Get creative with foam
May 1st 2011 Pregis Protective Packaging Europe AWARD
has introduced a calculator that
enables customers to create a tailormade
protective solution using the
company's Foam Plank products.
The Pregis ICC (Intelligent
Cushioning Calculator)
features specially-developed
software that can be used
to assess and compare
the different
products in the
range – Nopaplank,
fully extruded plank,
and Polylam,
laminated plank –
and calculate the most
appropriate amount of
material required to ensure
maximum protection.
Calculations can be made for the
load area, the mass to be cushioned,
the necessary cushion thickness and
drop height requirements. The
programme is able to optimise the
thickness of the material and take
into account any specific
requirements of the design or shape
of the product.
The overall aim of the ICC is to
ensure that the final solution is based
on optimal loading requirements,
and minimal thickness and volume,
thereby increasing the costeffectiveness
of the pack and
enhancing a company's
carbon footprint by
ensuring that no
unnecessary
packaging is used.
The new
software has
undergone
extensive testing to
ensure its
effectiveness and is
now being launched
throughout Western Europe.
It is available free of charge to all
Pregis foam converters, enabling
them to offer an enhanced service to
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