Placon Corporation
Madison, WI 53719
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...
Read More »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,...
Read More »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...
Read More »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...
Read More »Placon Supports Wisconsin Business' Environmental Efforts by Joining the Green Tier Program
Created by the Wisconsin legislature in 2004 as one of the country’s most extensive environmental leadership programs, the Green Tier program recognizes Placon’s exceptional environmental performance. MADISON, WI - – Placon, a leading North American designer and manufacturer of custom and stock thermoformed packaging, with an extensive line of recycled PET (polyethylene terephthalate)...
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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...
Read More »Placon to Unveil Innovative Tooling Design Project at Pack Expo 2012
Innovative package showcases the most intricate custom tooling design in any personal care product package to date MADISON, WI - Placon (www.placon.com), a top 20 US thermoformer of thin gauge rigid plastic packaging according to Plastics News, will be showcasing and discussing one of its most innovative packaging projects to date at this year's Pack Expo event. The package, created for a Fortune...
Read More »Placon Has Kept Almost One Billion Bottles Ffrom Landfills
Through the ongoing efforts of Placon Corporation over the past seven years, nearly one billion discarded plastic bottles have been diverted from landfills. For reference, that many bottles would fill about 7,300 average-sized homes from floor to ceiling. The company's EcoStar(TM) line of products is largely responsible for this remarkable reduction in landfill waste. It stems from the company's...
Read More »Placon Corporation Announces Formation of Green Team(TM)
MADISON, WI (October 26, 2006)-Placon Corporation announces the creation of its Green Team(TM), its latest initiative to assist with the conversion to sustainable packaging. As an increasing number of retailers (and consumers) across the country ask for sustainable, earth-friendly packaging, Placon's Green Team(TM) can support consumer product goods companies in their efforts to meet these green...
Read More »Placon Announces ISO 8 Clean Room Complete
Placon Announces ISO 8 Clean Room Complete 2/12/2007 MADISON, WIS. (February 12, 2007)-Placon Corporation announces the completion of an ISO 8 level (Class 100,000) Clean Room as an addition to its existing medical products manufacturing facility. According to Lauren Foos, National Sales Manager - Medical, Adding the clean room allows us to enhance our overall resources and capabilities for our...
Read More »Placon Announces Rapid Prototyping Capabilities
MADISON, WIS. (February 12, 2007) - As part of its initiative to increase speed to market on custom design thermoform packaging, Placon Corporation announces the introduction of rapid prototyping capabilities with a 3-D printer. This new rapid prototyping printer may be used to create replicas of packaging, molds that may be used in prototyping as well as creating finished products to confirm...
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