How Closures Simplify the Shift From Rigid to Flexible Dairy Packaging

As dairy brands move from rigid containers to flexible packaging for sustainability and convenience, they face new considerations around equipment, materials and performance. Flexible formats like spouted pouches offer clear advantages, including reduced material use, improved logistics efficiency and recycle-ready structures, while aligning with modern, on-the-go lifestyles.

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Hoffer Plastics Expands Sales Team to Deliver Deeper Industry Expertise

Key hires and promotions fuel sales growth, accelerate innovation and deepen customer partnerships SOUTH ELGIN, Ill. (December 10, 2024) – Hoffer Plastics (“Hoffer” or “The Company”), a leading provider of custom injection molding solutions, today announced key additions and promotions within its sales organization to expand customer partnerships and deepen expertise across Packaging, Medical, Automotive,…

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From Rigid Bottles to Spouted Pouches: Innovation that Transforms Packaging and Performance

When Prestone, a trusted leader in automotive fluids, set out to refresh its packaging to a flexible spouted pouch for its top-off pouch, the goal was clear: reduce environmental impact, improve cost efficiency and ensure product safety. The company saw an opportunity to evolve the packaging from a rigid bottle to a large-format spouted pouch – a lighter and more sustainable packaging solution that uses significantly less plastic.

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Micromolding is Reshaping the Future of MedTech

Medical Design Briefs sat down with Hoffer Plastics director of engineering, Brian Beringer, to discuss the critical role micromolding plays in medical device manufacturing. As Beringer highlights, success requires more than just precision engineering. It demands a strategic, end-to-end approach – from initial design and prototyping through tooling and full-scale production.

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Driving Sustainable Manufacturing with Technology and Talent

Medical Design Briefs sat down with Hoffer Plastics director of engineering, Brian Beringer, to discuss the critical role micromolding plays in medical device manufacturing. As Beringer highlights, success requires more than just precision engineering. It demands a strategic, end-to-end approach – from initial design and prototyping through tooling and full-scale production.

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Enhancing Packaging Performance Through Cap and Spout Selection

Medical Design Briefs sat down with Hoffer Plastics director of engineering, Brian Beringer, to discuss the critical role micromolding plays in medical device manufacturing. As Beringer highlights, success requires more than just precision engineering. It demands a strategic, end-to-end approach – from initial design and prototyping through tooling and full-scale production.

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The Strategic Role of Medical Micromolding in Advancing Healthcare Technology

Medical Design Briefs sat down with Hoffer Plastics director of engineering, Brian Beringer, to discuss the critical role micromolding plays in medical device manufacturing. As Beringer highlights, success requires more than just precision engineering. It demands a strategic, end-to-end approach – from initial design and prototyping through tooling and full-scale production.

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What Uncertainty Reveals About the Value of Dependable Manufacturing Partnerships

When the market turns unpredictable, consistent partners don’t just help you survive – they help you lead. As volatility reshapes industries, global relationships and supply, it’s the reliability of your manufacturing supply chain that turns disruption into opportunity. That’s why the true differentiator today isn’t just speed or quality. It’s a partner who offers you…

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Small Parts, Big Impact: Micromolding Fuels the Next Generation of Medical Devices

Every player in the medical device manufacturing industry is always on the lookout for the next big breakthrough. But what about the small ones – literally? As medical technology advances, components continue to shrink, requiring tighter tolerances and faster production speeds. While these challenges may seem complex, one manufacturing process continues to fuel innovation: micromolding.…

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