T.H.E.M. Announces Partnership With Zip-Pak To Support Global Commercialization Of Zipbox Packaging
Technical Help in Engineering and Marketing (T.H.E.M.) is pleased to announce its selection of Zip-Pak, a global leader in resealable packaging technology, as a joint partner to support zipper and machinery systems commercialization of Zipbox on a global basis.
A division of Illinois Tool Works (ITW), a diversified manufacturer of highly engineered components and industrial systems, Zip-Pak has been producing resealable packaging since the 1950s. Production facilities and sales offices located throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia support global customers in more than 52 countries.
T.H.E.M. developed Zipbox, a revolutionary packaging innovation that combines the best features of traditional paperboard cartons with the convenience and functionality of zippered pouch packaging. Zipbox is well suited and highly adaptable to a variety of consumer products, including cereals, snacks, cookies, frozen foods, pet foods, and powdered laundry detergents. T.H.E.M. is best known for transferring and introducing Sanko stick packaging (single-serving stick packs) technology to North America in the 1990s.
T.H.E.M. President, Neil Kozarsky commented, "Zip-Pak pioneered the zipper feature for flexible packaging and adapted it for automated applications. As pioneers of Zipbox, the packaging innovation that will change the packaging landscape for thousands of products around the world, we are pleased to have selected Zip-Pak as our partner in undertaking the mass global commercialization of Zipbox." Zip-Pak Vice President and General Manager, Kevin O'Leary, stated. "We're excited about this great opportunity to work with T.H.E.M. to introduce Zipbox technology to the global marketplace. Consumers heavily favor and recognize the ease-of-use that resealable packaging offers, and we are confident that Zipbox will offer mass consumer appeal."
About T.H.E.M.
T.H.E.M. (Technical Help in Engineering and Marketing) was founded in 1973 as one of the first providers
of innovative packaging solutions in the U.S. The company is best known for commercializing Sanko
Stick Packaging in the U.S. Working in conjunction with select packaging and equipment manufacturers,
T.H.E.M. offers a comprehensive array of packaging solutions that can take your brand from initial
concept to full-scale national or global production.
T.H.E.M. has a fully operational on-site R&D center located at its Marlton, NJ headquarters, with pilot production to scale up capabilities. For more information, visit: www.zipbox.net.
About Zip-Pak
Zip-Pak, celebrating over 20 years of resealable packaging innovations, offers seven distinct technologies
that provide the framework for more than 200 patented zipper profiles. A global leader for resealable
packaging solutions, Zip-Pak is an Illinois Tool Works (ITW) Company. World headquarters are located in
Manteno, IL, USA.
SOURCE: Technical Help in Engineering and Marketing