Packaging Projects

With thirty years industry experience, Protec has provided product development and trouble shooting to leading food, pharmaceutical, medical device, cosmetic, personal care, industrial and OEM manufacturers. With a vast knowledge of materials, assemblies and technologies in the packaging and allied industries, the firm has assisted enterprises world-wide in upgrading facilities and consumer packaging, reduced cost, increased efficiencies and markets through horizontal product expansion.

Export packaging - Separate projects were undertaken to export pharmaceutical products to Greece and India by air and sea. Problems with easily damageable, very heavy materials having hazardous explosive properties have necessitated negotiations with the UN and IATA organizations. Cost effective packaging design of special containers allowed maximum weight and minimum space utilization to be achieved under the present regulations.

Paper bags and flexible packaging project - Work in Jordan had us perform market research and technical consulting for a sack company making paper bags for Jordan's cement industry. 9 years developing and converting single and multi-wall paper bags and sacks in the food, pharmaceutical and chemical industries allowed us to make recommendations for their expansion program. Domestic and foreign export market research was conducted for 6 packaging markets including flexible and bags. IE studies on the present facility were accomplished with short and long term recommendations made. Management studies were conducted and integrated into the overall plan. Further work had us making changes to the present manufacturing operation. Next stages will involve the execution of the technical and management plans to perform the plant expansion.

Label project - Work in France had us developing the label, converting process, and machinery for fabricating a temperature sensitive indicating label for the frozen food, dairy and meat consumer packaging markets. Our marketing efforts on the clients behalf has commenced in the US and Europe. A project for industrial packaging will be next.

Carton and corrugated printing - USAID had Protec examine a box firm in the Dominican Republic to assist them in upgrading their quality control area, pre-press and litho/gravure printing capabilities through major engineering changes to their equipment and sourcing of incoming raw materials (paper, board and inks).

Package assessment - A US/Russian joint venture engaged Protec to study and make recommendations to support a technical project in Far Eastern Russia, below Siberia. Protec assessed local packaging and manufacturing sites and negotiated with the factories to supply packaging on an on-going basis. Protec continues to enjoy a long term relationship as the JV expands into other regions throughout Russia.