Placon Corporation

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Placon Scales Up for Production of PPE Face Shields Due to Coronavirus

MADISON, WI (March 27, 2020) – Placon is scaling up production in two of their manufacturing facilities to help get plastic PPE to healthcare workers during this pandemic. It all began with a call from University of Wisconsin Professor Tim Osswald. He was collaborating and problem-solving with local manufacturers to get a personal protective equipment (PPE) face shield to local healthcare...

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Health, Medical, & Dental Supplies and Equipment

Placon Scales Up for Production of PPE Face Shields Due to Coronavirus

MADISON, WI (March 27, 2020) – Placon is scaling up production in two of their manufacturing facilities to help get plastic PPE to healthcare workers during this pandemic. It all began with a call from University of Wisconsin Professor Tim Osswald. He was collaborating and problem-solving with local manufacturers to get a personal protective equipment (PPE) face shield to local healthcare...

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Clear PET Food Containers use recycled post-consumer content.
Health, Medical, & Dental Supplies and Equipment

Clear PET Food Containers use recycled post-consumer content.

Designed to highlight and market fresh food, Crystal Seal reFresh thermoformed, FDA food-grade, 100% recyclable, plastic containers comes in 8 sizes and shapes that can be used in various configurations. All styles are leak resistant, offer unobstructed view of product, and feature tamper-evident hinge and tight seals. Tabs facilitate opening/closing by consumers, and design maximizes structural...

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Clear PET Food Containers use recycled post-consumer content.
Health, Medical, & Dental Supplies and Equipment

Clear PET Food Containers use recycled post-consumer content.

Designed to highlight and market fresh food, Crystal Seal reFresh thermoformed, FDA food-grade, 100% recyclable, plastic containers comes in 8 sizes and shapes that can be used in various configurations. All styles are leak resistant, offer unobstructed view of product, and feature tamper-evident hinge and tight seals. Tabs facilitate opening/closing by consumers, and design maximizes structural...

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Packaging Products & Equipment

Placon Packaging Design Innovation Scores IOPP Ameristar Awards in The Health and Beauty and Medical Device Categories

For over 45 years Placon has been a leading custom designer and manufacturer of thermoformed plastic packaging with an extensive line of stock packaging products as well as environmentally-friendly recycled sheet materials for the retail, food and medical markets. Continuously setting the bar in thermoform packaging and sustainable material solutions, Placon provides innovative, high quality and...

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Packaging Products & Equipment

Placon Packaging Design Innovation Scores IOPP Ameristar Awards in The Health and Beauty and Medical Device Categories

For over 45 years Placon has been a leading custom designer and manufacturer of thermoformed plastic packaging with an extensive line of stock packaging products as well as environmentally-friendly recycled sheet materials for the retail, food and medical markets. Continuously setting the bar in thermoform packaging and sustainable material solutions, Placon provides innovative, high quality and...

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Anti-Fog Lids give cold deli foods clear shelf visibility.
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Anti-Fog Lids give cold deli foods clear shelf visibility.

Available on entire line of PET cold deli food packaging products, Anti-Fog Lids are specifically engineered to bead moisture build-up, allowing consumers to view container's contents. Recyclable containers are produced with FDA-approved Ecostar-® RPET-F extruded sheet made from post-consumer bottles and thermoforms. Containers with anti-fog lids are suitable for salsas, salads, and other high...

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Anti-Fog Lids give cold deli foods clear shelf visibility.
Health, Medical, & Dental Supplies and Equipment

Anti-Fog Lids give cold deli foods clear shelf visibility.

Available on entire line of PET cold deli food packaging products, Anti-Fog Lids are specifically engineered to bead moisture build-up, allowing consumers to view container's contents. Recyclable containers are produced with FDA-approved EcostarÂ-® RPET-F extruded sheet made from post-consumer bottles and thermoforms. Containers with anti-fog lids are suitable for salsas, salads, and other...

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Multi-Compartment Bowls are made from 100% recycled plastic.
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Multi-Compartment Bowls are made from 100% recycled plastic.

Containing- up to 100%, food-safe, post-consumer recycled materials, crush-resistant Fresh ‘n Clear products include black or clear PET 32 oz bowl with 3 compartments and center cup as well as 48 oz container with 4 compartments and center cup. Dip cup area fits 4 oz portion cups, and bowls offer secure, leak-resistant 360 degree seals with lid and base tabs offset from corners...

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Multi-Compartment Bowls are made from 100% recycled plastic.
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Multi-Compartment Bowls are made from 100% recycled plastic.

Containing- up to 100%, food-safe, post-consumer recycled materials, crush-resistant Fresh ‘n Clear products include black or clear PET 32 oz bowl with 3 compartments and center cup as well as 48 oz container with 4 compartments and center cup. Dip cup area fits 4 oz portion cups, and bowls offer secure, leak-resistant 360 degree seals with lid and base tabs offset from corners...

