At CBM Packaging, we have developed a business model that we call flexible manufacturing that allows us to accept orders of all sizes, from as little as one case from available inventory to as much as a make-to-forecast program for millions of bottles per year.
Custom Molding
When you can’t find a stock package that meets your needs, CBM packaging can create a custom mold quickly and economically. Custom bottles and jars differentiate your product and build your brand equity.
Every custom mold presents a challenge: it must meet a creative team’s standards for art and aesthetics while also adhering to the science and engineering required for successful blow molding. The right partnership is key for a successful outcome and a final product that meets everyone’s standards for appearance, performance, cost and availability.
After our team has defined these parameters for the molding process, we can move into manufacturing considerations. For PET bottles, we often start with our existing library of preforms, to evaluate whether or not an existing preform can be used to blow the bottle. If we can use an existing preform, we can save the brand owner over $100,000 in mold costs and significantly shorten the development process. With nearly 100 preforms in our PET library, CBM Packaging often has an existing preform from which to make a custom bottle or jar.
For HDPE bottles, the blow molding process we use (extrusion or injection) impacts the cost of the mold, so we take all factors into consideration while determining which process to use.
Tool Shop
Once you have worked with CBM packaging’s design and engineering team to create a custom mold, there is a very good chance that our in-house tool shop will build it. We understand the complexity of designing and building a high-caliber blow mold – one that will provide even distribution of plastic, optimal cycle time and efficient design in relation to a complete tooling for production. Whether we use existing preforms or build an optimized preform exclusive to your need, we will apply our knowledge of each blow molding platform to arrive at an efficient, cost-effective solution.
Decorative Effects
No matter the shape or size of your packaging, decorative effects such as label printing screen printing and spray frosting help establish your brand and communicate your message. And, with a variety of options to choose from, there’s no shortage of ways you can make your products pop off the shelf.
Decorative effects are essential to help capture customers’ attention and draw their eyes to your product. With a number of different capabilities with custom colors, specialty inks, screen printing and numerous customization options in between, CBM Packaging always can help develop a product designed to stand out in a crowd.