Sector Not Named in The Packaging: Packaging Protection Products

Authors : Gültekin Erdal, İsmet Gücüyener

Pages : 257-266

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Publication Date : 2025-09-20

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Although it is known exactly what it is and where it is used, there is no overarching name for the industry that produces packaging protection products. Although the market area of packaging protection products is growing daily, it is a sector that has not yet been named. Users of the product, including industry employees, do not know what industry they are in. On the other hand, industry producers have started finding a proper name for themselves. In this sense, severe name inflation has occurred. Although the technologies are different, it is essential for the independent growth of the sector that the products produced for the same purpose have a known name. In this article, this industry, which produces packaging protection and support products, is researched and introduced. This article proposes a name for this huge industry that has yet to be named. It was thought that the proposed name should be inclusive, descriptive, easy to pronounce, effective, wise, and a source of pride for its employees. Protective packaging is designed and manufactured to protect the product from atmospheric, magnetic, electrostatic, vibration, or shock damage. It is not possible to find all these protective components in a single package, and it is not possible to mention all these risks in a single package. Packaging is the precautions and methods taken to promote, ship, and protect the product from the producer to the consumer. In the packaging sector, which requires separate expertise, while the physical presence of the package, such as its size, weight, and form, is at the forefront, most of the time, it does not matter what the product inside the package is. The safety of the packaging means the safety of the product. Therefore, the packaging is designed and implemented independently of the packaging. In this sense, packaging protective systems and products are produced under many names. Each method is produced and applied for the safety of the packaging. For this reason, it was thought that the name “Packaging” would be appropriate for this process, with the idea that it would be inclusive and that the name “Packaging Sector” would be appropriate for the sector. Although this term, which is always used by all sector users, academics, and employees, has caused disappointment for most readers, it should be realized that this sector has an inclusive feature. Rather than expecting a new term, using an existing one can also meet expectations. At least, it is enough to bring the name gap of this sector to the forefront.
Keywords : Ambalaj, ambalajlama, ambalaj koruma, sektör, ürün.

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