Monday, October 7, 2013

Definition And Uses Of Thermoformed Plastic Packaging

By Rhea Solomon


Thermoformed plastic packaging is the new way to pack and present products to consumers. It revolutionizes the finishing stages of a product as we are moved away from the dull poor wraps most commercial items came with. Now we have a new touch and feel to products and moreover manufacturing industries have flexibility in customizing their products to reflect their image and also for attraction.

This is how this product is created: The process is straight forward and involves subjecting the material to intense heat which makes the material highly moldable. When highly heated the material is at its prime state of designing it to any idea or vision the manufacturer has.

This product is widely practiced in several continents because it lifts all barriers to production plus has a number of advantages. One of them is the see through quality of the package that gives a sneak peak of the content inside. As research shows, buyers are drawn more to a package whose content are partly or entirely revealed which is not the same for opaque wrappers.

A second advantage is the diversity offered by this product; it can wrap just about anything. Walk inside a mall or store and on the shelves you will not fail to notice the shiny wrapper on pens, electronics, food, cosmetics and toys. A lot of custom designs and tweaks are put into the packaging with a magnificent diversity in ink and paint combo.

Since we are talking plastic, it is common for questions to be raised around the safety of this new wrapping product. This product is Eco-Friendly. From experts in companies that manufacture the material, a great percentage vote this product as being completely safe for use. This is because a great recycling culture has been developed within all companies dealing with thermoform material.

So you will not find thermoformed material in the list of non eco-friendly items. It fits perfectly in the recycling line which is what most manufacturers prefer to do. In America, some states like Wisconsin already have an established department) Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources-Green Tier Work) which tries to regulate carbon footprints from the eco-system.

As a new technology, this product has exhibited great advantages both commercial and environment-wise. Any company is welcomed to deal in this new age wrapping materials, though there are a couple of facts the enterprise needs to know to deal better. Here are some of the tips that will help in handling this product.

One thing to note is that the material is expensive and you need to practice economies of scale to attract cheaper costs; if you can pack your products in stacks, you use less wrapping than when packing in singles. In the case of storage, design the plastic wrappers in a way that you can store them easily to save on space. Finally, when it comes to designing, make sure you give out a clear outline of your vision and ideas so you can get the best result from thermoformed plastic packaging.




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