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2. List of symbols - Wikipedia

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   Shipping symbols [2] from ISO standard 780 "Pictorial marking for handling of goods" [3] or ASTM D5445 "Standard Practice for Pictorial Markings for Handling of Goods" [4] which depict shipping boxes as squares with rounded corners: "Fragile": the silhouette of a broken wine glass "This end up": a horizontal line with two arrows pointing up

3. Bubble wrap - Wikipedia

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   Bubble wrap Square-shaped bubble wrap for house insulation. Bubble wrap is a pliable transparent plastic material commonly used for protecting fragile items during shipping. . Known for its cushioning air-filled bubbles, it has also become a cultural icon, celebrated for its satisfying popping sound and alternative uses as a stress-relief

4. Package cushioning - Wikipedia

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   Package cushioning is used to protect items during shipment. Vibration and impact shock during shipment and loading/unloading are controlled by cushioning to reduce the chance of product damage. Cushioning is usually inside a shipping container such as a corrugated box. It is designed to absorb shock by crushing and deforming, and to dampen ...

5. Overpackaging - Wikipedia

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   The individual package is shipped and handled by package delivery or small parcel carriers. Retail packages are frequently packed into a larger corrugated box for shipment. Often these secondary boxes are much larger than needed, thus use void-fill to immobilize the contents. This can have the appearance of gross overpackaging. [9]

6. Foam peanut - Wikipedia

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   Foam peanuts (made of expanded polystyrene) The inner structure of a foam peanut, magnified 390× on an SEM. Foam peanuts, also known as foam popcorn, packing peanuts, or packing noodles, are a common loose-fill packaging and cushioning material used to prevent damage to fragile objects during shipping.

7. Packaging - Wikipedia

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   Some packages and labels also are used for track and trace purposes. Most items include their serial and lot numbers on the packaging, and in the case of food products, medicine, and some chemicals the packaging often contains an expiry/best-before date, usually in a shorthand form. Packages may indicate their construction material with a symbol.