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Health, Medical, & Dental Supplies and Equipment

Placon Scales Up for Production of PPE Face Shields Due to Coronavirus

MADISON, WI (March 27, 2020) – Placon is scaling up production in two of their manufacturing facilities to help get plastic PPE to healthcare workers during this pandemic. It all began with a call from University of Wisconsin Professor Tim Osswald. He was collaborating and problem-solving with local manufacturers to get a personal protective equipment (PPE) face shield to local healthcare...

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Health, Medical, & Dental Supplies and Equipment

Placon Scales Up for Production of PPE Face Shields Due to Coronavirus

MADISON, WI (March 27, 2020) – Placon is scaling up production in two of their manufacturing facilities to help get plastic PPE to healthcare workers during this pandemic. It all began with a call from University of Wisconsin Professor Tim Osswald. He was collaborating and problem-solving with local manufacturers to get a personal protective equipment (PPE) face shield to local healthcare...

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Company News

Plastics Packaging Industry Pioneer and Placon Founder, Tom Mohs, Dies at 77

Founded in 1966, Placon continues to honor the same modest Midwestern values of its founder Tom Mohs, with an entrepreneurial spirit that lives on and inspires the heart and mind of the engineer in everyone. MADISON, WI- – Placon, a North American designer and manufacturer of thermoformed and injection molded plastic packaging products mourns the loss of Founder and Chairman Tom Mohs, 77,...

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Company News

Plastics Packaging Industry Pioneer and Placon Founder, Tom Mohs, Dies at 77

Founded in 1966, Placon continues to honor the same modest Midwestern values of its founder Tom Mohs, with an entrepreneurial spirit that lives on and inspires the heart and mind of the engineer in everyone. MADISON, WIÂ- – Placon, a North American designer and manufacturer of thermoformed and injection molded plastic packaging products mourns the loss of Founder and Chairman Tom Mohs, 77,...

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Company News

Unique, Tamper-Evident Plastic Clamshell Picks up a Presigious IOPP AmeriStar Packaging Design Award for Rigid Plastics Thermoformer Placon

MADISON, WI- – Earning three Ameristar packaging awards in two years, Placon, an innovative designer and thermoformer of custom and stock packaging for the retail, medical and food markets, is continuing to earn high marks for its creative, economical and safe packaging designs. With a 20% overall reduction in the size of its footprint, the Hypertherm consumables’ packaging, previously...

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Unique, Tamper-Evident Plastic Clamshell Picks up a Presigious IOPP AmeriStar Packaging Design Award for Rigid Plastics Thermoformer Placon

MADISON, WIÂ- – Earning three Ameristar packaging awards in two years, Placon, an innovative designer and thermoformer of custom and stock packaging for the retail, medical and food markets, is continuing to earn high marks for its creative, economical and safe packaging designs. With a 20% overall reduction in the size of its footprint, the Hypertherm consumables’ packaging, previously...

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Clear PET Food Containers use recycled post-consumer content.
Health, Medical, & Dental Supplies and Equipment

Clear PET Food Containers use recycled post-consumer content.

Designed to highlight and market fresh food, Crystal Seal reFresh thermoformed, FDA food-grade, 100% recyclable, plastic containers comes in 8 sizes and shapes that can be used in various configurations. All styles are leak resistant, offer unobstructed view of product, and feature tamper-evident hinge and tight seals. Tabs facilitate opening/closing by consumers, and design maximizes structural...

Read More »
Clear PET Food Containers use recycled post-consumer content.
Health, Medical, & Dental Supplies and Equipment

Clear PET Food Containers use recycled post-consumer content.

Designed to highlight and market fresh food, Crystal Seal reFresh thermoformed, FDA food-grade, 100% recyclable, plastic containers comes in 8 sizes and shapes that can be used in various configurations. All styles are leak resistant, offer unobstructed view of product, and feature tamper-evident hinge and tight seals. Tabs facilitate opening/closing by consumers, and design maximizes structural...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Leading Rigid Packaging Thermoformer, Placon, Acquires Injection Molder, Plastic Packaging Corporation

Seeking to offer foodservice customers a larger breadth of packaging options to choose from spurs Placon’s latest strategic acquisition. MADISON, WI-  – Placon, one of the leading custom and stock rigid thermoformed packaging designers and manufacturers in North America announced today that it is has completed the acquisition of privately-held, West Springfield, MA rigid plastic container...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Leading Rigid Packaging Thermoformer, Placon, Acquires Injection Molder, Plastic Packaging Corporation

Seeking to offer foodservice customers a larger breadth of packaging options to choose from spurs Placon’s latest strategic acquisition. MADISON, WIÂ-  – Placon, one of the leading custom and stock rigid thermoformed packaging designers and manufacturers in North America announced today that it is has completed the acquisition of privately-held, West Springfield, MA rigid plastic...

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