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...

For Consumer Packaging, Bigger is the New Better
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...

Switching Up the Supply Chain: Reshoring to the U.S.
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...

CMG Plastics is Certified Food Safe
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...

New Packaging Ideas on the Horizon? Nature May Have Some Clues
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...

With Online Shipping at All-Time High, Brands Must Ensure Consistency in Customer Experience, In-Store and at Their Front Door
With online deliveries in high demand due to COVID-19, it’s not enough just to offer free shipping or confirm the shipment reached its destination. A leader in custom plastic packaging solutions, CMG knows products need to be appropriately packaged and...

CMG Plastics Revitalizes Hotel Amenity Package to Meet Demand for COVID-19 Sanitary Products
Recently, through a partnership with a key customer, CMG helped revitalize a previously retired package that proved to be an ideal solution in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Old Is New Again That package is the type traditionally found in hotels: a small plastic...

CMG In-Mold Label Capabilities is Helping to Revitalize Dairy Aisle Brands
The commodity look of packaging for dairy products is about to end thanks to our in-mold labeling capabilities. The process creates packaging that is unique and eye catching. Operating from our U.S. and Canadian facilities, we’re creating dynamic packaging looks for a...

CMG Plastics Collaboration With NJIT Demonstrates Why Innovation and Partnership Are Essential in Solving Even the Most Challenging Problems
The ingenuity of young, creative minds is something we encourage and celebrate at CMG. We believe it’s the best way to develop leading-edge solutions that apply proven problem-solving techniques in novel, progressive ways. Such was the situation with a group of...

Going to PackExpo? Get the most out of it with these tips.
So, you’re going to PackExpo. So are we (see us in Upper Lakeside Hall, Booth #E-7552booth). Tradeshow experts say you can get more out of two days at a tradeshow than you can out of a month on your computer or you phone – because everyone and everything is all there...