TRICO Technologies (retail packaging) How JP innovated retail packaging and reduced pack-out costs TRICO Technologies approached Jamestown Plastics to create a retail clamshell for their windshield wiper product line. They challenged us to eliminate all the traditional methods of keeping a clamshell closed such as plastic welding, snap locks, glue, and overwrap sleeves. Plus, they demanded that the […] Read More
Medical Solving a sticky situation with a simple solution saved a fortune. While in our customer’s facilities, we noticed workers sterilizing individual parts, but struggling to disengage these bulk product parts that were stacked together for shipping. The problem turned out to be the result of jostling during transit. Convinced we could save them time, we […] Read More
Medical Three times stronger using half the material? Yes, we did it! A major medical device manufacturer, frustrated with the seemingly never-ending price increases for basic thermoformed medical trays that hold the medical device they make, came to Jamestown Plastics and asked if we could design a more cost-effective solution. The problem with their existing tray […] Read More
HealthCare Logistics How Jamestown Plastics increased pack-out efficiency exponentially! HealthCare Logistics is a leader in labels for the medical industry. Historically, they housed their label rolls in basic chipboard boxes which had to be assembled, then a sample label attached to the box to identify what labels were inside. All of these steps took time and […] Read More
Consumer Product Canadian regulations stick it to manufacturer; Jamestown Plastics finds solution. A major adhesives manufacturer selling glue in Canada had a problem. Canada has a stringent (600-pound gorilla) child-resistant packaging regulation, forcing the use of extremely excessive consumer packaging that both consumers and manufacturers despised. To comply, the manufacturer literally put their tubes of glue […] Read More
Respironics How Jamestown Plastics helped make a sleep apnea mask that changed the industry forever. One of the key problems with sleep apnea masks in the early days of the technology was air leakage. The common solution was to simply make the mask fit tighter, but then this caused wearer discomfort. Recognizing an opportunity to […] Read More
Tesla How Jamestown Plastics saved the day for Tesla, creating a hood liner that both cost less and weighed less. In their all-important introductory year, Tesla’s EPP foam supplier, responsible for making a hood liner for the “frunk” in a model S, was unable to meet criteria called out by Tesla and reached out to […] Read More
Impala How Jamestown Plastics turned an Impala into a Corvette, almost overnight. We were literally paid a personal visit late one day with an eleventh-hour need to redesign the across-the-back taillight package on the Chevy Impala to look more like the taillights on the ever-popular Corvette. Seems the vehicle engineering group working with GM couldn’t […] Read More
TRW How a simple Ford F150 factory visit and an old machine resulted in substantial cost and time savings. While visiting the TRW factory that makes the headlight switch cover (this is the switch that gives you several headlight operation options, each of which is illuminated when selected) for the Ford F150, we observed a […] Read More
