Corner Protectors & Edge Guards for Shipping
Corners and edges are the first points of contact during drops and rough handling — and the most common sites of shipping damage on furniture, frames, large electronics, and art. Corner protectors are cheap insurance against the most predictable damage vector.
Types of Corner Protectors & Edge Guards
Foam corner protectors
Pre-formed polyethylene foam corners that snap onto box corners.
Best for: Framed art, mirrors, glass panels, flat-pack furniture corners
Cardboard corner guards
L-shaped or U-shaped corrugated guards that reinforce box edges.
Best for: Large box edges, furniture shipments, pallet loads where cardboard edge crushing is a risk
Plastic corner caps
Rigid plastic corner pieces for heavy, high-value items.
Best for: Exhibition equipment, heavy electronics, high-end furniture
Foam edge protectors (rolls)
Foam in U or C channel that slides onto edges and corners — cut to length.
Best for: Long edges on panels, glass, countertops, and oversized flat items
Practical Tips
- •Use corner protectors whenever shipping artwork with frames — unprotected frame corners are the #1 art shipping damage point
- •Cardboard edge guards add meaningful stack strength to boxes — useful when boxes will be stacked in warehouse or truck
- •Foam corner protectors are reusable — customers often save and return them for future use
- •For palletized shipments, cardboard corner guards on pallet corners plus stretch wrap keep the pallet from collapsing
- •Match corner protector size to the box thickness — undersized protectors slip off under impact
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