The medical industry thrives on precision and efficiency. Behind the scenes, a seemingly simple component, carrier tape, has undergone a quiet revolution to meet these demands. As an industry leader in the thermoforming industry and the healthcare sector, Tek Pak has been able to be a part of this revolution ..read more

The thermoforming industry, responsible for everything ranging from food packaging, small electronics shields, and even medical trays, has been critically examining its environmental impact. As experts in the thermoforming industry, Tek Pak, Inc. is committed to an ambitious goal of becoming carbon-neutral by 2033 ..read more

The world of electronics relies on countless tiny components, from resistors to integrated circuits, that work together to power our devices. But have you ever thought about how these delicate parts get from the factory to a finished product ..read more

Thank you to everyone who took time out to vote for Tek Pak’s Carrier Tape nomination in the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association’s (IMA) annual “Makers Madness” contest presented by Comcast Business, an online contest highlighting amazing manufacturers and the amazing products made right here in Illinois. Now in its fifth year, this bracket-style tournament lets the public decide what product earns the 2024 title of The Coolest Thing Made in Illinois ..read more

While flashy gadgets and life-saving devices grab the limelight, a crucial element often goes unnoticed: their packaging. Thermoformed packaging ensures products reach their destination safely and securely in the demanding worlds of electronics, medical products, food, and supplies ..read more

The thermoforming manufacturing landscape is heating up in 2024, promising a year of bold innovations, strategic partnerships, and a laser focus on efficiency and sustainability. From packaging transformations to niche market dominance, let's dive into the hottest trends shaping the future of thermoforming in 2024. This is part one of a two-part series ..read more

What is Thermoforming? Thermoforming is a plastic product manufacturing technique where a plastic sheet is melted onto a mold to create the shape. The extruded thermoplastic typically comes on rolls or sheets and is fed into the thermoforming machine for conversion into packaging. The roll’s size and the plastic sheet’s thickness will vary depending on the application. The cost of the plastic increases with thickness, so manufacturers strive to use the thinnest starting gauge that will produce the results they need ..read more

Sustainability has become a significant initiative for all businesses in today's quickly changing manufacturing industry. This includes the widely utilized thermoforming manufacturing process, which produces various plastic packaging products for the food service, medical, electronics, and industrial arenas. By lowering waste, energy use, and environmental effects, the incorporation of intelligent automation in thermoforming can significantly increase sustainability. In this blog, we will examine how intelligent automation is improving thermoforming manufacturing and making it more efficient ..read more

Over time, thermoforming, a versatile manufacturing method, has seen significant developments and innovations. This method, which entails heating a plastic sheet and shaping it into different forms, has developed to satisfy the needs of a variety of markets, including healthcare, automotive, aerospace, and packaging. We'll examine the development of thermoforming manufacturing in this blog, emphasizing the significant breakthroughs and developments that have revolutionized this sector ..read more

Tek Pak, Inc. was featured in the recent PulPac Magazine article 'PulPac Goes Midwest: Establishing a Foothold in North America.' Proud of our ongoing partnership and collaboration with PulPac, Tek Pak also prides itself on a specialized dedication to creating innovative and viable sustainability packaging solutions and forwarding an aggressive Environmental, Recycling, and Sustainability mission – for a better world. PulPac, an industry leader in the Dry Molded Fiber packaging sector, is committed to sustainable packaging methods that meet industry standards for scalability, production rates ..read more