Company Category: Void Fill & Dunnage

ExpandOS

Protective packaging | ExpandOS is a sustainably sourced protective packaging fill that competes with foam in place, bubble cushioning, and other single-use plastics. It outperforms competing petroleum-based materials in product protection, price, automation, efficiency, sustainability, and customer approval. | ExpandOS is a revolutionary sustainable protective packaging product that is 100% biodegradable, 100% compostable and 100% recyclable. Available in three paper grades to meet the varying needs of parcel shippers, ExpandOS outperforms foam, bubble and many other products. Our IP protected equipment is deployed at distribution centers and is suitable for both static pack stations and for integration into automated conveyor lines. Website: https://expandos.com/

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Encore Packaging

Proudly based out of Chicago, Illinois, Encore Packaging is a supplier offering comprehensive packaging solutions. From basic, to revolutionary designs, our products are utilized by thousands of clients around the world. In today’s demand driven economy, Packaging and Distribution Companies are unsung heroes. Overwhelmingly, Encore Packaging is the only remaining domestic manufacturer of critical infrastructure tools and equipment used for the movement of cargo, military equipment, and basic commodities. Our efforts ensure our clients can seamlessly execute operations without interruption. In addition, we pride ourselves on being frontrunners in the development of eco-friendly solutions that exceed customer packaging needs. Don’t just take our word for it: we are proud to have been included in the top 50 most innovative companies by Crane Chicago in 2021. | Proudly based in Chicago, Illinois, Encore Packaging has been redefining packaging innovation since 2008. What began with our very first product—the EP-800 Pistol Grip Stretch Dispenser—has grown into a catalog of more than 700 SKUs across three facilities, serving thousands of clients worldwide.In today’s demand-driven economy, Packaging and Distribution Companies are the unsung heroes keeping global commerce moving. Encore Packaging stands apart as the only remaining U.S. manufacturer of critical infrastructure tools and equipment essential to the movement of cargo, military assets, and everyday commodities. Our American-made solutions ensure clients can execute operations seamlessly and without interruption.With a dedicated team of 50 professionals, we combine decades of expertise with cutting-edge technology to deliver packaging that performs—whether through essential tools or revolutionary designs. We are also frontrunners in the development of eco-friendly innovations that meet and exceed customer needs. Recognized among the Top 50 Most Innovative Companies by Crane Chicago in 2021, Encore Packaging remains committed to advancing the future of packaging, proudly made in the USA.

