Filling and Packing Terms and the Differences Between Them
The term of Filling and Packing refers to packaging the product when it comes to transport the goods, and despite of the similarity of the two terms in terms of the meaning, there are simple but essential differences between them.
Definition of Filling:
We can define the Filling process as the process of designing and producing the suitable package (box) for the goods and products in order to transport and store them in many ways, such as: sealing, wrapping and adding shock-absorbing materials, which makes the main objective of the Filling process is to protect products from damage and spoilage.
By that, Filling process can reduce the losses that might occur when a defect happens, thus avoid many problems whether with the seller or the customer and avoiding the compensations that may occur from these losses if they happen.
Filling term relates to the transportation process entirely, and that has transcended transporting the goods only and has reached people’s daily lives, for example moving home furniture to a new home.
Definition of Packing:
Packing term is considered one of the Filling elements, but its importance exceeds the shipping and storing process. Where the Packing is the process of designing and producing the package or the wrapping to contain the product and become ready for the storing and shipping process or sell to the consumer process. It is a marketing method to attract the consumer by designing an attracting cover and to influence the consumer in the purchasing process, which will give a result in increasing the sales.
As well as the Filling and Packing processes shares an important task which is saving the product from damage and spoilage.
Filling and Packaging Levels:
Primary Package: Immediate cover that the product will be available in.
Secondary Package: Providing another package to guarantee the safety of the product.
Final Package: It is for the transportation and storage purposes.
Filling and Packing Materials:
The Filling and Packing materials industry is characterized by an overlap between them, and that is due to multiplicity of the products’ types in different shapes, sizes, colors, and specifications according to the desired purpose, such as:
- Paper and cardboard (carton)
- Glass
- Metal cans
- Plastic
- Aluminum
- Wood
The Importance of Filling and Packing in the Industries:
Filling and Packing have a direct impact on increasing the exports and opening new markets for its direct relation with the quality and price standards, and as always, every country strives for excellence by the distinctive means and forms of the packaging materials as a result of cultural and historical data.
It is essential to reduce the cost of packaging as much as possible because it reflects on the price of the final product, while maintaining the output of the packaging in the form, colors, decorative drawings that attracts the consumer and interest him through the possibility of recycling and reusing the Packing materials.
