Originally Published EMDM November/December 2002
INDUSTRY NEWS
Alcoa Acquires Custom Thermoforming Services |
| Alcoa Flexible Packaging now supplies custom thermoformed packaging for medical device applications. |
Custom thermoforming services for medical products are now available from Alcoa Flexible Packaging (Richmond, VA, USA) as a result of its acquisition of Ivex Packaging Corp. in July. The firm can provide thermoformed packaging for medical devices; diagnostic, procedural, and dental kits; implant trays; and home healthcare products.
Its state-of-the-art thermoforming equipment allows Alcoa to produce complex designs to precise specifications in a broad range of materials. The custom capabilities "complement our flexible packaging product offerings and increase the scope of packaging options that we can offer our strategic growth markets," says Alcoa Flexible Packaging president Elizabeth A. Fessenden.
The company supplies extruded and adhesive-laminated pouch materials, overwraps and liner stock, blister lidding foil, shrink film, and a host of other packaging materials to the medical and other industries.
For more information, contact Alcoa Flexible Packaging, 6603 W. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23230, USA; phone: +1 804 2812262; fax: +1 804 2873553; Internet: www.alcoa.com.
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