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7/8/19 – Packaging Digest: Packaging Machinery Examination: Platformer Thermoformer

By Heidi
Posted In : thermoforming, mondini, platformer
Platfomer Packaging Samples - Harpak-ULMA

Besides the cost savings when a customer converts from pre-made trays to roll-stock, there are additional areas of savings from warehousing, equipment wear and tear, production and waste/ recycling disposal costs. Customers will have more choice with regards to their suppliers as there fewer choices when it comes to the manufacturers of pre-made trays compared to manufacturers of rigid roll-stock film. As PET is the most recycled plastic in the world and here in the U.S., it is the preferred material, especially to replace expanded polystyrene (EPS) trays as more and more ordinances are being enforced throughout the U.S. Read the full article.