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Mechanical distribution hazards and cushion design
Author(s) -
Li Hua,
Jansen R.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
packaging technology and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1099-1522
pISSN - 0894-3214
DOI - 10.1002/pts.2770040209
Subject(s) - cushioning , cushion , truck , dimensioning , engineering , lift (data mining) , automotive engineering , mechanical engineering , structural engineering , computer science , data mining , aerospace engineering
Whereas many products are damaged in distribution for lack of packaging, there are some products that are heavily overpacked. In order to avoid product damage in distribution while reducing excessive packaging as far as possible, the mechanical hazards that are the basis for the simulation of the distribution process in the laboratory must be measured and analysed accurately. The measured results of movement on a roller bed and chain transfer system, on a fork lift truck crossing over a threshold and on the platform of a truck with a full load are presented here. A sensitive product must be packed with cushioning in accordance with the distribution hazards and its sensitivity to them. The development of a suitable cushion with which the product can survive the distribution environment without excessive packaging, depends on many quite complicated things. To ease the choice of cushion materials and their dimensioning, software (named PODI), supported from a data base of various foam materials, has been developed. Three different mechanical models are built in PODI for the mitigation of impacts and the effective attentuation of the vibration hazards.