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EFP

EFP is a vertically integrated manufacturer specializing in engineered protective packaging, cold chain solutions, and packaging supply chain services. Headquartered in Elkhart, Indiana, EFP operates six strategically positioned manufacturing and distribution facilities across the U.S.—including Indiana, Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina, and Arizona—enabling optimized service coverage from the Canadian border to the Gulf Coast and across the Western U.S.As a subsidiary of J.B. Poindexter & Co., a privately held, diversified manufacturing enterprise, EFP leverages advanced materials science, automation, and data-driven process optimization to deliver high-performance, cost-effective, and sustainable packaging solutions. Our product development and engineering teams are focused on continuous innovation in thermal insulation, molded foam products, and recyclable materials to meet the evolving demands of regulated industries including healthcare, food, appliances, and e-commerce.EFP’s mission of Protecting What Matters is what drives our commitment to quality, sustainability, and customer-centric service across every stage of the packaging lifecycle. | Founded in 1954, EFP, LLC. is a leader in protective packaging, consumer packaging, cold chain solutions, and packaging supply chain services. Headquartered in Elkhart, Indiana, EFP has locations in Evansville, Indiana, La Vergne, Tennessee, Decatur, Alabama, Reno, Nevada, Bishopville, South Carolina, and Casa Grande, Arizona providing coverage to the west coast and mid-America from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. EFP is owned by J.B. Poindexter & Co., a privately held, diversified manufacturing company with operating subsidiaries throughout North America. EFP is committed to innovating current products, creating sustainable solutions, and providing services that support our corporate purpose of Protecting What Matters. | EFP, LLC. is a vertically integrated manufacturer specializing in engineered protective packaging, cold chain solutions, and packaging supply chain services. Headquartered in Elkhart, Indiana, EFP operates seven strategically positioned manufacturing and distribution facilities across the U.S.—including Indiana, Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina, Arizona, and Nevada—enabling optimized service coverage from the Canadian border to the Gulf Coast and across the Western U.S.As a subsidiary of J.B. Poindexter & Co., a privately held, diversified manufacturing enterprise, EFP leverages advanced materials science, automation, and data-driven process optimization to deliver high-performance, cost-effective, and sustainable packaging solutions. Our product development and engineering teams are focused on continuous innovation in thermal insulation, molded foam products, and recyclable materials to meet the evolving demands of regulated industries including healthcare, food, appliances, and e-commerce.EFP’s mission of Protecting What Matters is what drives our commitment to quality, sustainability, and customer-centric service across every stage of the packaging lifecycle. | Founded in 1954, EFP, LLC. is a leader in protective packaging, consumer packaging, cold chain solutions, and packaging supply chain services. Headquartered in Elkhart, Indiana, EFP has locations in Evansville, Indiana; La Vergne, Tennessee; Decatur, Alabama; Bishopville, South Carolina; and Casa Grande, Arizona providing coverage to the west coast and mid-America from Canada to the Gulf of America. EFP is owned by J.B. Poindexter & Co., a privately held, diversified manufacturing company with operating subsidiaries throughout North America. EFP is committed to innovating current products, creating sustainable solutions, and providing services that support our corporate purpose of Protecting What Matters. | EFP is an industry leader specializing in exceptional high-volume molding, fabrication, and cold chain solutions. For 70 years, we’ve been committed to developing innovative products designed to protect what matters to thousands of companies nationwide.With 7 world-class manufacturing facilities across 6 states, and growing, our targeted distribution network ensures the exact product you ordered is delivered safely and on-time, every time. Additionally, EFP is committed to taking a 360-degree approach to sustainability. We’re evolving the materials we use, the takeback systems we create and the industry-driven partnerships we pursue to keep sustainability in our line of sight and spark industry-wide lasting change. | EFP, LLC. is a vertically integrated manufacturer specializing in engineered protective packaging, cold chain solutions, and packaging supply chain services. Headquartered in Elkhart, Indiana, EFP operates seven strategically positioned manufacturing and distribution facilities across the U.S.—including Indiana, Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina, Arizona, and Nevada—enabling optimized service coverage from the Canadian border to the Gulf Coast and across the Western U.S.As a subsidiary of J.B. Poindexter & Co., a privately held, diversified manufacturing enterprise, EFP leverages advanced materials science, automation, and data-driven process optimization to deliver high-performance, cost-effective, and sustainable packaging solutions. Our product development and engineering teams are focused on continuous innovation in thermal insulation, molded foam products, and recyclable materials to meet the evolving demands of regulated industries including healthcare, food, appliances, and e-commerce.EFP’s mission of Protecting What Matters is what drives our commitment to quality, sustainability, and customer-centric service across every stage of the packaging lifecycle. | We keep facilities running all day, so facility managers don’t have to. Elite Facility Professionals, helps to keep buildings in top condition and work with facility managers on their daily needs.

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Creative Packaging Company, Inc

