By Janelle Palermo On May 24, 2024 In In The News

Why Does Sustainable Packaging Focus So Heavily on Recycling?

Packaging World is the “go to” resource when it comes to news and innovation in that niche. An article discusses how Brita Premium Water is the first retailer with a refillable recyclable aluminum bottle and plastic-free paperboard carrier both of which are recyclable. Hallelujah! As a company whose mission is sustainability in the packaging world, we thank Anne Marie Mohan for this article on sustainability. Our hat is off to Brita for finding a practical way to eliminate 1,800 plastic bottles...

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By Janelle Palermo On February 21, 2024 In Applications

If This Pile of Cardboard Could Be an Asset, Why Would You Throw It Away?

I know, because it’s plastered with tape, right? The same tape that gums up your production lines! That causes your staff to cut their fingers or causes damage to the contents when they have to use blades to open these boxes. The same tape that is applied by the roll just to consume your money, never to be seen again! What if it didn’t have to be like this? What if you could close and reuse this asset dozens of times? We...

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By Janelle Palermo On December 8, 2023 In Applications

Santa’s Elves Are Latching Boxes & He’s Filling Stockings With

Hate searching for and reloading tape guns? Fed up with box suppliers that only want to sell tape and boxes so you can throw both away? Why not order this sustainable packaging Holiday gift and put it in the stocking for a family member, friend, or yourself? Santa’s elves have found the perfect gift. A latch that prevents damage to cardboard boxes by sliding it in to close the flaps and out to open them over and over again. His elves love...

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By Janelle Palermo On November 10, 2023 In Applications, New Products

What the Twist Cap Did for Beverage Bottles – A Box Latch™ Twist Does For Boxes

Twisting Your Box Closed According to Wikipedia, the first recorded commercial use of a twist-off bottle cap appeared in 1975. It was introduced on 16-oz beer bottles by Wisconsin’s Schlitz Brewing Company. Thus, it is only proper that the first twist-off box closure device is being introduced by Wisconsin’s Box Latch™ Products The shortcoming of the Schlitz “Twist” was that when the cap was “twisted” back on and the bottle rotated, the beer lost its fizz and leaked from a tipped bottle....

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By Janelle Palermo On October 16, 2023 In Applications, In The News

Best Way to Close & Reopen Boxes Without Tape – Box Latch™

Push On Method for Box Latches: the word is getting out that the Push-On method is the most time effective way to insert and remove the world-famous Box Latches. How do we know? We have visited multiple user locations in the USA and the UK. As we did so we discovered that, when illustrated as presented here, nearly all customers had an “Aha” reaction. This Youtube video shows why. Please watch it because the true benefit lies with the simple, time-saving...

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By Janelle Palermo On June 1, 2023 In Applications

No Tape – No Damaged Flaps – No Problem

Do you move boxes from Point A to Point B on pallets and then reopen the boxes? If the answer is, “Yes,” why not save money, time and the environment using Box Latches™? Businesses that move boxes on pallets typically rely on taped flaps and shrink wrapping to provide security. When the opened boxes have to be closed after calibration, for quality assurance testing, or to complete secondary processing steps, the flaps must be reclosed. If new tape is added, it...

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By Janelle Palermo On August 17, 2022 In Applications

If This Pile of Cardboard Could Be an Asset, Why Would You Throw It Away?

I know, because it’s plastered with tape, right? The same tape that gums up your production lines! That causes your staff to cut their fingers or causes damage to the contents when they have to use blades to open these boxes. The same tape that is applied by the roll just to consume your money, never to be seen again! What if it didn’t have to be like this? What if you could close and reuse this asset dozens of times? We...

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By Janelle Palermo On April 28, 2022 In In The News

Why Does Sustainable Packaging Focus So Heavily on Recycling?

Packaging World is the “go to” resource when it comes to news and innovation in that niche. A recent article discusses how Brita Premium Water is the first retailer with a refillable recyclable aluminum bottle and plastic free paperboard carrier both of which are recyclable. Hallelujah! As a company whose mission is sustainability in the packaging world, we thank Anne Marie Mohan for this article on sustainability. Our hat is off to Brita for finding a practical way to eliminate 1,800...

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