Collection: Shipping Impact Indicators

Understanding Impact Indicators

In the world of logistics and transportation, ensuring the safe delivery of goods is paramount. Impact indicators play a crucial role in this process by providing a clear, visual indication of any mishandling that may occur during transit. These devices are designed to detect and record instances of excessive force, improper handling, or unacceptable tilting, which can lead to damage. By serving as a warning notice, impact indicators help ensure that valuable cargo is treated with the utmost care and attention, safeguarding the integrity of the shipment. Additionally, they enable users to efficiently monitor shock and vibration during transit, which helps in protecting vulnerable goods from potential damage.

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Definition and Purpose of Impact Indicators

Impact indicators are specialised tools used to monitor and detect potential damage to shipments during transportation, storage, or handling. Their primary purpose is to provide a visual indication of whether a package or container has been subjected to excessive force, improper handling, or unacceptable tilting. This visual cue, often in the form of a shock indicator, acts as a deterrent against mishandling and serves as a warning notice to handlers and recipients alike. By highlighting instances of improper handling, impact indicators help protect valuable cargo and ensure it arrives at its destination in optimal condition.

Valdamark Shipment Monitoring Solutions

Valdamark offers a comprehensive range of shipment monitoring solutions designed to protect valuable cargo from damage during transportation. Our impact indicators are meticulously engineered to detect and record instances of unacceptable handling, providing indisputable evidence of any mishandling. By incorporating our impact indicators into your shipping process, organisations can ensure proper handling of their shipments, significantly reduce damage claims, and enhance overall customer satisfaction. With Valdamark’s solutions, you can have peace of mind knowing that your valuable cargo is in safe hands. Embracing these solutions helps to create a more comprehensive understanding of the organisation's impact, thereby engaging a wider audience and stakeholders

Valdamark shipment monitoring solutions contain a wide variety of shipping impact indicators to protect your valuable cargo during transport or storage.

Shipping Impact Indicators provide a cost-effective solution to deter and detect poor handling. These indicators will not activate under normal handling conditions, ensuring they only respond to actual mishandling events. Using both quantitative and qualitative metrics to illustrate the organization’s impact is crucial for creating a complete understanding of the program’s effectiveness and engaging various stakeholders.

Shipment monitoring has never been more important for controlling the quality of your goods when shipped. The global supply chain has created a ‘just in time’ delivery model that emphasises speed over the quality of care & handling your goods receive. Valdamark supplies cost-effective, easy to use products can add an element of accountability if you rely on third party shippers to deliver your goods to end users.

Focussing on the innovative range of Shockwatch Labels these clever, patented devices contain a liquid vial sensitive to a particular G-rating that corresponds directly to your packages weight and size dimensions. Valdamark’s indicators can detect and record unacceptable tilting that may lead to concealed damage, providing a visual deterrent for improper handling while delivering peace of mind to shippers that sensitive items are maintained upright.

Shockwatch® Shipping Shock Indicators

Shockwatch® products have long been the go to product for a cross section of industries and sectors tired of defect product caused by damage in transit. A ‘brand enhancer' Shockwatch impact indicators show your customers you take delivery seriously.

In addition to Shockwatch DropSpot we also supply the new generation Shockwatch 2 impact indicators. Like the normal labels these devices are also self-adhesive, corresponding to different G-ratings with the additional benefit of being compact and easy to ship/transport. They are essentially self contained units and do not require expensive, ‘shock sensitive' shipping services to transport them.

When requiring shipping tilt indicators consider ShockWatch Tiltwatch for preventing and deterring bad handling on shipments that are tilt sensitive. Self adhesive and easy to easy simply fix them to your case or crate, removing the safety pin. Once the enclosure tips below 90° the device will activate and indicate this clearly.

Drop N Tell Record Unacceptable Tilting

Drop N Tell are robust shipping impact indicators that contain an arrow that locks into place upon activation. Labelling the shipping container is crucial to explain the functionality of the monitoring system, ensuring awareness of any tipping or overturning incidents. They also correspond to different G-ratings to determine the correct level of sensitivity but rely on the ‘lock in place’ arrow as the mechanism of action to show poor handling. They are self adhesive but can also be fixed, screwed in place. Great when used with larger export packaging materials like plywood boxes.

Tip N Tell Indicators are an effective solution to prevent poor handling on tilt sensitive shipments. Self adhesive, cost effective and easy to use the blue pigment indicates clearly when your consignment is tipped below the activation threshold.

Types of Impact Indicators

Impact indicators come in various forms, each tailored to address specific monitoring needs. These include:

  • Shock Indicators: Designed to detect and record excessive force or impact, these indicators are ideal for shipments that are sensitive to shocks and jolts.
  • Tilt Indicators: These devices monitor the orientation of a package, providing a clear visual indication if the shipment has been tilted beyond acceptable limits. They are essential for goods that must remain upright during transit.
  • Drop Indicators: Similar to shock indicators, drop indicators specifically track instances where a package has been dropped, ensuring that any potential damage is immediately identified.

By understanding and utilising the appropriate type of impact indicator, organisations can better protect their shipments and ensure the safe delivery of their goods.

 

 

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