Styrofoam is as packing material very popular, because the isolation properties are very good and it is light.
Styrofoam is not toxic. There fore they are the right material for packing. His properties as isolation make them for food packing interesting. With the help from the Styrofoam, one’s can transport and store fish, fresh fruits and meet for a few hours without that the foot is going off.
But deliver services profit by this kind of food packing. As if they deliver hot or cold food and drinks, most they are transport in Styrofoam boxes so that the temperatures of the food and drinks are constant till the client get the box.
Picture II.34: Example: Styrofoam packing in the food range
In other ranges of this industry you find Styrofoam packing. Here the isolation properties are not important but the absorption properties and the weight of the material are use. If the weight of material is higher, then the transport cost more money. The same it is with the volume what's the packing need. If one’s use paper ore cardboard as material for absorption an then you must calculate with a manifold from the volume. That makes the transport very expensive.
Styrofoam packing can be design and construct for every product new, so that you able to packing every form with little stuff.
With Styrofoam all products can packing safe and protect. It’s doesn’t matter if that are big and heavy products come from the building ore mechanical engineering, or if they are small and touchy like glass. The private user knows the Styrofoam packing from the range of the electronic industry, like by buying from TV, PC or HIFI- tower. All touchy parts are packing with Styrofoam, because they are protect against possible damages, which are come into by the transport in the store and to the end user
Picture II.35: Example: Styrofoam packing in the industry of building to protect a hydrant.