Shrink Film 101
Shrink film, also known as shrink wrap, is a material made up of polymer plastic film. When heat is applied, it shrinks tightly over whatever it is covering. Heat can be applied with a handheld heat gun, or the product and film can pass through heat tunnel on a conveyor. The film’s interaction with the […]
The Top Five Benefits of the Point of Purchase Display
Korpack Will Make Your Point of Purchase Displays – POP! The Super Bowl is just around the corner, and you can bet that your favorite grocery store is gearing up for it. The next time you shop there you’ll see displays featuring your favorite beverages, chips and salsa, assortments of crackers for cheeses, and scores […]
QR Scan Codes Help Get Your Message Out Loud and Clear
The QR code, short for Quick Response code, was invented in 1984 by the Denso Corporation of Japan as a way of overcoming the limitations of barcodes. They gained importance after the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota incorporated the code in their manufacturing process as a means of identifying and tracking automotive parts. Although QR codes […]
Digital Printing: Opening the Door to Creative Merchandising Opportunities
Digital printing on-demand continues to be one of the biggest trends in packaging. Unlike offset and flexo printing, digital printing does not need a separate plate for each print run. Instead, all colors are printed in a single pass, eliminating the need to constantly replace plates, which is a big cost and time saver. The […]
Korpack Promotes Heath and Marin
January 11, 2021 Bloomingdale, IL – Chicago-based Korpack today announced it has promoted Jaryd Heath to QuicKOR Supervisor and Julio Marin to Receiving Supervisor. As the QuicKOR Supervisor, Heath will be responsible for managing the custom corrugated offering and subsequent team of operators. Heath joined Korpack in 2018 as a material handler and quickly worked […]
Standing Out on a Crowded Shelf
If you’ve visited the coffee aisle of your favorite grocery store lately, you may have noted that the packages of coffee are taking up about 25% more shelf space than they did last year. That begs the question, “How does one brand stand out from another in a sea of competition?” The answer: packaging and […]
Future. A Case Study
Case Study: A Creative Solution For a New Customer Through the chat feature on the Korpack website, Natalie from Future came to us looking for a quick turnaround on her company’s custom box solution. As part of their promotional program, they needed a box to ship new customers an Apple watch and a water bottle […]
The Ultimate Holiday Packaging Recipe
The Ultimate Holiday Packaging Recipe The holidays are upon us, and in your stocking you’ll find a special gift from all of us at Korpack: The Ultimate Holiday Packaging Recipe. We’ve spent years perfecting the ingredients, and we’d like to share this special recipe with you. So, sit back and relax while we tell you […]
We Move Mountains For Our Customers…Literally
No matter how much we plan, the unexpected always seems to pop-up, usually at the most inopportune times. This happened with one of our customers recently, and our team worked tirelessly to solve a problem that could have had a huge, negative impact on their business. Here’s what happened. After pursuing a large company in […]
Packaging Consulting Tailored to Meet Your Needs
At Korpack, our packaging consulting clients vary by size, industry, and a host of other variables. They range from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies and everything in-between. But they all have one thing in common: they engage us because of our expertise, our ability to provide additional bandwidth to their internal packaging team, and our […]