Case Studies

Is Pilferage at Retail Costing You Money?

  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

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Use the Plastic Display Kit to Avoid Packaging Damages

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

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Increased Sales with Simply Brilliant Clip & Handle Solution

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

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Curtain Display Hangers for a Better Customer Experience

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

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Using Box Connecting Clips to Maintain Packaging Integrity

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

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Providing Better Packaging Component & Global Product Management

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

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Global Sourcing & Manufacturing of Medical Equipment Components

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

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Redesigning Product Display Hanger to Reinforce Brand Name

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

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Furniture Manufacturer Case Study

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,

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Leading North American Hardware Manufacturer

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

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