How to save money on parcel fillers in a pharmacy?
A high quality of air fillers combined with savings.
In the world of e-commerce, where speed and quality of delivery often decide about customer loyalty, proper protection of products during transportation is becoming a priority. This applies especially to the pharmaceutical sector, where many products require special treatment due to their sensitivity, value, and fragility.
One of the biggest online pharmacies decided to test different types of air fillers to find an optimised solution. Air mats and air cushions from various suppliers were tested.
As the Logistics manager of that company emphasizes: ‘’The quantity of shipments significantly increased during the pandemic. High expectations were placed on the air fillers.”
It was expected that:
- The high quality of product protection would be maintained.
- The mats would bring cost savings compared to mats from the current global supplier.
- Air fillers would be quickly filled with air (so that packers would not waste time waiting).
The ideal air filler for an online pharmacy
On our part, we suggested the company:
- Mat S, which can support a 10 kg of parcel weight, with the channel shape optimised for quick air filling – it protects glass and small products very well.
- Two strong devices for inflating film, delivered as a special order.
- Winders with a potentiometer, which enables adjustment of working speed and the degree of mat tension. Thanks to this, we can prepare rolls of inflated mat and move them around the warehouse.
Thanks to this, our client received an air filler that fills with air immediately. Faster inflation allows more air to be trapped inside the filler, making it stiffer and providing better protection for glass products. Importantly, as a manufacturer of both film and peripherals, we were able to offer very attractive prices and equipment leasing.
Accurate air fillers for a pharmacy
Summing up our client’s tests, expectations were best met by the Air Protect System mat. As a result:
- The quality of air fillers, previously used by the company, was maintained. Mat S:
- efficiently protects small, fragile plastic bottles, glass 1l bottles, and even 5l canisters.
- efficiently secures the most vulnerable part of the bottle – the cap – even for laundry detergents.
- The product brings significant savings compared to the previous solution from the global supplier.
- Continuity of deliveries is maintained, which means the company avoids the costs of high stock levels.
- Packers do not waste time producing air fillers. Blowing machines are placed in the warehouse for cardboard packaging, where 15 rolls of inflated mats are produced at a time. Ready to use mats are then moved to packing stations.
Would you like to see for yourself if Air Protect System solutions will meet your company’s packing expectations? We encourage you to take advantage of our free product trials!
Would you like to see for yourself if Air Protect System solutions will meet your company’s packing expectations? We encourage you to take advantage of our free product trials!