Air cushions

Mini Air Cushions

Ensure your goods are securely packaged with our cost-effective, eco-friendly mini air cushion films. This durable packaging is available as filler cushions, wrapper tubes and wrapper quilts to be used in conjunction with our Mini Air machines for reliable, on demand packaging production that is never wasteful.

What are Mini Air cushions?

Mini Air cushions are a form of in-the-box packaging used to secure items into place within packages and fill any empty space around them, preventing internal movement and damage from occurring.

What are the different types of Mini Air cushion?

We supply films in plastic and paper varieties and a selection of sizes to meet various packaging needs. Our filler cushions are best for cushioning and void fill, while our flexible wrapper tubes are perfect for corner protection, block and bracing, layering and void fill. Wrapper quilts are great for wrapping, layering and interleaving within packages to protect fragile items. 

See product table for more information on sizes.

What are Mini Air cushions used for?

Mini Air cushions are used to provide effective in-the-box protection within parcels to ensure your goods arrive at customers doorsteps in the pristine condition they were posted in.

How do I use Mini Air cushions?

Mini Air cushions are used in conjunction with our Mini Air Easi, Classic, or Pro machines. Each product page on our website features a video on how to set up and use our Mini Air machines and cushions. Simply place your roll of film onto the holder, slip ‘fill line’ side over the air nozzle and press ‘IN/OUT’ to feed through. Settings can be customised on the panel, giving you reliable, in-house packaging production within minutes.

How are Mini Air cushions stored?

Mini Air cushion films arrive flat on a roll ready for inflation when needed. This saves considerable amounts of space in comparison to other methods of in-the-box protection and allows more storage room for goods.

Are Mini Air cushions environmentally friendly?

Mini Air cushion films have superb eco-credentials as once inflated, they consist of 1% plastic and 99% air, cutting down your carbon footprint during transportation and reducing overall packaging waste. In addition to this, the significant amount of air content in these cushions makes packages lighter, resulting in lower shipping costs. The films are also 100% recyclable, encouraging eco-friendly disposal within a circular economy.

Our kraft paper air cushions have excellent eco-credentials as they are 100% recyclable, biodegradable and compostable. 

What films are compatible with Mini Air machines?

The different machines have different films that they are compatible with. For example, the Mini Air Easi machine can run either filler 200/150 or wrapper quilt small films for filling voids or directly wrapping around products. On the other hand, the Classic and Pro models can also run with wrapper tube film which combines the flexibility of quilted films with similar thicknesses to the filler packs. These are ideal for very fragile items that require a strong degree of protection. To summarise:

• Filler cushions: best for cushioning and acting as void fill. These cushions are an effective alternative to loose fill chips.
• Wrapper tube film: flexibility makes it perfect for corner protection, blocking and bracing, layering and also acting as void fill.
• Wrapper quilt film: typically used for wrapping, layering and interleaving

Each product page will explain the specific advantages of the different films compatible with each machine.