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Introducing CPS Design (Part 2) Container & Packaging Supply has added a whole NEW department with one goal in mind ... MAKING IT EASIER FOR YOU. CPS now offers in-house high quality artwork design and we call it (this is REALLY creative we promise): CPS Design . We know th... |
Introducing CPS Design CPS is now offering in house design services for clients. CPS Design, a department within the CPS Marketing division, can help you create, enhance, or edit your new or existing packaging artwork. We can guide you through the process of getting your ar... |
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Nation wide pump shortage is OVER Dispensing pumps are used for a variety of products: lotions, creams, soaps, and ... hand sanitizers. Now, I know that this shouldn't be breaking news to anyone, but guess what, there's a new strain of influenza. And it's called H1N1 or swine flu. If ... |
"What is PET?" Blooper Reel So I overestimated the "high impact and shatter resistance" capability of a PET jar of peanut butter. When I was writing the video script I thought for sure that a 15 foot drop onto a concrete warehouse floor would be a piece of cake for a PET jar of pean... |
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What is PET? Not all plastics are the same, in fact, there are hundreds of different kinds of plastic. There are seven different categories of plastic: PET , HDPE , PVC , LDPE , PP , PS and the catch-all Other. Each plastic type has what we call a resin identif... |
Tell mom she really needs it! I read a really interesting article in the November 2009 issue of Happi magazine. A study by Allen & Gerritsen , a Massachusetts-based advertising agency, says that retailers need to emphasize quality and durability rather than just outward st... |
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Ode to Lawrence and PANTONE You've heard, the phrase "all the colors of the rainbow" before. If asked to name those colors, you'd probably say: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. Well that's true, if you're coloring one with a Crayola 8 pack. But as you know, there are... |
Are you a sustainable organization? The sustainability efforts of communities, governments, and companies are rising. A large retailer has developed a Sustainability Index. Its goals are to create a more transparent supply chain, drive product innovation and provide customers with inform... |
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What plastic type is best for my product? We get this question all the time: what should I put my product in? A client has a product with a special list of ingredients that may or may not require a specific plastic type , and they just need to know from us, the plastic experts, the definitive... |
Fluorination: Your bottle can take the pressure Paneling. If you don't gasp when you hear this word, you will when you know what it means. According to Terminology 101 at CPS University , paneling is the: distortion of a plastic container that occurs during aging or storage, caused by the developm... |
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Wanting to save space? Euclid proves EZ Stor Pails are the answer. I haven't met anybody—packaging aficionados or otherwise—that don't quickly grasp the simplistic beauty of the rectangular pail. Most pails (AKA buckets) are round. Round pails are wonderful. They really are. But rectangular pails are STUPENDOUS. Rea... |
The FDA on BPA (Bisphenal A) Bisphenol-A (BPA) has been involved in countless studies regarding human health. BPA is a chemical used to make polycarbonate plastics. Polycarbonate plastics are lightweight, have a high-performance rating and possess attributes of clarity, heat and e... |
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Don't forget the barcode (and everything else) There are a lot of guidelines, regulations, and even laws that stipulate what you should and shouldn't put on your product label. Let's go through some of the elements of a complete label and what should be included. Please note, there are different r... |
What is sustainable packaging and how do I do it? It's official. Sustainable packaging has matured from fad to trend, according to experts. What is sustainable packaging and how can small, medium and large businesses adapt? Fortunate for us, there is a coalition of sustainable packaging experts who c... |
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What IS the main purpose of packaging? For several weeks, we have been polling our CPS Blog readers on what they think the MAIN purpose of packaging is. Admittedly our universe for this poll is small, only 22 votes. But, even a small sampling can give us some ideas. Fifty percent believ... |
Evolution of containerandpackaging.com Please indulge me for just a moment. We were looking through some of our archives a couple of days ago and found some old screen shots of our website. We built our first iteration of the website almost 8 years ago. By today's standards it is an abomina... |
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CPS University: Packaging Expertise at your Fingertips Packaging is a big industry. Nearly everything you buy is packaged in something. Choosing the right kind of packaging for your product can be very difficult. Will my product interact poorly with this container? Is this plastic the right kind of plast... |
What are the 6 main plastic (resin) types? There are really 6 major plastic types: HDPE , LDPE , PP, PVC, PET and PS. Please see Plasticology 101 for how these plastics are used, what recycling streams they can enter, properties like clarity and temperature thresholds and other great reso... |
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Creating the perfect package You've spent months even years developing your product and now you've got to bottle it and sell it. Here's what you need to do to create the perfect package for your product: Study the competition. Look around and see what kind of packaging your compe... |
Five packaging must-knows Here are 5 vital things you need to know as you start on your journey that packages your product to sell: You can't have a product without a package. Just think about potato chips and eggs for example. How could you sell them unbroken and undamaged w... |
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Logo: To Refresh Or To Not? A customer wasn't sure if they should keep the same label they started with 10 years ago. I recommended a refresh. Ten year old kitchen appliances are rust and avocado colored. If I was wearing the same clothes I had from 20 years ago, I'd be wearing acid... |
Defining "Green" As the sustainability, organic, and natural products movements continue to grow, so does the list of vocabulary terms. Read below for definitions on related terminology. Biodegradable: The ability of a material to be broken down by natural processes... |
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CPS+RSS equals a smart match You've probably seen this little icon around. This is the RSS icon. What is RSS ? RSS stands for "really simple syndication." Here's how it works. I know you probably won't admit it ... but you've probably listened to Delilah. Every night on over ... |
CPS meets Google Product Search You may remember hearing about a Google product called Froogle. You can use Google to search for basically anything: articles, companies, listings, news, games, toys, products, etc. Froogle allows you to search a massive inventory of products ... as th... |
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Social Media and Bookmarking So the latest and greatest (or so the universe tells me) is that social media and social bookmarking is the wave of the marketing future. We're actually a tad behind ... but not too far. We should always look at what the competition is doing; and not a... |
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