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When holiday lighting fixtures are manufactured, their journey has only just begun. For many customers, it can take two weeks—or even longer—for products to travel from our factory to their destination. During this time, packaging plays a critical role in ensuring that every product arrives in perfect condition.
What lighting fixtures are prone to damage during transport?
Some decorative lighting products are naturally more fragile due to their materials and structures. Among the most commonly transported holiday lighting fixtures, the following require extra care:
• Acrylic decorative lights (e.g., acrylic snowflakes, light-up reindeer)
• Glass bulb string lights
• Resin decorative figures with built-in LEDs
These products, while beautiful, need more protection to withstand long-distance transport.
Why are these lighting fixtures susceptible to damage?
Acrylic products: Cast acrylic has excellent transparency and durability in everyday use, but it is relatively brittle compared to flexible plastics. Under heavy pressure or sharp impacts during transportation, acrylic parts can crack or chip.
Glass bulb lights: Glass offers brilliant clarity and illumination, but its fragility makes it highly vulnerable to shattering when exposed to vibration or collision.
Resin decorative figures: Resin provides excellent detail and finish for decorative items, but when molded into thin or intricate parts, it can become prone to breakage under external force.
What protective measures do we take?
Understanding the materials’ characteristics allows us to adopt the right protective measures to reduce transport damage:
• Initial product protection measures: Fragile areas are carefully wrapped in bubble wrap or protective foam before being placed into the inner box. This reduces direct impact during handling.
• Choosing the appropriate inner box size: A properly sized inner box minimizes excess space, preventing the product from moving and bumping inside the carton. Stronger inner boxes further improve impact resistance.
• Thicker outer carton packaging: For long-distance shipments, we use reinforced corrugated cartons. These boxes offer better load-bearing capacity and cushioning, reducing the chance of deformation during stacking and transit.
• Additional reinforcement when needed: For certain products, we may add corner protectors, foam inserts, or double-carton packaging to ensure maximum protection.
By combining these measures, we help ensure that holiday lighting fixtures arrive safely, ready to brighten any festive display.
✨ At Changxin Lighting, we understand that safe delivery is just as important as product quality. That’s why we design not only durable and beautiful lighting fixtures, but also packaging solutions that protect them on every journey.