Creative Packaging proudly provides reusable, recyclable, and non-toxic gel packs, biodegradable EPS, as well as environmentally friendly liners to a wide variety of businesses and industries. For over thirty years, Creative Packaging Company has been providing custom-designed solutions and products for various industries, including protective packaging, construction, pharmaceutical distribution and manufacturing, and other temperature-sensitive distribution markets such as the meal kit delivery service industry. We offer a wide range of high-performance packaging to meet our customers’ needs.Creative Packaging has been a leader in cold chain packaging and logistics solutions for over 30 years. We have a deep understanding of the critical need for our clients to transport temperature-sensitive products and perishables in a safe and timely manner. In addition to the innovative packaging products that we provide, the Creative Packaging team also delivers additional value-added services through our Cold Chain Management Program. Our consultative approach to cold chain logistics and transportation helps our clients run their businesses more efficiently, and therefore, more profitably.There are no weak links in the Creative Packaging cold chain. In today’s dynamic marketplace, cold chain logistics management is more important than ever. Our services are widely used in the pharmaceutical and meal kit industries to transport products that are vital to the infrastructure of our country.Creative Packaging specializes in expanded polystyrene (EPS), which is used in multiple packaging applications. EPS is an economical material that produces multiple benefits in packaging applications. Creative Packaging molds and fabricates EPS to keep medicine, food and other temperature products cold during transit. We offer EPS both traditional EPS and now biodegradable EPS.In addition, EPS is used as filler material and protective cushioning for your products. We offer many different forms of EPS. We can cut and mold EPS into an infinite number of sizes & shapes. When you need corners, curves, slopes or 3-dimensional shapes at different densities, count on us. Creative Packaging is Underwriters Lab (UL) Certified.Creative Packaging Company has an adjustable length EPS block mold which allows us to mold the most efficient yielding blocks for your project, providing you with an economical packaging component for your packaging project. Custom-fabricated EPS interior packaging has been highly effective in protecting sensitive electronic components, consumer goods, and office equipment. Its precise shape conformance allows interior packaging components to hold products snugly in place. The precise shapes, end caps, box footers, foam blocks, or spacers will provide you with confidence that your contents will be completely protected. | Packaging that goes further – Creative Packaging proudly provides reusable, recyclable, and non-toxic gel packs, refrigerant bricks, biodegradable EPS, and environmentally friendly liners to a wide range of businesses and industries. There are no weak links in the Creative Packaging cold chain. In today’s dynamic marketplace, cold chain logistics management is more critical than ever. Our services are widely utilized in the pharmaceutical and meal kit industries to transport products that are vital to the country’s infrastructure.

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Con-Pearl North America Inc

Con-Pearl fabrica productos plásticos ligeros para las industrias automotriz, de embalaje, logística y muchas más. Nuestra misión es garantizar la sostenibilidad en una economía circular, y esto comienza en nuestras propias plantas de reciclaje en Alemania. Durante más de 34 años, Con-Pearl ha sido el estándar mundial en rendimiento ligero. La innovación y la calidad son pilares fundamentales de nuestro éxito, mientras que la versatilidad y la resistencia son componentes cruciales de nuestro crecimiento. Con-Pearl es su socio ideal para soluciones de diseño ligero a medida. | Con-Pearl es un fabricante de productos de plástico liviano para las industrias automotriz, de embalaje y logística, entre muchas otras. Tenemos la misión de asegurar la sostenibilidad en una economía circular y esto comienza en nuestras propias plantas de reciclaje en Alemania. Durante 34 años, Con-Pearl ha sido el líder mundial en el suministro de mangas de plástico liviano. Los tableros fabricados con Con-Pearl consisten en tres capas de polipropileno, en donde la capa central obtiene su fuerza y estructura mediante termoformado, mientras que las capas exteriores están laminadas. El resultado es una estructura trilaminada liviana y estable, aproximadamente un 50% más ligera que la madera. Los tableros Con-Pearl también son resistentes a la intemperie. Lluvia, nieve, aguanieve o sol… nuestras capas exteriores trilaminadas y las superficies superior e inferior selladas permiten que nuestros tableros resistan cualquier clima. Esto también permite que nuestro material sea resistente a la corrosión, la putrefacción y los productos químicos.Las opciones personalizables se extienden más allá de las tablas y fundas Con-Pearl. Con-Pearl se ha asociado selectivamente con algunas de las principales empresas de moldeo por inyección y termoformado en los EE. UU. para ofrecer palets y tapas completamente personalizados. Desde 23” x 29” hasta 96” x 76” y todo lo demás, si tiene una necesidad específica, contamos con un equipo de socios listo para asistirle. | on-Pearl North America Inc. is a provider of lightweight plastic products for the packaging and automotive industry. We manufacture Con-Pearl® boards, sleeves, and returnable packaging as well as automotive components for the US market. We offer innovative customizable products that are cost-effective, sustainable and robust. Our reusable packaging solutions can be reduced by up to 80% for return; while our automotive products provide lightweight, high stability and durable surfaces that are about 60% lighter than standard wooden linings. Products include: Returnable packaging bulk containers Pallet sleeves and plastic pallet boxes Pallet cage liners and dividers Van flooring Van liners Trunk flooring | For 34 years Con-Pearl has been the global leader and benchmark in supplying lightweight, high performance polypropylene boards, sleeves and returnable packaging solutions. Boards made of Con-Pearl consist of three polypropylene layers, with the middle layer obtains its strength and structure by thermoforming while the outer layers are laminated. The result is a lightweight and stable trilaminate structure – approximately 50% lighter than wood. Con-Pearl boards are also weatherproof. Rain, snow, sleet, or sunshine…our outer trilaminate layers and sealed top and bottom allow our boards to reject all weather. This also enables our material be to corrosion, rot, and chemical resistant. Being weatherproof speaks to only one part of Con-Pearl’s durability. With a hinge rating of 200k, you can safely erect and collapse our finished sleeves 200,000 times before the hinge reaches a point of failure, you will understand why our sleeves last, on average, 5-7 years or 150 turns. Our products are not only long-lasting, they are also completely customizable. Offering heights up to 78” with 30+ standard footprints, Con-Pearl can customize every dimension of your application-specific solution. With state-of-the-art CNC machining holes, heights and designs can be cut to match your need. And with in-house printing available, Con-Pearl can offer turnkey solutions without going outside the walls of our Greenville, South Carolina facility. The customizable options extend beyond the Con-Pearl boards and sleeves. Con-Pearl has selectively partnered with some of the top injection-molding and thermoforming companies in the US to offer completely custom pallets and lids. From 23” x 29” to 96” x 76” and everything in between, if you have a specific need we have a team of partners ready to assist. With us, your residual materials and industrial waste get a 2nd chance. We recycle industrial residual materials into high-quality, customer-specific compounds. Together, we improve our ecological footprint. We offer you a modern, cost-effective logistics concept and a process-reliable process chain From residual material to raw material! For us, conserving resources means making a major contribution to our planet. The earth we have inhabited for thousands of years.We offer our upstream suppliers a safe recycling route for waste, surplus and scrap production of polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE). High-quality secondary raw materials are produced from industrial residual materials in our plastics recycling and compounding plants in Leinefelde & Hillscheid. Both plants are certified waste management companies and certified according to ISO 14001 environmental management and ISO 9001 quality management.

