foam cushioning Archives - Sierra Cases https://sierracases.com/tag/foam/ Rack Mount Cases | Air Conditioned Cases | Shipping Cases | Custom Cases Sat, 13 Nov 2021 17:17:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://sierracases.com/wp-content/uploads/favicon.png foam cushioning Archives - Sierra Cases https://sierracases.com/tag/foam/ 32 32 Aluminum Cases for Rough Shipping and Handling https://sierracases.com/aluminum-cases-for-rough-shipping-and-handling/ https://sierracases.com/aluminum-cases-for-rough-shipping-and-handling/#respond Wed, 13 Aug 2014 14:00:34 +0000 https://sierracases.com/?p=5411 There are several exceptional benefits of aluminum cases, including protecting sensitive equipment during transportation. Fragile contents need protection from vibration and shock, and aluminum cases are great for dampening impacts and oscillations. A properly designed aluminum case or enclosure solves the problem of rough handling and shipping of fragile equipment at far less cost than […]

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]]> https://sierracases.com/aluminum-cases-for-rough-shipping-and-handling/feed/ 0 An Overview of Foam Materials https://sierracases.com/overview-of-cushion-materials/ https://sierracases.com/overview-of-cushion-materials/#respond Wed, 21 May 2014 18:50:13 +0000 https://sierracases.com/?p=5362 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. Foam Material Types Foam cushioning […]

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]]> https://sierracases.com/overview-of-cushion-materials/feed/ 0 What You Need to Know About Fragility https://sierracases.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-fragility/ https://sierracases.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-fragility/#respond Wed, 09 Apr 2014 20:07:21 +0000 https://sierracases.com/?p=5300 Protective cases are typically used when something delicate needs to be transported from point A to point B. And, you want to ensure it arrives intact. To many, a protective case is nothing more than a case with an inch or two of foam lining the interior. This is an overly simplistic perspective. Protective case […]

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]]> https://sierracases.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-fragility/feed/ 0 How Transit Cases Prevent Shock Impact Damage https://sierracases.com/how-transit-cases-prevent-shock-impact-damage/ https://sierracases.com/how-transit-cases-prevent-shock-impact-damage/#comments Wed, 14 Aug 2013 19:16:32 +0000 https://sierracases.com/?p=4778 Newton's Laws of Motion can be problematic for electronics. Why? The first Law of Motion tells us a body will continue in motion unless acted upon by an external force. In the second law, acceleration is the rate at which an object changes its velocity. It's dependent upon mass and force. So, drop a box […]

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