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Hewlett-Packard products are distributed worldwide in air freight, truck, train,
padded van, and sea freight shipping environments. Of paramount concern to HP is
that no matter where and how the products are shipped, they arrive at the
customer's door in working condition without need of repair or adjustment.
Correctly designed packaging delivers the product to the customer in proper
condition so that they can put it to use immediately, realizing all of the
performance designed into the product. |
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» About
packaging |
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As Hewlett-Packard products move from the end of
the production line to the customer, they
experience a number of potentially damaging
forces, including shock from handling drops,
vibration from transportation, and compression
from stacking in warehouses and vehicles.
Hewlett-Packard's distribution environment is
particularly challenging because customers often
require rapid delivery, and environmental shock
forces increase at faster handling speeds.
Understanding the distribution environment for
HP products, along with having the capability of
testing products and packages for this
environment, allows the packaging engineers to
design protective packaging. They work closely
with product designers to optimize the
product-package combination, balancing the cost
of the additional packaging against the cost of
improving the product. This is a function of
matching the protective level of the package
with the needs of the product, using a minimum
of material. The reason for this is simple:
shipping costs and material costs increase as
the size of the package increases and even small
reductions can effect significant savings. In
addition, the packaging engineers must keep in
mind the environmental (green) aspects of their
design in order to meet the and mounting
legislative requirements.
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» Documents |
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Fast facts, feature stories, HP packaging specs, and general
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» Task
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HP participates on a number of industry task
group in conducting research that would benefit
the global community.
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» Presentations
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Public presentations and papers on HP packaging,
corporate social responsibility, education, and
the environment.
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