Packaging for Smaller Parcel Shipments: A Guideline
Regular shipping units are corrugated shipping containers with a capacity of more than 450 cubic inches and a weight of 10 to 70-75 pounds. The carrier's conveyor network systems will handle and sort regular parcels. Packaging designers should check with their carrier to see what size and weight restrictions they have. Irregular freight units: That aren't quite right · Corrugated fiber board will not completely cover the item. · Be wrapped with plastic, metal, or wood on the outside. · Be spherical or tubular in form. · You don't have a shipping container · Being overweight or weighing more than 70-75 lbs. These sorts of shipment units are not operated on high-volume conveyor systems due to their peculiarities. For sorting and trans...