Blog - 08-2026 Archive

When packaging products in industries like food, beverage, medical, and pharmaceuticals, safety and regulatory compliance are top priorities. Understanding what makes plastic packaging FDA-compliant is essential for protecting consumer health, maintaining product integrity, and avoiding costly regulatory setbacks.

From reusable industrial trays to food packaging and protective shipping solutions, High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) has become one of the most trusted materials in thermoformed packaging.

In the fast-paced retail packaging industry, striking the ideal balance between high impact resistance, visual appeal, ease of fabrication, and cost-efficiency is a constant challenge, and understanding what High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) is and why it has become a dominant material choice is essential for brands looking to protect and...

As sustainability continues to influence purchasing decisions and corporate initiatives, manufacturers are rethinking the materials they use in product packaging.

Walk down any retail aisle or open a medical device box, and there's a good chance you're looking at PETG. It's one of the most widely used materials in custom thermoformed packaging, prized for its clarity, strength, and ability to form into precise, complex shapes without cracking or clouding.

In the world of custom packaging, choosing the right physical design is only half the battle. Selecting the ideal plastic material is essential for protecting product integrity, ensuring regulatory compliance, and avoiding costly supply chain failures.

CPET and polypropylene are both common thermoforming materials, but they perform very differently. CPET is a rigid, crystallized plastic that withstands oven and freezer temperatures, making it the standard for frozen and ready-to-heat food trays.

Draft angles are one of the most important, and often overlooked, design elements in thermoformed packaging. A properly designed draft angle allows a formed plastic part to release cleanly from the mold, improves manufacturing efficiency, reduces part defects, and helps extend tooling life.

Pick up two clamshells off a store shelf and they can feel completely different, even from the same resin. That usually comes down to gauge the thickness of the plastic sheet before it's formed. Too thin, and the package flexes or fails in transit.

Shipping damage is one of the most costly challenges manufacturers face. Broken components, scratched finishes, misplaced parts, and product returns can quickly increase operational costs while impacting customer satisfaction.

Choosing the right plastic packaging involves more than selecting the right material, it also means deciding whether your package should be clear or opaque.

As corporate sustainability initiatives expand and consumer demand for eco-friendly packaging grows, businesses face a critical material selection choice, and understanding the key differences between recycled and virgin plastics is essential for balancing sustainability goals with structural performance, visual clarity, and cost-efficiency.

"Thermoforming or vacuum forming?" is a question we hear a lot, but it's not quite an apples-to-apples comparison. Vacuum forming is actually one method within the broader thermoforming process, not a separate category altogether.

Thin gauge and heavy gauge thermoforming both start with the same basic process, heating a plastic sheet and forming it over a mold, but they're used for very different applications. Thin gauge thermoforming works with material under about 0.

Static electricity may seem like a minor everyday inconvenience, a sudden shock when touching a metal door handle or clingy plastic wrap. However, in industrial manufacturing, electronics packaging, and cleanroom environments, invisible electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause catastrophic component failure, fire hazards, and millions of dollars in lost yield.