One of the many benefits of partnering with Creative Packaging Company is our custom designed environmental packaging testing simulation chamber. Our chamber has a temperature range of -45°C – 190°C and a humidity range of 10% to 98% which simulates all nationally accepted temperature profiles. The simulated product temperatures are recorded every five minutes (or...
Creative Packaging is excited to announce the release of our new BioDrain gel pack. This is the first and only gel pack that can be disposed of down the sink and made completely from organic compounds. The gel pack is still >99% water and phase changes just like a traditional gel pack. We consider this to...
Creative Packaging Company is pleased to announce our recent ISO 9001 Quality Management System registration. ISO 9001 is the world's most widely recognized quality management standard and helps organizations to meet the expectations and needs of their customers. As part of the ISO 9001 registration process, Creative Packaging Company engaged in a rigorous audit of our quality...
PacTemp™ Creative Ice gel packs are a top performing refrigerant helping food and medicine get from point A to point B within specified temperature ranges. We get asked how to dispose of the gel pack once it is received. First, customers can always reuse the gel packs themselves or can donate them to businesses. Otherwise, the best...
Creative Packaging has become the premier manufacturer and supplier of gel packs, with our PacTemp™ Creative Ice gels. All of our gel packs are manufactured by Creative Packaging. We are now shipping daily to customers across the United States, to places like Chicago, Louisville, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Columbus, Nashville, Atlanta, New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis,...
BOX STRENGTH GUIDELINES: (Maximum weight per box) FIBER BOX HANDBOOK UPS GUIDELINES 32 ECT Single Wall 65 lbs 30 lbs 200# Single Wall 65 lbs 40 lbs 275# Single Wall 95 lbs 65 lbs 350# Single Wall 120 lbs 80 lbs 200# Double Wall 80 lbs 60 lbs 275# Double Wall 100 lbs 80 lbs 350# Double Wall 120 lbs 100 lbs 500# Double Wall 160 lbs 140 lbs Most common question - 200# Mullen VS 32 ECT (Edge Crush Test): 200# Mullen approximately...
Creative ICE Gel Packs are manufactured at our Shelbyville, KY, facility. We use an environmentally safe, non-toxic mixture to make the "gel" in the gel pack. We have been asked how to dispose and recycle gel packs. To do so, let the gel pack to fully thaw and then cut it open. Allow the liquid gel...
We were lucky enough to work with Gate Precast on a project recently with specially cut cornice EPS EIFS shapes. Check out the tweet below. (You can see Creative Packaging EPS at the very top of the building with the white top.) Thanks, Gate Precast for allowing us to work with you on this project! ...
Polystyrene based products are classified as Plastic/Foam #6. Included in this category are Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) and Polystyrene Paper Foam (PSP Foam). In addition, packing peanuts are Plastic #6. Many times, Foam #6 is referred to as “Styrofoam”, which is a trademarked name by Dow Chemical Company. EPS (pictured above with coolers) is made from...
Exterior insulation and finishing system (EIFS) is a construction product. It is a "non-load bearing building cladding system that provides exterior walls with an insulated, water-resistant, finished surface in an integrated composite material system." A component of EIFS is expanded polystyrene (EPS), which is secured with an adhesive to the substrate. Similar to stucco in appearance,...
A common question we receive at Creative Packaging is what is the difference between the Edge Crush Test (or ECT) and Mullen (or burst) Test for boxes. Do those tests tell you the same thing about box strength? Think about it like the ACT and SAT, the tests aim to tell customers how strong and...
Welcome to the new Creative Packaging Company website! Every New Year offers an opportunity for change, and Creative Packaging Company is no different. Several months ago, we began exploring the idea of giving our old website a facelift. Much effort and planning went into creating a thoughtful, educational, and user friendly experience for our visitors. The...