We never rest at Allen Field, where we are continually coming up with new packaging design ideas and challenging each other to come up with the perfect packaging design—even if we realize such a thing doesn’t exist. Probably. Next up on the drawing board for the start of 2012 is a redesign of the Carry
Package Design Needs To Be Careful and Thorough
Custom Design + Manufacturing, Hangers + Display Aids, Packaging Up-to-DatePackage design is always on the mind of marketing professionals. The road from idea to reality is rarely an easy one, though, as Peter Zeiss discusses in the November issue of Packaging World. Packaging design is most often compromised by the increasingly shortened time frame in which products must be launched and the amount of time
Check out the Sliding Door Handle today!
Packaging Up-to-Date, Plastic HandlesAllen Field is always adding products to our plastic handle line, but we’re especially excited about the Sliding Door Handle we’ve just unveiled! In addition to maintaining the usual high quality, durability and attractiveness of our plastic handles, the Sliding Door Handle has the added bonus of a sleek, modern design that is exceptionally comfortable
The Big Fight: The HP601W3 Vs. Triple Wall Corrugated!
Custom Design + Manufacturing, Packaging Up-to-DateSome of the best heavyweight fights don’t need to take place in a boxing ring! The latest titanic bout is in packaging, where the contender HP601W3 is ready and eager to take down the longtime champ, the triple wall corrugated boxes. The HP601W3 is a box clip which combines the sleek design of the HP601W with
Use QR codes and interactive packaging to promote your product!
Custom Design + Manufacturing, Packaging Up-to-DateFor all intents and purposes, interactive packaging is as old as the shipping industry itself. After all, since the dawn of time, companies have wanted to make their packaging as attractive and friendly-looking as possible in hopes of enticing customers to spend their hard-earned money on the product inside. But interactive packaging has reached an
Ensure the safety of your packages with the DClip-10 Bag Closure!
Box Connecting Clips, Custom Design + Manufacturing, Packaging Up-to-DateWhile air travel and the thriving nature of companies such as FedEx and UPS have turned seemingly impossible shipping tasks into the perfectly routine, shipping itself is more challenging than ever. The frequency and rapidity with which packages are handled results in packages arriving damaged or unusable, which in turn impacts a company’s bottom line
Washer plates are a convenient way to support your packaging!
Custom Design + Manufacturing, Packaging Up-to-Date, Plastic HandlesLooking for extra support for the handle to your product? You’ve got it in washer plates! Washer plates increase the amount of corrugated holding power while also preventing tearing around die-cuts. They are particularly handy solutions for heavier boxes and products, because while the washer plate does not increase the handle’s weight capacity, it improves the
The Allen Field Product Development Process
Custom Design + Manufacturing, Hangers + Display Aids, Packaging Up-to-DateAllen Field does much more than just provide woodworking components and stock packaging accessories such as plastic hangers. We also offer custom manufacturing capabilities for clients such as die-casting, metal-stamping and plastic injection molding. Clients who team up with Allen Field will have their work in the best hands—literally—possible. We will partner a client with
The C9 Hook Hanger solves various display issues!
Custom Design + Manufacturing, Hangers + Display Aids, Packaging Up-to-DateOne of the most frustrating things a retailer can experience is seeing a product he has been trying to sell for weeks laying on the floor. It’s impossible to move stock when it’s not on the racks. Fortunately, Allen Field just added the C9 Hook Hanger to our product line in hopes of helping retailers keep
The five senses are key to packaging
Custom Design + Manufacturing, Hangers + Display Aids, Packaging Up-to-DateWhen it comes to packaging items, most people figure the only thing that matters is how the package looks. After all, what else could inspire anyone to buy something other than its appearance? Turns out all five senses should be stimulated by packaging, according to a recent article in Packaging World. Read on for how