Defense packaging can be defined as all packaging needed for the proper shipment of military and defense related products and materials. All packaging solutions need to abide to the highest standards in safety and efficiency, hence greatly improving its applicability and reusability in critical and volatile situations.
Unlike normal industrial packaging, defense packaging needs to be able to endure prolonged exposure to extreme climate conditions such as very high & low temperatures, dust and rain. Additionally, deterioration from mold, rust and pressure has to be prevented. Combine these characteristics with the enhanced durability, price and complexity of the products to understand why defense forces from all around the world set highly specialized packaging requirements. All packaging has to abide to at least one of the following quality standards:
Nefab has made it its mission to become the global leader in specialized defense packaging for NATO members. Our extensive military packaging experience dates back more than 50 years. During this period Nefab has become a tier one supplier for some of the largest military forces in the world. Our packaging solutions includes:
Aside from these more standardized packaging options, Nefab is capable of tackling any defense related packaging challenge by providing customized engineered solutions consisting of combined multi materials. Some common customizations include:
Nefab has recently been granted the opportunity to develop and supply multiple NATO-members with custom defense packaging for the NH90 helicopter. The NH90 is a maritime helicopter capable of operating from both land and naval based locations.
This assignment fitted Nefab and its specialized packaging engineers like a glove. As this packaging had extremely high-quality requirements (deriving from the valuable cargo it has to transport) a simple flightcase or standard wooden box would not suffice.
Multiple engineers conducted various analyses for all the different parts. By utilizing multi materials we managed to develop a completely new concept which is very strong, rigid, lightweight and durable.
During the analyses we also discovered that multiple parts of the NH90 could benefit greatly from multidisciplinary packaging. This means the packaging would not only be used for transportation purposes, but also provide a workstation for the specific part it contained. It forms a major advantage as it significantly reduces the amount of materials needed to be transported when conducting a training or mission.
Nefab developed packaging solutions for the following NH90 helicopter parts:
The packaging concept has been received with great enthusiasm by the end-users who have to work with these parts on a daily basis.
Working with Nefab to develop your military grade packaging offers various advantages. To quote Daan de Jong (Nefab Defense Packaging Specialist) on the most prominent advantage: “NATO is promoting the use of standardized defense packaging and increased collaboration between its members. This provides a major advantage for a global Group such as Nefab who has already been supplying packaging to these countries for many years, thus exactly knowing what quality standards to abide to whilst leading the transition towards more standardized defense packaging solutions”. Aside from this core advantage Nefab is considered a dependable packaging supplier due to the following attributes:
Are you a military or defense product supplier looking for a reliable packaging partner capable of handling all set packaging requirements? If so, please get in touch with our Nefab defense packaging specialists. We are certain that we will be able to assist you with any packaging challenge you may have!