Partnership & Collaboration
Three Pillars of a Successful Mold Transfer
A mold transfer is more than moving steel. It’s a strategic decision built on trust and risk management that protects product quality, supply chain stability and brand reputation. Beyond the tool itself, you’re relying on a supplier to deliver consistent quality, meet deadlines and safeguard your business from costly risks. Done right, a tooling program…
Read More30 Under 30: The Next Generation Driving Innovation in MoldMaking
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.
Read MoreEnhancing 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.
Read MoreCustom Closures: Faster to Market Through Collaborative Engineering
When RoseBud Ice Cream set out to disrupt the frozen treat category, it brought more than just a new product to market. It introduced a bold new format: premium ice cream in a flexible, pouch-based package. To make the vision a reality, Founder Sam Rose needed more than a supplier. He needed a partner who could deliver a high-performance closure system that balanced function and food safety while pairing seamlessly with his custom equipment.
Read MoreWhat 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…
Read MoreInside Hoffer Plastics’ Family Legacy and Leadership
Family owned Hoffer Plastics blends tradition and innovation, with a focus on values, leadership and employee care. Read about their focus on family legacy.
Read MoreSpouts and Caps: Unwrapping the Magic of Flexible Packaging
Tomte Cake, a company delivering a fresh take on a beloved holiday classic – gingerbread houses, captured the attention of audiences on Shark Tank. As they began to prepare commercializing their product, they identified the need for a proven, reliable partner to provide secure, child-friendly caps and spouts for its flexible frosting pouches. Hoffer Plastics’…
Read MoreRevolutionizing Flexible Spouted Pouch Packaging with Ultrasonic Welding
Packaging World captured the successful collaboration between Effytec, Dukane and Hoffer Plastics in action at PACK EXPO. Editor Pat Reynolds visited the team at the show to spotlight Effytec’s servo-driven GP32 form-fill-seal machine manufacturing sustainable pouches with Dukane’s innovative SynQro™ ultrasonic welding technology and Hoffer Plastic’s proprietary P22 spouts. Made from 100% recyclable mono-materials, these…
Read MoreInnovative Ultrasonic Spouted Pouch Sealing Solution Debuts at PACK EXPO 2024
Collaborative innovation pays off as Dukane, Effytec and Hoffer Plastics launch mono-material solution. SOUTH ELGIN, Ill. (October 15, 2024) – What happens when you bring together a state-of-the-art packaging equipment manufacturer, an innovative plastic welding technologies leader and an award-winning injection molder? A sophisticated new mono-material polyethylene (PE) packaging solution that was created from the…
Read MoreFour Ways Flexible Packaging Can Strengthen a Circular Economy
Sustainability can’t be something we just talk about in the plastics industry. Not when 87% of the public is worried about the impact of plastics on the environment, according to Accenture. That’s why companies across the country are working to transform the traditional model of plastics production, use and disposal. Circularity ensures that every stage…
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