Challenge: Unfortunately, theft costs US retailers over $15-20 billion per year. Product security may have come a long way, but clearly, there is still more to go. Pilfering is defined as “stealing things of little value.” At retail, it could be a piece of candy, small snack, or a component of a product. But
Challenge: Simple shrink wrap is commonly used to package lawn mower blades. Due to the weight and inherent sharpness of the blades, a large percentage of this packaging is torn, compromised, and ineffective. All too often blades are found partially exposed or completely outside of their packaging, posing a serious risk to unsuspecting consumers in
Challenge: A potential customer from the Greenhouse, Nursery, and Floricultural Production Industry sought our expertise in addressing the problems of strap handles on multipack nursery plant trays. The handles on their packaging for plants utilized an arrow shape insertion design which were prone to pulling out of the tray–especially when plants were watered and the
Challenge: One of the best known North American retailers in home décor products approached Allen Field for an end-to-end solution: design a product that would openly display shower curtains, unlike the traditional transparent plastic bag; and manufacture it on a global scale. Solution: Allen Field developed a tailor-made hanger: the Closed-hook Snap Hanger that allowed
Challenge: A manufacturing company was facing the challenge of keeping their product packaging intact as supply chain requires frequent opening and reclosing of the box for add-ons, alterations, or inspections before reaching the end users. Conventional packaging does not allow easy access to the products and may be inefficient to use in this type of
Challenge: Our client, a packaging company, had a problem in packaging and shipping an odd shaped metal closet shelving for a major closet-organizing company. What the client used at the time to stack the metal shelves was a combination of Styrofoam blocks and corrugated sheets, which made the entire package bulky, costly, and
Challenge: Impressed by Allen Field’s strong management skills and reputation as an end-to-end manufacturing industry solution, a large sporting goods retailer came to Allen Field to design a specialized, high-quality sock hanger to enhance display performance and improve end-user experience. Process & Solution: Our packaging engineers developed and submitted multiple concepts and prototypes on
Challenge: A well-established medical design company approached Allen Field for help with the manufacturing of several casings for their medical equipment. The various items required multiple methods of manufacturing using different materials. Solution: Plastic Casing: Allen Field blew molded poly propylene to create the component. Our sixteen years of experience in overseas manufacturing processes
Challenge: A well-known athletic apparel company came to us for a packaging display solution for their winter athletic gear. The client was looking for a unique way to hang their face and neck scarves to stand out in retail stores. Having no specific concept in mind, they relied on Allen Field Company to come up
Problem: This client manufactured a desk that was plagued with assembly problems. The design called for the desk legs to be assembled using a metal bracket and a lag bolt that needed to be manually tapped into a pre-drilled pilot hole within the desk leg. Since the desk was moved frequently in its intended environment,
Problem: A cardboard header card was being utilized to package and hang this client’s continuous metal hinge product line in retail/ hardware store displays. Because of the size and weight of the hinges, a large percentage of the cardboard header cards were tearing, causing the hinges to fall to the floor. Solution: The client asked
Challenge: Our lives are busier and busier! You never know when you may need to run out of the house and might not be home for some time. If you have a pet, this scenario can create serious stress. Automatic pet feeders on the market are expensive and require batteries, wires, and wi-fi connection. There
