to protect your investment. Whenever you ship records, there’s simply no safer bet than record album (LP) shipping boxes to keep your albums safe. These multi-depth corrugated boxes come in cases of fifty and are an inch wide to accommodate multiple records and bubble wrap for extra cushioning.

Additionally, bubble wrap comes in 150 feet rolls that are perforated into 12 inch sheets. These make for the perfect cushioning for record album packaging. By taking these precautions to, your records should arrive at their destination in pristine condition.

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Packaging Supplies a Must For Rapid Fulfillment

January 19th, 2012 by packagingsupplies

A reliable fulfillment center can be a great asset to small businesses that lack the size or strength to handle warehousing, picking, packaging and shipping. By outsourcing to a fulfillment center, the business is able to focus on the strengths of their product rather than worrying about optimizing their supply chain. Fulfillment centers are staffed with the best shipping professionals who have both years of experience and state-of-the-art equipment to accomplish the job quickly, efficiently, and under budget.

A fulfillment house can be your one stop shop for warehousing and order processing. They can use the right packaging supplies for your business’ product and image and streamline the fulfillment process in ways that your business alone might not be able to accomplish. A fulfillment house offers warehousing services to store their inventory off-site from the business. They can process orders with as little as an invoice from your business and quickly fill the order, pack it, and have it on it’s way to your customer in no time. Many large fulfillment centers even offer return and exchange services, and advanced options, such as order and shipment tracking.

If your business exists within the E-Commerce realm, you should seriously consider using a fulfillment service. It can help you fully automate your business operations, allowing you to rely on the fulfillment house to keep your customers happy, and freeing you up to focus on big picture strategy, marketing, and product development.

The strength of fulfillment houses lies in their ability to automate processes into highly efficient systems. They have years of operations experience to help them process, assemble, pack and ship incredibly high volumes of products daily. Watching a fulfillment house at work can truly be an amazing thing.

Perhaps you too can take advantage of the expertise and efficiency that a fulfillment center offers. Ask your friendly packaging supplier for references about this kind of service.

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Environmentally Friendly Shipping Supplies Getting on Board With Businesses

January 16th, 2012 by packagingsupplies

With the Green Movement picking up speed at a rapid pace, many businesses are struggling to get on board and look for ways to give their business that eco-friendly reputation. Studies have shown that when consumers feel good about the impact their purchase has on the environment, they’re much more likely to buy more products from that supplier in the future. So how can you brand yourself as a “Green” Business? Eco-friendly shipping supplies may just be the answer you’ve been looking for.

Consumers are demanding sustainable products and lower carbon footprints for the businesses they frequent. Green and sustainable packaging are recyclable or made from recyclable materials and help you achieve the “Green” status.

In order for packaging to be sustainable it must be beneficial, safe and healthy for both individuals and the environment throughout its life cycle. It has to meet certain criteria for cost and performance, and must be recyclable and manageable in every scenario throughout it’s lifecycle. It must be designed to optimize materials and production energy as well. Packaging made from high content post consumer waste (PCW) paper are particularly well suited to any budget thanks to developments in recycling and reprocessing technology.

One of the easiest ways to achieve sustainability is through simply reducing the materials used to make your packaging, as well as recycling, and reusing as often as possible. By cutting down the amount of materials you use to package each product you not only cut costs, but also help you achieve that environmentally-friendly reputation.

Ask your shipping supply company about their eco-friendly shipping supplies today.

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How to Choose the Best Void Fill Shipping Supplies

January 13th, 2012 by packagingsupplies

A loading dock is a busy, accident-prone place. It’s common for packages to be dropped, kicked, and impacted, in many cases breaking anything fragile inside. Additionally, conveyors, trucks, railroads and even aircraft experience vibrations that can compromise a breakable shipment.

Have you ever experienced a loss in a shipped order? Perhaps a careless dockhand somewhere dropped the box containing your fine Italian vase? Void fill offers a variety of ways to protect fragile items during shipment. By selecting the right void fill shipping supplies you will ensure your investment arrives at it’s destination in flawless, mint condition.

Shocks and vibrations can be controlled by cushioning in a package to decrease the possibility of damage. Some types of internal packaging materials are meant to directly support and stabilize the item, for instance the Styrofoam framework that surrounds a new TV in its box. Other types are meant solely to fill a void and don’t have any cushioning function.

Here are some of the most common types of cushioning to choose from:

Loose Fill – Usually this comes in the form of foam peanuts. These products are flow-able and packed loosely around items in a box. Closing the box tightens the pack and provides some compression resistance.

Paper – Wadded up paper is often used as cushioning fill with smaller packages. Naturally, heavier paper provides more weight-bearing ability than lighter stock.

Corrugated fiberboard – Cardboard can be cut and folded to form shapes and structures to protect items.  These are designed to crush and deform under shock or compressive stress. The honeycomb structure of the corrugate offers some cushioning as well.

Structured Styrofoam – You may remember these from your TV or stereo box. Styrofoam is engineered into specific shapes to provide shock protection for many electronics devices.

Molded pulp – Molded pulp is similar to Styrofoam but is more often used for food products. You may have seen apples on molded pulp trays in your local grocery store.

Inflatable Products – Bubble wrap uses “bubbles” of air to protect and cushion the vast majority of products. Many manufacturers will also offer inflatable bags that you can blow up and arrange around products to achieve the maximum amount of vibration reduction and resiliency.

Now you should be able to make an educated decision on how to choose the best infill products and shipping supplies to ensure your product arrives safely at it’s destination.

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