CRH Bubble Wrap for Your Packing Needs (1 x 5 m)

Description

Bubble wrap is a pliable transparent plastic material used for packing fragile items. Regularly spaced, protruding air-filled hemispheres (bubbles) provide cushioning for fragile items. The bubbles that provide the cushioning for fragile or sensitive objects are generally available in different sizes, depending on the size of the object being packed, as well as the level of cushioning protection that is needed. Multiple layers might be needed to provide shock and vibration isolation. A single layer might be used just as a surface protective layer. Bubble wrap is used to form some types of mailing envelopes. Bubble wrap is most often formed from polyethylene (LDPE) film with a shaped side bonded to a flat side to form air bubbles. Some types of bubble wrap have a lower permeation barrier film to allow longer useful life and resistance to loss of air in vacuums. The bubbles can be as small as 6mm (1/4 inch) in diameter, to as large as 26mm (1 inch) or more, to provide added levels of shock absorption during transit. The most common bubble size is 1cm.[Citation needed] in addition to the degree of protection available from the size of the air bubbles in the plastic, the plastic material itself can some forms of protection for the object in question. For example, when ensitive electronic parts and components, a type of bubble wrap is used that employs an anti-static plastic that dissipates static charge, thereby protecting the sensitive electronic chips from static which can damage them.