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Temporary contract packaging lends near-instant fulfillment

Manufacturer of shrink sleeve applicators and heat tunnels sets up a shrink bundling line in its own plant to speed Barbasol’s club-store packs to market.

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For a little over a year now, Tripack has been offering contract packaging services for its new and existing customers and prospects. The service helps the consumer product goods companies to quickly launch new products or packaging formats at retail, often while a new packaging line is being built, configured, and installed at their own plants.

 

The Florence, KY, equipment manufacturer’s core products include high- to low-speed sleeve applicators, heat or steam tunnels, and conveying systems. A recent project allowed Barbasol to introduce bundled twin-packs of men’s Barbasol and ladies’ Pure Silk Raspberry Mist shaving cream into club stores.

Barbasol LLC, part of Dublin, OH-based Perio, Inc., was happy with the contract packaging arrangement. “We had heard Tripack’s name in the industry and decided to give them a call,” says Atef Halaka, president of Barbasol, in explaining their decision. “We chose them after we visited their facility and were able to see first-hand what their company is all about, as well as what their equipment is all about. Having the best combination of price, quality, and service—out of all the others we worked with on this project—affected our decision.

“Their Contract Packaging Service helped us in bringing the product to the market sooner while waiting for our newly purchased equipment to be built, delivered to our plant, set up and run. It was a good solution for us with a good company, so we would do it again given the same arrangement and circumstances.”

“We can get their product to market faster,” explains Tom Linz, Tripack’s president. “They can see how their own product is running. It’s new equipment for them.” Linz says there is a benefit to the new customers to see their product running successfully: “It helps the customers achieve a comfort level with the equipment, and they can justify what they are going to be spending on a new packaging line. When they see their product run on Tripack equipment, it gives them the confidence in making a purchasing decision, especially when they don’t have experience with this labeling technology.”

 

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