The Forklift. It’s a common sight in manufacturing plants, warehouses, and many other industrial environments. These powered industrial trucks make the lifting and transporting of loads seemingly effortless. For sure, these industrial machines are potently...
Whatever your brand or its product category, the fight for greater market share and increased margins never ends. Building your brand’s awareness and preference, especially at the point of sale are critical factors. One cost-effective tool in this battle is the...
If you look closely as you make your way down the aisles of supermarkets and grocery stores, you begin to see them here, there, and just about everywhere. Rigid plastic containers. They’re being used in a growing number of food categories, including snacks like...
Consumers are not only motivated by attractive and functional products but also by unique and compelling packaging. The use of color, texture, and typefaces in product packaging contributes to the way consumers perceive and experience a brand and its products....
Are you subject to New Jersey’s Recycled Content Law which took effect on January 18, 2024? How do these new regulations affect brand owners and manufacturers? And what is this legislation’s impact on rigid plastic packaging? Here at CMG Plastics, the impending...
What it takes to Execute a Quick and Efficient Mold Transfer Recently, a customer asked if we could help them with an urgent need to manufacture several of their flip-top closures. Their current vendor was having trouble keeping up with the demand and our customer...
With COVID-19 still in place, consumers are purchasing larger packages of grocery and household items such as paper towels and cases of beverages. Buying in bulk means fewer trips to the store, fewer surfaces to touch, and less interaction with others. The spike in...
Over the past weeks, we have had several serious conversations with current, past, and prospective customers about supply chain issues in the COVID-19 era, and a common theme is starting to emerge. Nearly all the customers we spoke with say they are looking at making...
We understand how important it is to do our part to keep the food supply chain safe. That is why CMG Plastics adheres to the highest standards of food safety in our plastic packaging manufacturing operations. Both of our facilities (USA & Canada) are FSSC 22000...
As CMG thinks ahead to the next generation of packaging solutions, nature may offer all the inspiration we need. Certain items we find in nature have inherent qualities that may provide the clues we need to develop new types of packaging materials that are closer to...