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Chart Inc

Chart will exhibit with demonstration of the Liquid Nitrogen Doser that is used for container pressurization and assist in TPO reduction. Earthly Labs will feature the CiCi equipment for Carbon Capture to utilize excess carbon used in the fermentation process. As well as, Water Optimization equipment that increases water recovery and pH control with CO2 instead of conventional harsh acids and Bulk CO2 beverage equipment for breweries. | Chart is the leading global manufacturer of cryogenic equipment for the food and beverage industries and many more. Chart’s Liquid Nitrogen Dosing systems help reduce TPO levels and achieve nitrogenation for wine, beer, cold-brewed coffee, RTDs and seltzers. We help extend product shelf life and achieve packaging rigidity for these beverages in aluminum cans, aluminum bottles and glass bottles. Our liquid nitrogen dosing equipment is easy to operate and may be integrated into new or existing packaging lines. Working with Chart, you receive consultation and/or a demonstration to learn how our doser systems reduce operating costs, increase product shelf life, and enhance container integrity.

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Carlton Packaging

We are Carlton, leading designers and suppliers of dispatch packaging for fulfillment operations worldwide.We thrive in a culture of innovation and creativity. We demonstrate a total commitment to our mission: To relentlessly embrace our innovative spirit and inspire our clients with custom packaging solutions that create unbeatable brand experiences that consumers love. We’re a leading supplier of packaging solutions for fulfillment operations worldwide. We’re passionate about delivering a first-class service and helping our clients create brand experiences that are both unique and memorable. We believe that by developing a culture of innovation, we can help our clients achieve their goals. | Innovators and designers of smarter packaging materials and processes for fulfillment operations globally.

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Cargo Tuff

CargoTuff is the leading manufacturer of woven polypropylene dunnage airbags and other load securement products. With over 30 years of experience in extruding, weaving and manufacturing, combined with an experienced, technical sales team we are able to provide the best products and solutions at a very competitive cost. Compliance and sustainability are the drivers behind our innovation and constant improvement.

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