Accessories That Cannot Be Ignored Common Classifications Of Furniture Hardware Accessories

Accessories that cannot be ignored Common classifications of furniture hardware accessories

Do you often encounter problems like these when you buy household metal accessories that are scattered, rusty, or have missing model numbers? In fact, the root cause of many problems lies in incorrect selection of packaging mode. The following is a detailed description of the packaging methods of metal accessories that we see every day to help you avoid these troublesome problems!

Choose packaging according to material characteristics

Due to different materials, hardware accessories have significantly different packaging requirements. Copper accessories are afraid of oxidation, stainless steel accessories are afraid of being scratched, and zinc alloy accessories are afraid of collisions. For example, there are many hardware factories in Yongkang, Zhejiang. When packaging copper hinges, they will first wrap them with anti-rust paper, and then put them in separate plastic bags and seal them to prevent moisture in the air from causing the copper parts to turn black. For example, the 304 stainless steel handles produced in Foshan, Guangdong have a mirror-like surface. During packaging, a pearl cotton spacer must be placed between each two handles to prevent scratches caused by friction.

There is a hardware company in Hebei with an annual output of 5 million sets of hardware parts. What are the packaging methods? The plastic hardware accessories it produces, such as the plastic concealed hinge bases in cabinets, which cannot be ignored, are common categories of furniture hardware accessories. The packaging is relatively simple, but attention should be paid to anti-pressure. They use blister boxes and paper cards to fix each small accessory, so that they will not squeeze and deform each other during transportation. What are the packaging methods for ceramic handles or knobs, high hardness but brittle hardware parts ? Thick sponge or foam must be used to make grooves when packaging. For example, the shipping standard of Chaozhou Ceramic Hardware Factory is that each accessory has an independent foam grid.

Differentiate packaging forms according to usage

Hardware suitable for solid wood furniture, such as traditional tenon connecting pieces and wood screws, are often heavy and may have burrs on their edges. When packaging, thickened kraft paper bags or cloth bags must be used to prevent the packaging from being punctured. There is a solid wood furniture factory in Qingdao, Shandong. The European-style carved handles purchased by the factory are each individually wrapped with bubble bags, and then packed into cartons with well-separated spaces. Only 50 pieces are placed in a box to avoid accumulation and extrusion that may cause the carvings to deform.

A piece of panel furniture hardware that plays a leading role in modern home decoration. It has many small parts such as three-in-one connectors, eccentric wheels and screws. Its common packaging method is "parts package", that is, all the hardware required for a set of furniture is mixed and packaged together. There is a custom furniture factory in Chengdu. They use self-sealing PE bags to put all the screws, nuts and connecting rods required for a wardrobe into one bag, and then attach clear model labels. This packaging method is convenient for installation workers to take and prevents parts from being lost.

Cabinet and wardrobe hardware accessories, since they involve moving parts such as slide rails and hinges, their packaging should pay more attention to shock resistance. A slide rail manufacturer in Shunde, Guangdong always uses heat shrink film to seal each three-section rail with a length of 300mm, and then places it in the groove of a corrugated paper pallet. In this way, it can not only prevent rust, but also prevent the track from sliding and colliding in the box. Exposed parts such as handles, especially long aluminum handles, must be wrapped at both ends with cardboard tubes or L-shaped paper corner protectors to prevent them from being broken during express transportation.

Adjust packaging strategy according to function

Connectors and moving parts constitute functional hardware, such as screws, hinges and slide rails. Small items such as screws are extremely troublesome to count if they are mixed. Nowadays, the industry generally uses electronic counting and automatic packaging of hardware parts. What are the packaging methods? Each package is 100 or 200 pieces, and the error is controlled within three thousandths. Since hinges and slide rails are equipped with precision bearings and dampers, throwing is strictly prohibited during packaging. The factory usually uses customized EPE. The pearl cotton lining blocks the cup holder and arm body of each hinge. The most important thing for this type of accessory is to prevent loss and damage.

What is called structural hardware refers to visible parts such as metal legs and metal frames, just like the cross steel frame under the tempered glass of a coffee table. Such accessories are large in size and heavy in weight, and the key point of packaging is to prevent deformation. There is a metal furniture factory in Suzhou. Their packaging method for the wrought iron table legs is to first wrap them with bubble bags, and then use honeycomb cardboard to make cross partitions inside the carton. A buffer space of at least 2 centimeters must be left between each table leg, and "no stacking more than two layers" must be marked on the outside of the carton.

Aluminum edge strips, decorative pendants, handles, etc. are decorative hardware. Aluminum edge strips are long and easy to bend. They are usually rolled and packed with a woven bag on the outside, or fixed with a grooved wooden frame. Hardware handles come in different shapes in terms of shape, such as single-hole ones, double-hole ones, and long invisible ones. A handle e-commerce company in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, has produced cartons of different specifications for handles of different lengths. The boxes are filled with sponge strips to ensure that the handles will not shake in the box. For pendants with an electroplated layer on the surface, gloves must be worn before packaging to prevent corrosion from hand sweat, and a desiccant must be placed in the packaging bag.

Mixed packaging techniques for small batches and multiple varieties

There are many custom furniture stores or small hardware stores that often encounter situations where there are more than a dozen different accessories in one order, and the quantity of each accessory is not large. Faced with this situation, the most taboo thing is to dump everything into a big bag. The correct approach should be to use parts boxes with partitions, or first use ziplock bags to pack according to categories, and then place them uniformly in large cartons. For example, there is a smart home installation team in Beijing. They received an order for smart curtains. The accessories include motors, tracks, belts, screw packages, and remote controls. The screw package will be sealed in the smallest ziplock bag and labeled, the motor will be wrapped in foam, and the ends of the track will be covered with PVC pipes. Finally, everything will be put into custom-sized cartons, and air bags will be used to fill the gaps.

Special requirements for export packaging

If hardware accessories need to be exported, then the packaging must meet international standards. First of all, it must be moisture-proof. Because the humidity inside the shipping container is extremely high, the carton must be covered with waterproof wax or film, and a sufficient amount of silica gel desiccant must be placed in the box. Secondly, in terms of fumigation, wooden pallets must bear the IPPC logo. Thirdly, in terms of labels, each outer box must have a clear mark, which covers gross weight, net weight, box number, and place of origin. For example, countries such as Vietnam and India have environmental restrictions on the packaging materials of imported hardware products. Straw or untreated wood cannot be used. Finally, we come to the packaging mode. The slide rails and hinges used for exports are often required to use strapping straps, and must pass a 1.2-meter drop test to ensure that they will not be damaged in the event of rough loading and unloading.

After reading the introduction of these categories, have the hardware accessories in your home or the hardware you purchased been damaged due to improper packaging? Please share your experience in the comment area, or like and forward it to friends who are renovating around you.