Product damage during transit is one of the most expensive problems of direct-to-consumer fulfillment, ranging from the cost of processing returns to the long-term financial consequences of losing once-loyal customers. Many modern brands are ditching unreliable and unsustainable void fill material for retention and suspension packaging.
Paige Packaging helps companies across different industries make the transition. We’ve been serving the Northeast region with innovative, dependable, corrugated packaging solutions for over seven decades. Our guide below aims to help procurement teams determine if Hexpand packaging is right for their product line. For more information about suspension packaging, or any of our additional products and services, reach out to our team and discuss your needs.
Why Secure Packaging Starts with Controlling Movement
When an item shifts inside a shipping container, it gathers momentum during a drop and creates a focused impact when it strikes the box wall. Retention packaging was developed to address this issue, using elastic film to hold the product against a corrugated frame. Although this format helps prevent movement, it adds another material to the package and offers limited isolation when the outer box absorbs a direct hit.
Hexpand: Suspension and Retention Packaging in One
Hexpand uses a patented corrugated weave that expands around the shipped item, conforming to its shape and suspending it in the center of the container away from the walls. It delivers secure protection without added materials or performance trade-offs.
The dual action is what makes this type of packaging so effective at protecting products during transit. Its retention function keeps the product from shifting through vibration and handling, while its suspension function creates a clearance zone that acts like a crumple space. Any impact energy gets dispersed through the insert and outer container before it reaches the product.
Hexpand’s honeycomb-like weave also behaves elastically. It flexes under load and recovers, spreading contact stress across a broad surface instead of concentrating at a few pressure points. Moreover, because the weave conforms to the product, one insert can fit a range of sizes without requiring a precision die cut for each SKU.
Standout Benefits of Hexpand Packaging
| Benefit | How |
| Superior Damage Prevention | The weave holds steady tension around the product and keeps it suspended in the container. This means fewer damaged items which translates to fewer replacements and returns. |
| No Need for Loose Void Fill | Replaces supplementary void fill materials, resulting in a simpler packing process and less mess for the customer. |
| Mono-Material Sustainability | Hexpand’s all-corrugated structure eliminates material separation, giving customers and companies a smoother path to greener packaging. |
| SKU Consolidation | Adaptive geometry lets one insert or integrated mailer fit multiple products, reducing packaging SKUs and freeing warehouse space. |
| Integration with Existing Packaging | Works as a stand-alone insert, integrates with existing box structures, or supports a one-piece mailer format. |
Determining if Hexpand is Right for Your Product
To determine if suspension and retention packaging by Hexpand is right for your product line, procurement teams need to ask themselves several important questions:
- Does your product have fragile surfaces, delicate parts, or an irregular profile?
- Are you trying to reduce the amount of plastic in your packaging stream?
- Is your operation struggling with packaging inventory sprawl?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you should seriously consider investing in Hexpand with Paige Packaging.
Partner with Paige Packaging for Hexpand Solutions and More
Suspension and retention packaging from Hexpand revolutionizes product protection. It eliminates the need for void fill, reliably holds products in place, and is completely recyclable.
As part of our extensive line of corrugated products and services, Paige Packaging offers Hexpand packaging to help our customers keep their items secure during transit. Speak with a member of our team today and let us help you determine if Hexpand is right for your needs.