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Manufacturing

Develop locally; produce globally

Think about the last time you went to your favorite restaurant. Does it matter to you to know where things you eat come from...

Medical Packaging

Harmonizing standards of thermoform packaging for medical devices

At TEQ, we feel it is important to understand the importance of the potential harmonization between ISO 11607 and the EU’s...

Sustainability

Are you on track to be compliant with the new European plastics laws?

Europe usually precedes the US in sustainability laws and regulations. It also seems like the US usually follows suit within 5...

Thermoforming Material

10 reasons why you should switch to TEQpropylene for your next packaging project.

For many years, PETG has been the “go-to” of material for medical packaging for its clarity and sterilizing capabilities...

Thermoforming Material

PET and PETG, a bad combination?

Let’s face it, there are some things in this world that you should just never mix - like alcohol and bleach which can react to...

Packaging Design

Now you see it, now you don’t…

When it comes to packaging design, providing physical protection, information/marketing messages and security are undeniably...

Thermoforming Material

Paper or plastic shopping bags? A discovery may answer the question

Most of us know that innovation sometimes arrives by chance instead of by choice. Take, for instance, the microwave, invented...