Protective Packaging

Materials Product Brief

| June 1, 2008

PCW corrugated boxes

Salazar Packaging’s Globe Guard™ corrugated boxes are made from 100% post-consumer waste material.

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Package Case Study

| May 12, 2008

Jordans gains expertise in biopolymers

In 2007, Jordans, a leading cereal products company in the United Kingdom, announced the development of a new biodegradable bag for its organic products—a bag that is fully compostable in garden compost bins.

News

| April 24, 2008

Sustainability and distribution package testing

New distribution packaging might be green, but that doesn’t mean it can do the job.

News

| March 3, 2008

'Packing peanuts' hotline is on the loose fill

Don't toss 'em out or wring your hands: There’s another option for discarding excess EPS pieces.

Materials Product Brief

| January 11, 2008

Biodegradable void-fill

Ecologically designed packing peanuts from Starch Tech are 100% biodegradable and provide a sustainable alternative to cushioning products that end up in landfills.

News

| January 7, 2008

Packaging that's ship-shape for shipment

The proper approach to packaging will optimize the benefits of containerization for ocean shipment.

Feature Article

| November 7, 2007

New product from old packaging

TerraCycle is churning out new products and new product ideas at an incredible rate. Following is a sampling of some of its new products and initiatives in 2007:

Feature Article

| September 5, 2007

Sustainable PET film forms 'tented-blister' three-pack

Soap products company strives to keep environment clean with innovative multi-pack structure.

News

| May 2, 2007

Tegrant Corporation divulges details, vision

Ron Leach, president and CEO of Tegrant Corporation, discusses the implications of the newly formed company in the packaging market.

Package Case Study

| April 4, 2007

Air cushioning brightens Sunrise Medical's shipments

Shipments of the company’s Quickie-brand wheelchairs now arrive undamaged. Sunrise packaging personnel also appreciate the new protective cushioning.

News

| February 28, 2007

Bad packaging: Consumer Reports' 2007 Oyster Awards

The magazine welcomes new inductees into its packaging 'hall of shame' for hard-to-open packaging.

Package Case Study

| November 5, 2006

PU protection at DePuy

At medical device maker DePuy Orthopaedics, polyurethane protective packaging from Barger Packaging (www.bargerpackaging.com) is playing a key role in getting hip and knee replacement products to DuPuy's intended patients.

Materials Product Brief

| October 7, 2006

Loose-fill packaging

New PELASPAN-PAC® Natural combines the environmentally friendly aspects of a starch product with the cushioning of Storopack's proprietary “S” shape.

News

| October 6, 2006

TurtlePak™ protective packaging is now available from SCA Packaging NA and will be displayed among SCA's full line of protective packaging at Pack Expo International October 29 – November 2 in Chicago.

News

| October 2, 2006

The wrap-up: A wrap rage maverick

What annoys Dallas Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban more than NBA referees? Product packaging.

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Automated Packaging Systems

Cliff Brehm,
President

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Form, Fill and Seal Baggers.
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Automated Packaging Systems, Inc. has been a global leader in designing and manufacturing flexible bag packaging systems for 50 years. We are the original inventor of genuine Autobag® bagging machines and pre-opened bags-on-a-roll.

Autobag® AB 180™ OneStep Bagger
FAS SPrint Revolution™ SidePouch® Bagger
Script Pack™ SPrint™ System
Autofulfillment™ SPrint™ System
Clear Lam Packaging, Inc.

Roman Forowycz,
Chief Marketing Officer

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Specialize in Flexible Film, monolayer/multilayer Forming Film, and Compounded Additives
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Our innovative flexible films, rigid rollstock materials, and compounded additives are developed to our customers' exacting standards to ensure quality and superior product performance. Visit www.clearlam.com and discover why Clear Lam is the industry's thought leader.

PrimaPak
Peel and ReSeal Lidding Film Technology
Renewable Plant Based Yogurt Cup Materials
Custom Compounded Additives
Placon

Laura Stewart,
VP of Sales and Marketing

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Custom and stock thermoformed blisters, clamshells and trays; Recycled PET flake and sheet
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View Placon’s extensive lines of stock food and retail thermoformed clamshells, custom medical device and retail packaging capabilities as well as our high clarity EcoStar® recycled PET sheet with up to 100% post-consumer content for thermoforming applications.

Thermoformed Plastic Food Packaging
Custom Retail Designed Thermoformed Packaging
Medical Device Thermoform & Protective Packaging
Post-Consumer Recycled PET Flake & Sheet
Unisource Worldwide, Inc.

Darin Tang,
President – Packaging Solutions Group

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We provide innovative and sustainable solutions to help enterprise-level companies improve their bottom-line performance. These highly efficient solutions include product packaging and fulfillment, paper and print management, facility supplies and supply chain logistics.

Product and Packaging Testing
Rapid Prototyping
Stretch Wrapping Solutions