The material, which is 99% air and absorbs shipping impact, is generated by feeding two rolls of high-strength film into the Airpad machine. The pads are automatically inflated, sealed in adjustable, tear-to-fit perforated sections and coiled into continuous rolls for ease of placement at packaging stations. The machine can change pad sizes every 30 sec.
Void-fill system
Fromm Airpad (Naperville, IL) has introduced the Airpad void-fill system, which is said to produce lower cost/cu' than loose-fill, paper, foam or bubble packaging.
Oct 31, 1998
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