In my last two postings I reviewed equipment fragility and the influence of handling and transport on packaging design. The most common approach to protecting equipment within a carrying case, transit case or shipping case is to use foam cushioning. In this posting, I’ll provide an overview of foam materials. Continue reading →

If you are looking for a carrying case, transit case or shipping case to protect your equipment, you should be able to relay the performance expectations to your packaging professional. That’s so he / she can adequately address your requirement. If you do not set these expectations, you run the risk of having inadequate protection with potential equipment damage and nobody to blame. Continue reading →

Molding processes are all very similar: a material, usually a thermoplastic, takes on the shape of a cavity. That cavity is created by a mold tool, and is a 3D mirror image of the finished part. What differs between molding processes is how the material gets into the cavity. It can be placed in it, as in rotational or compression molding, or it can be forced in under pressure, which is injection molding. Continue reading →

SKB Cases recently began producing their newest injection molded case – the 3i-2222-12. This carrying case has the same features and benefits as other 3i Series cases.  This includes Continue reading →

SKB Corporation recently began producing their newest injection molded case – the 3i-4217-7. This case has all the same features and benefits as other 3i Series cases. This includes Continue reading →