Articles

Prototyping and die cutting packaging assemblies

Dieless / Short-run Cutting Parts and Prototyping “Die-less” cutting cuts parts with a CNC (computer numerically controlled) table...

5 November 2021

Introduction to Cushioning Systems in Packaging Design

Many components or subassemblies will frequently need to be packaged in a single enclosure. A foam pack may...

5 February 2021

Foam Products, Assemblies and the Equipment Used to Make It

Foam is manufactured in buns (large blocks) or planks and may have to be cut or skived (trimmed or...

11 December 2020

Packaging Designs that Save Time and Money

A leading provider of scientific instruments for medical applications needed to ship blood analyzers to laboratories throughout the...

2 October 2020

Types of Industrial Packaging Foam and Their Applications

Foam can be designed, cut, and fabricated to hold any shape. Many products have protrusions like flanges, brackets...

27 March 2020

Basics of Custom Industrial Foam Packaging

Foam is an effective cushioning and vibration dampening medium used in one-time and repetitive packaging of sensitive and/or...

25 February 2020

Crating at First Class Packaging

There is more than one way to package a product and that is why First Class Packaging is...

15 August 2019

One Size Rarely Fits All – CNC Machine

You simply cannot throw skillfully engineered equipment in a corrugated box with packaging peanuts and call it a...

10 June 2019

An Up Close Look at Plywood

Plywood is arguably the most underrated material. Consider the countless applications it is used in, ranging from recreational...

27 January 2019

Why your packaging supplier should be a partner in your supply chain

Custom industrial packaging is a service industry, because the packaging is customized to meet a specific application (a set...

26 December 2018