Welcome to Illing Packaging 101 and other resources to help you learn more about the many facets of packaging, as well as state laws and even sustainability efforts in the US and around the world. Please select your interests below:
PACKAGING 101
PACKAGING 101 (cont.)
STATE ENVRONMENTAL LAWS
SUSTAINABILITY IN PACKAGING
A container’s neck finish holds the cap, stopper, or closure with protruding threads. Learn more about how a container and its corresponding cap must have matching finishes.
Color printing is the reproduction of an image or text in color. A plastic package color refers to amount and mix of colorant added to the base (natural) resin to achieve the specific desired package color. When determining design colors available, we need to understand how many colors comprise your design and how those colors are constructed.
Stretch blow molding is a manufacturing process used to create PET plastic bottles and jars. Small pellets of plastic resin are pushed into an extruder and get melted. Then they are injected into a steel mold that shapes them into plastic tubes. These preforms are the starting point for the plastic bottles. By injecting air into this heated preform, the bottle shape is formed to the desired mold shape.
There are many different types of printing you can choose for your packaging, from screen or offset printing, shrink sleeve, heat transfer, pressure-sensitive labeling(PSL) , in-mold labeling (IML), enbossing, debossing, and pad printing. Which one is right for your application?
Learn the difference between Injection Molding and Injection Stretch Blow Molding (ISB) Construction and how that affects your packaging choices. With both Injection Molding and Injection Stretch Blow Molding construction, plastic pellets are melted and pushed through an extrusion machine screw which forces them into a desired mold shape. What differentiates them is how the part is formed once the plastic is pushed through the screw.
When choosing a supplier, we know that value chain experts require on-time delivery of quality product and Illing™ Packaging has built our business around this need. Our purchasing and production teams are dedicated to making sure that Illing Packaging delivers consistent, high quality product. Find out how.
There are many different types of resins and raw materials you can choose for your packaging, like PET/PETE, HDPE, PVC, LDPE, PP, PS, steel, and tinplate. What do these mean, and which one is right for your application?
It is important to select the correct package for materials that require UN-Rated packaging. According to ICC Compliance Center, “A receptacle and any other components or materials necessary for the receptacle to perform its containment function in conformance with United Nations (UN) specifications. This type of packaging must be certified according to a national competent authority by design qualification testing in accordance with UN standards. This will ensure the packaging is appropriate for the carriage of dangerous goods.”
California’s Rigid Plastic Packaging Container (RPPC) law was enacted in 1991 as part of an effort to reduce the amount of plastic waste disposed in California landfills and to increase the use of recycled postconsumer plastic. The law mandates that product manufacturers that sell products held in RPPCs meet one of the compliance options. Selling includes direct sales and products offered for sale in California (including retail sales, remote sales through distributors, wholesalers, and the Internet).
New York has been considering approaches to reducing the presence of PFAS in the environment. One such approach is legislation restricting PFAS in food packaging, which was enacted under the Hazardous Packaging Act, Title 2 of Article 37 of the Environmental Conservation Law, and will take effect on December 31, 2022.
ReciLoc allows PCR-containing packaging to perform similarly to virgin plastic packaging, allowing more PCR resin grades to be utilized and increasing the use of recycled materials. These improvements will help many companies meet their PCR goals and commitments, while finding a second life for many tons of plastic. How?
