Air cushions - our superior light weight range

In most packing departments, the products that have to be dispatched are quite heavy. Therefore it is advantageous if their packaging is lightweight in order to keep shipping costs to a minimum. Air cushions, also referred to as air pillows, demonstrate what the name implies. They are simply filled with air and offer durable protection with minimum weight.

The result ensures that the shipping costs are reduced due to the low weight of the air pillows. The stock volume is also minimised as the air cushion packaging material is filled at the packing station on demand.

The air cushions are produced from a film tube that is regularly divided into individual cushions and filled with air by our range of AIRplus machines. The perforations on the air cushions allow easy separation so that the right length of material is supplied to fill the space in the box or to fix the product in place by wrapping the air pillow around the product.

Air cushions - innovative solutions for superior

protection

Bubble wrap is one of the most popular packaging applications in the transportation market. This lightweight plastic packaging protects your goods reliably against breakage, impacts, scratches and other forms of damage. Thus this kind of air pillow packaging is also suitable for fragile objects as well as generally sensitive products.  Our air cushions are also dust-free so that your products arrive at the customer in optimum, perfectly presented condition. The filling material is soft and durable and for this reason it is a real all-rounder amongst the packaging solutions.

 

Air cushions - Air pillows

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Effective. Flexible. Cost-conscious.

  • Effective: Its strength and durability offer reliable protection for your products.

  • Cuts costs: Saves storage expense plus the light weight keeps your shipping costs down.

  • Flexible: Pick the machines and the films to meet your requirements.

  • Easy: The rolls of film are light and easy to handle. The machines are easy to operate, fast and reliable.

  • Environmental benefits: It‘s reusable and the film is recyclable.

  • Versatile: Machines are compact and portable allowing them to integrate easily into your packaging area.

AIRplus® from Storopack offers quality machines that create versatile air-filled film packing materials. AIRplus® films combine reliable protection and multiple uses with cost-saving features for the ideal in-the-box packaging products. Their lightweight properties lower shipping costs, and because you’re creating the inflated packing materials on-demand they require minimal storage space and handling in your facility. By using AIRplus®, your packaging will be consistent and controlled. You’ll appreciate the low labor requirements and ease of production as well as its clean, dust-free characteristics.

The film makes the difference.

AIRplus® Void Film is created using a triple layer extruded film process to provide durability and reliability. The outer layer provides a non-slip surface to prevent movement in the box, the middle layer helps to hold the air and offers reinforced strength, and the inner layer provides special heat-sealing properties to prevent deflation.

 

The film types.

AIRplus® Void Film serves as a fast and neat void-fill, a durable block and brace product, and a reliable cushioning material for light- to medium- weight objects.

AIRplus® Cushion Film is an extremely versatile and durable packing product made with the same triple layer film process as Void Film air pillows. Each perforated section of AIRplus® Cushion Film is divided into 16 air chambers making it flexible enough to wrap, bend and fold the film around products for multiple uses and optimum protection.

AIRplus® BIO Film: The raw material is a biologically degradable plastic compound based on polylactic acid (PLA) with co-polyester. As with polyethylene based films, Storopack co-extrudes the polymer during processing to produce a three-layered structure. Compared with mono-extruded films, this reduces material consumption, the elasticity is increased and the low permeability ensures that the air fill does not shrink.

The composting ability of AIRplus® Bio Film is certified according to the European standard EN 13432 and the American Norm ASTM D6400.

Fast, Efficient Production on demand.

Storopack AIRplus® machines are fast, compact, portable and extremely easy to operate. All AIRplus® models are completely programmable, offer quick and easy loading, and are among the most reliably built in the industry. With their small footprints and large production capacities they fit easily into any packaging environment — regardless of volumes. In addition, AIRplus® offers optimum flexibility with multiple packaging options - you can interchange any of our AIRplus® films on any AIRplus® machine and adjust the amount of air in the film materials for different applications.

The machine types.

The AIRplus® GTI produces air-filled packaging materials at the rate of 23 m/minute. The high speed of this machine combined with the flexibility to use multiple size air bags makes it an efficient and effective choice for start and stop operations. In combination with the Autofeed, this machine can be easily installed at any Speedline making storage container solutions a thing of the past.

AIRplus® Mini is a smaller version of the AIRplus® Excel. In addition to improved handling when changing film rolls, the Mini machine offers a technical innovation -- a complete heat-sealing unit with automatic calibration for sealing the air cushions. This compact and very quiet machine has a weight of only 9 kg and can be easily integrated into all packaging processes.

The AIRplus® BagSeparator already divides the padding strips into sections of the desired length. The BagSeparator makes it possible to supply a sensor-controlled machine with up to 24 packaging stations with air cushions. The packers only have to separate individual air cushions in about five per cent of cases. In practical tests, up to ten cartons per minute were processed using this partial automation.

Integration of AIRplus systems in the packaging process. Fits perfectly.

We integrate our air cushion machine in your logistics. The AIRplus system is a sophisticated system that can be with the right accessories, such as pipes, blower or silos and on any number of integrated freight stations.

Storopack’s Systems Integration Department works closely with you to develop a plan that provides the most efficient methods to deliver and use your packing materials.

After a thorough analysis our engineers go to work to develop a proposal that effectively integrates the new machines into your existing facility or, if appropriate, a completely new layout of your packaging area.

AIRplus® - REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE

Polyethylene film, partly also made from reclaimed raw material. Our triple layer, co-extrusion film process supports source reduction and enhances product quality. Its light weight helps to save fuel during transport. AIRplus® film is fully recyclable. Disposal into established recycle circuits helps to increase reduction of virgin raw material use.

AIRplus® BIO - REDUCE, REUSE, RENEW

Film made of renewable and fully biodegradable raw material. AIRplus® BIO film is certified compostable according to the US ASTM D6400 (www.astm.org) and European EN 13432 (www.european-bioplastics.org) standards. Our triple layer, co-extrusion film process supports source reduction and enhances product quality. Its light weight helps to save fuel during transport. AIRplus® BIO film is fully compostable and can be disposed of in bio waste. Please see certificates and logos on our website.

 

Contact person

For further information contact:
T +44 (0) 114 249 2004
packaging.uk@storopack.com