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What to do (And what NOT to do) in 2022

Many manufacturers in 2021 saw increased demand, supply chain shortages, labor shortages, and let’s not forget the ever-present threat Coronavirus…

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How To Measure Shrink Wrap Film For Your Product

Using a generous amount of shrink-wrapping film might seem harmless or even the right thing to do. Better to overestimate,…

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Best Packaging Closes On New Home in Melrose Park, Illinois

Best Packaging Closes On New Home in Melrose Park, Illinois

Best Packaging is graduating to a much larger, freestanding facility in Chicago’s West suburbs! Our new repair shop and administrative…

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BPBC 'Knocks It Out Of The Park' In Last Hoorah Before College

BPBC ‘Knocks It Out Of The Park’ In Last Hoorah Before College

Many Americans have similar tee-ball memories from their youth, like picking dandelions in the outfield and going out for ice…

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How much do you know about stretch wrapping?

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How To Keep OEM Lead Times From Impacting Your Production

 Situational obstacles in production are rebounding, yet lead times on new packaging equipment remain upwards of 16 weeks, causing manufacturers from all sectors to trip at the finish line in terms of recovering from production loss. Best Packaging offers a number of transitional solutions to assist in the present supply chain bottleneck and future scarcities.

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The Secret to a Lower Carbon Footprint Is Right Under Your Nose

Many businesses see smarter material sourcing, greener equipment, and operational changes as their gateway to a lower carbon footprint. All…

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What is pre-stretch and why do you need it?

Have you ever seen pre-stretch represented as a percentage and wondered ‘What does that really mean?’ If you’re just getting…

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Best Packaging Observes Manufacturing day

Best Packaging Observes Manufacturing day

Today, Best Packaging observes Manufacturing Day! MFG Day, as it’s known, is an industry wide campaign to highlight career paths…

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Stretching Machinery’s Useful Life

The Best Packaging team recently completed a full refurbishment, taking a severely damaged stretch wrapper and restoring it to like-new…

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Bringing Conveyors Back To Life

Conveyors play an important part in the packaging line. Conveyor units are very vital in a business so as to…

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Ditch the “I’ll Get Around To It” About Preventative Maintenance

This week, one of our long term customers experienced a $2500 service repair that could’ve been avoided all by a…

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