PACKAGE DESIGN
Label Manufacturer Increases Efficiency and Decreases Labor Hours with Clamshell Packaging MELISSA GRIFFEN, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR TOP THREE TAKEAWAYS 1. A recycle-ready, stackable clamshell container stocks well in hospitals and pharmacies.
2. The container alleviated bottlenecks, reducing the time needed to package labels.
3. The Clamtainer is right-sized for the labels, reducing the amount of packaging materials.
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anufacturers seek to improve efficiency, reduce downtime were just past due for package improvement for our product line, and bottlenecks, and provide sustainable, reusable pack- and I wanted to reduce costs,” says Hill. aging to their customers. Oftentimes, the manufacturer finds a machine that increases efficiency or uses a different material Stackable, child-resistant containers and type of packaging that meets company goals. The solution proposed by Jamestown Plastics was its Clamtainer™, In 2016, Jeff Hill was appointed Vice President of Manufacturwhich is a clamshell designed to open and close easily thanks to the ing at Health Care Logistics (HCL)—a company specializing in the manufacturing, packaging, and distribution of unique and hard-to-find items for the healthcare industry, including compounding and dispensing products, infection prevention supplies, and unit dosing packaging materials, along with labels for hospitals and pharmacies. HCL labels are applied at its customers’ sites to a variety of medical supplies—IVs, syringes, patient charting, pill bottles, and more. While overseeing manufacturing, Hill realized that the company’s print production area was suffering from packaging bottlenecks that slowed down production, required additional manpower to manage, and resulted in increased cost of materials. Seeing these inefficiencies, Hill decided to reach out to Jamestown Plastics—a custom plastic company—that he had worked with on small projects in HCL’s ↑ The clamshell is designed to open and close easily thanks to the company’s Click-it Closure cabinets and shelving department. “We technology. After initial use, the container can be repurposed for other applications. March/April 2022 • Healthcare Packaging | 43
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