Protective Packaging

1. Glass panel is placed on 1-in. piece of honeycomb, cut slightly larger than the glass.

Package Case Study

| April 2, 2013

Custom edge protection eliminates glass breakage

Home office/entertainment furniture maker eliminates replacement glass breakage during shipping with a custom solution that combines laminated paperboard and honeycomb.

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Materials Product Brief

| January 9, 2013

Recyclable protective packaging

FlatCrate, from Laminations, a part of Great Northern Corporation, is a five-panel paperboard protective packaging solution that can be easily folded into a u-shaped crate or self-contained shipping container in a variety of geometric shapes.

Materials Product Brief

| December 13, 2012

Shippers for reptiles, amphibians

Cryopak’s Phase 22 temperature-controlled packaging specifically for shipping reptiles and amphibians includes all items needed to ship reptiles safely and securely at all times of the year in any climate.

Materials Product Brief

| December 5, 2012

Biodegradable cold chain box liners

ThermoPod's ThermoKeeper mail-order shippers provide temperature control and protective insulation for food, wine, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and more with environmentally-friendly insulating liners that fit snuggly into a protective corrugated outer box.

Column/Opinion

| November 16, 2012

Drop what you're doing

There’s more to drop testing than the use of gravity.

Materials Product Brief

| October 9, 2012

Protective cushioning for military instruments

Pregis’ PolyPlank low explosive limit (LEL) closed cell polyethylene (PE) foam provides cushioning for military applications which require cushioning materials containing 10% or lower volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

Materials Product Brief

| October 8, 2012

Sustainable thermal insulation for packaging

Thermolite packaging from Henkel and LBP Manufacturing is a sustainable thermal insulation for packaging formulated from renewable material and applied in-line during the converting process to create multi-functional packaging containers.

Package Case Study

| July 20, 2012

Protective packaging cushions priceless piece of NASA history

Military-grade foam packaging is used to help safely transport a portion of the wooden flight simulator used to train NASA astronauts to its final home in Seattle.

Materials Product Brief

| July 16, 2012

5-gal cold chain shipper

Intelligent Thermal Solutions’ IntelliTherm 5-L shipping container uses the same, patented technology used with the company’s IntelliTherm 36-L and 11-L options, and provides temperature assurance for temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals and biologics for up to 120 hours in refrigerated, frozen, and dry ice temperature ranges.

Materials Product Brief

| July 9, 2012

Air tube cushioning for electronics, refurbished components

Pregis has added nine new stock sizes of its innovative ChamberPak custom cellular air tube cushioning to provide a packaging alternative for the original and refurbished consumer electronics (smart phones, laptops, tablets, ebook readers, etc.) market.

The biodegradable foam that braces the recording unit delivers the anti-static, shock, and vibration protection.

Package Case Study

| June 29, 2012

Biodegradable foam protects electronics shipments

Cornstarch-based protective packaging provides sustainable option for global shipping of electronics product.

Materials Product Brief

| June 22, 2012

Custom protective packaging

Designed for e-commerce fulfillment and distribution centers, Pregis’ customized protective packaging solutions include both air pillow and hybrid cushioning alternatives with custom delivery systems that are designed around customer needs and packing area configuration.

Feature Article

| June 4, 2012

Sustainability helps advance molded fiber packaging

Philips Consumer Lifestyle is one company that’s using the newspaper/water material to improve sustainability, branding, and economics.

Materials Product Brief

| May 11, 2012

Recycled content protective packaging

Created in partnership with their customers, Sealed Air’s recycled content specialty foam products now include: Ethafoam MRC (maximum recycled content), Ethafoam HRC (high recycled content), and Stratocell RC (recycled content).

Primer

| March 21, 2012

Package design helps keep the patient first

Keeping patient safety in the forefront when designing packaging ensures that the drug or compound arrives intact and at optimal efficacy.

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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