Clamshell blister packaging has been used for decades for consumer products,cell phone & tablet products, food products, hardware, and many other items. It offers a variety of extremely important benefits that are quite difficult to reproduce at a reasonable cost with alternative methods of packaging. The packages are made of thermoformed plastic, and can be custom molded to fit a particular product or group of products,or purchased in a wide range of standard sizes and styles for a variety of uses. In recent years, easy opening options have been engineered into various designs, overcoming one of the issues consumers have with these products in certain applications. Typically, packages used for consumer products are designed for display on a rack or in a point of purchase, or POP, display. This packaging approach also works very well in industrial applications for the bulk packaging of parts, components, and fragile electronic assemblies.
Industries and Applications
This packaging method is so prevalent, it is hard to think of an industry where clamshell packaging is not used. These containers are used in large volume for food service and fast food, consumer electronics, computer parts and accessories, toys and games, hardware, automotive, cellular phones, “smart” phones, medical products and kits – the list is endless. Polystyrene shells, once commonplace in the food industry, have come under scrutiny due to environmental concerns. They are still readily available and widely used, but many firms are opting to convert to paper or recyclable plastic clamshell packaging as a way to satisfy consumer demand and maintain cost competitiveness. In retail packaging applications, shells are frequently used in conjunction with a cardboard insert containing product information along with a sales and branding message. Packages can be manufactured with hang tabs or holes for display on pegs, or designed with a flat bottom in order to stand upright on a retail shelf.
Advantages of Clamshell Packaging
One of the most important benefits of this approach is protection against pilferage. As everyone knows, shells are not always easy to open, which although frustrating to consumers, helps contain the cost of consumer items by limiting product theft. This type of packaging is highly recommended for high end consumer goods, especially those that are extremely popular. High value items also benefit from the product stabilization and moisture protection characteristics inherent in these packs. Items that are subject to rough handling or environmental extremes, along with fragile products, find these containeres an appealing packaging solution. Cost, an appealing packaging solution attribute in all industries, is found here as well. Standard items and high volume production runs of custom products have a comparatively low per unit price versus alternatives that involve inner packaging materials and sealing tapes. Link back to the Clamshell Blister Packaging page or back to the beginning of this Clamshell Blistet Packaging article. Link to our main page for other packaging solutions.
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