Are you sure your packaging offers the
most ideal presentation for your products?
Why use clear plastic clamshell packaging?? As one packaging engineer succinctly posted on a blog, “It’s durable, it’s cheap, it protects the product well, and it prevents theft from the packaging.”
Let’s clarify these benefits:
- Clear clamshells provide the perfect showcase presentation for your product, giving you the option of making it visible from all angles. Consumers prefer to see the "real" item they are buying over just viewing a picture.
- Clamshells can be molded into almost any shape so it can easily be made to conform to your product, minimizing space requirements. This low wasted space helps with packing density when shipping the product, which translates into lower cost. The retailer gets high display density as well.
- Multi-purpose and self-contained: Other packaging types may require 2 or more materials which adds to cost (adhesives, clear plastic covers, additional padding, partitions, etc.). With one-piece clamshells, you get ideal product visibility, product protection, and in-store security.
- They’re durable. Their solid, plastic construction gives them an advantage over folding cartons which can get damaged. Consumers often reject a dented box even if the interior is not affected.
- Versatility: clams can be designed to hang on a hook or stand on a shelf, or BOTH!
- Comparatively low unit cost considering all factors: materials, simplicity of assembly, product protection, in-store security.
- Avoid package rage: Every product packaging project has its own set of tradeoffs. You can make it easy or difficult to open a clamshell depending on your sealing strategy. Is customer convenience more important than in-store security? Does the value and size of the product mandate a tamper-proof package that deters shoplifting? The latter is the objective of the notoriously frustrating ‘rope seal’ around clamshells coming out of China. Closures can be as simple as a button snap or involve heat sealing, sonic welding, or glue systems for added security. Let the Plastiform team help you find the right system for your application.
Client Testimonials
I found Plastiform when I was in a bind with another vendor. I had been strung along by my original vendor and needed a new vendor as soon as possible. We received our first order on time and the quality of the parts were exactly the same as the samples we had received. I am so thrilled that we found and worked with Plastiform on this project.
Taylor Clark
R.N.C. Industries, Inc
We sincerely appreciate your efficient and gracious customer service and the level of detail and accountability you have demonstrated on the design, prototype, production, and delivery of the falafel trays. We are delighted with the way you conduct business as a whole.
Tova Chansky
Tovavi Falafel
Where do we begin, Plastiform has been above and beyond anything we could have asked for. Donna and the team has been AWESOME during this whole process. Would highly recommend them !!!
Brad & Cheryl Sims
Alumi-Tee, LLC
Working with the Plastiform team has been a pleasure. Given the amount of time and work spent on our startup company, it has been refreshing to see them operate with a high level of communication. We were impressed by how our custom product turned out and how quickly we received samples to approve. We will keep this in mind as we make decisions on any future packaging needs. Thank you Plastiform!
Romeo
Hempsy
To agility save time and money, my team and I agreed to buy an off the shelf plastic mold form. We then would create a custom insert to secure our new wrist watch products. I didn’t realize how dumb this was until Operations Manager, Donna Lee talked me off the ledge of “Packing Gone Wrong”. With her patience, insight and professional guidance we were back on track after our first phone call.
From thumbnail sketch to finished custom packing we couldn’t be happier! Plastiform not only saved us time and money! Donna created a production template for our brand extensions
Slew Wilkins
(Creative Director)TheSwankyGuy, LLC
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CLAMSHELL GALLERY
What you get with your
Plastiform custom clamshell packaging:
Built-in “feet” or tri-fold hinges for standalone capacity
Key holes for hanging on display stands
Features for insert cards
Buttons for easy snap-shut capability
Advantages of clamshells
- Versatile and can accommodate any product
- Gives items a clean and new appearance on shelves
Disadvantages of clamshells
- Might need a secondary seal to secure items
- Can be hard for customers to open
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