With respect to sustainability, plastics are often automatically given a snub compared to other packaging alternatives. But many presumptions about the environmental impacts of plastic are wrong. As it turns out, many plastics are in fact the best option we have when it comes to environmentally friendly packaging materials. Popular alternatives such as glass, metal, and cardboard are in fact significantly worse for our planet. How can that be? In the article below we explore some of the uncomfortable truths about plastics and the modern green-washing of alternative materials.

Unplanned downtime.. Trust me, you're going to have one or the other. At Industrial Packaging, we have a robust preventative maintenance program, with many of our customers participating. As the mechanic in the Fram oil filter ad used to say, "You can pay me now, or pay me later." Now is better..

It's More Expensive Than I Can Do It For In-House Every once in a while we hear this. The question is, is it really? How did you arrive at your internal cost?

There are two main components to look at when designing your skin packaging, board choices and printing guidelines. Board Choices In the early days, we pre-perforated the printed board used in our skin packaging with many small holes so that the air could be vacuumed through it. In the early days we used a clay-filled or newsback board. In the early days this left the package to be less than attractive.

How do you tell the difference between blister and skin packaging? Skin and blister packaging are both very common choices for retail display packaging, and they both have their place.

What Does Your Shrink Film REALLY Cost You? When it comes to shrink packaging, knowing your price per roll is great, but knowing your price per package is even better. Understanding what each package is really costing, how to calculate it, and how you can save money will put you ahead of the pack (pun intended). Determining your true film cost per package is a two step process: