Vacuum Forming Manufacturers: Selling Your Best Qualities

Every manufacturing company has two major concerns, to produce high quality products for as little money as possible so they can make a premium profit and to figure out how to draw customers through their doors instead of the doors of the competition. So how does one do this? For vacuum forming manufacturers, who are selling a service that is in and of itself beneficial for companies who need the products produced by vacuum forming, a couple vital aspects must always retain the focus; maintaining a clean workspace that employees are comfortable and Continue reading

The Food Industry and Vacuum Packaging

When walking down an aisle at the grocery store, we are all bombarded with the results of vacuum packaging, although we don’t notice it because we aren’t aware that that is what it is called. Or to be more specific, we don’t care. We care about the food inside not how the packaging that keeps it fresh and Continue reading

Plastic Packaging for the Holidays


Packaging is a very relevant topic during the holiday season, not only in regards to pretty wrapping paper for gifts to be opened Christmas morning and the vacuum formed plastic used to package gifts before the are wrapped and put under the tree, but also in the sense of Christmas aftermath. Most homes decorate for this winter season in Continue reading

Clamshells: Sealing Things In

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Clamshells Photo Courtesy of Valk Industries, Inc.

Clamshells always do their job well, in some cases too well. There have been times when I have bought a new CD player or camera encapsulated within the protective shell of a thermoplastic clamshell wrapping and had difficulty retrieving the product without the aid of a knife or scissors. However, the irritation has always been balanced by the Continue reading

Where to Find Plastic Forming

Conlet Plastics, Inc. Photo

Plastic Forming Products Photo Courtesy of Conlet Plastics, Inc.

The manufacturing procedures that create plastic products are not apart of the everyday lives of the everyday man, woman and child in society. However, the results of these plastic forming processes are encountered at every turn, whether we are in a commercial, industrial or residential setting. Although the most popular use for plastic forming products is packaging, that is something utilized in Continue reading

Vacuum Forming, Thank You

Asheville Thermoform Plastics, Inc. Photo

Vacuum Forming Product Photo Courtesy of Asheville Thermoform Plastics, Inc.

When prices go down on certain commercial items, it never occurs to me that this might have to do with the packaging of the item. Certain manufacturing processes that create packaging materials are cheaper then others, which then allow the manufacturers of the actual product to sell it for a bit less since Continue reading

The Positives and Negatives of Pressure Forming

Engineered Plastic Products, Inc. Photo

Pressure Forming Photo Courtesy of Engineered Plastic Products, Inc.

There is always an upside and a downside to every situation. In the case of pressure forming, a manufacturing process that molds plastic products similar to vacuum forming, there is a positive and negative side instead of ups or downs. However, the positives and negatives do not refer to a wide range of characteristics concerning the process, but a specific element that the method could not do without; airflow. Continue reading

Blister Packs: The Darling of the Retail Industry

Packateers, Inc. Blister Packs Photo

Blister Pack Photo Courtesy of Packateers, Inc.

Blister packs are not a one industry sort of product, but serve as the packaging darling for a number of industries. A few examples include entertainment, appliances, electronics, food and beverage, cosmetics and the medical industry. All of these industries involve elements of retail since they all need to Continue reading

Twin Sheet Thermoforming: A Smart Investment

A plethora of manufacturing options for plastic structures and products exist these days. Injection molding and compression molding are two of the more popular methods, although in recent years the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of vacuum forming has increased its popularity. Like all manufacturing processes, vacuum forming has alternative processes that are closely related to it; in fact, they are off-shoots of Continue reading

The Shapes and Sizes of Vacuum Formed Plastics

Vacuum formed plastics come in many shapes and sizes, according to the applications to which they are applied. They surround us in our consumer society, from every market that needs to sell its items. Whether the industry is one of many manufacturing industries, medical, food and beverage or Continue reading