ClearView Packaging Employee Spotlight Did you know that ClearView Packaging (CVB) has 70 employees? Five of the seventy have been employed by CVB for more than 30 years. One in particular just celebrated her 45th anniversary with our company. Betty Kappes has been...
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All of our articles posted are written by a poly expert here at CVP. Our blog posts cover a wide range of topics all revolving around the world of poly bags. Gaining a better understanding of the industry allows for us to provide a better experience for our customers. Here at ClearView we pride ourselves on being experts in our field. Our blog posts are a great way to educate yourself on the industry and the way our plant goes about daily procedures.
ClearView Packaging and the Circular Economy
ClearView Packaging and the Circular Economy A circular economy refers to a regenerative economic system whereby waste and process by-products are turned into new inputs for new products. The regeneration is achieved through material choice, long lasting design,...
Our New Printing Press – The PCMC Fusion Series
Here at ClearView Packaging our mission is to help our customers acquire custom bags. We emphasize fast response times and quick lead times. To achieve our goal we need to operate with a high level of efficiency. In order to increase efficiency, our plant recently...
Water based inks on plastic bags
Water based inks have been part of our printing process for five plus years. Using water based ink as an alternative to solvent based inks was born out of an attempt to limit our manufacturing environmental impact and to comply with government regulations. When water...
Custom Samples: Key to the Right Package
"To help people acquire custom bags. " That is our mission statement. It is posted in large print on our wall in the manufacturing area. The mission statement drives our service thoughts and actions. Different products require different sizes, constructions,...
Clues to Identifying Laminated Bags
Upon receipt of an inquiry, we do all we can to determine if the bag desired is something we can manufacture. One bag type we do not make is a laminated bag. In simple terms, laminated bags are a combination of different materials "glued" or laminated together to...
Packaging Changes as Volume Grows
New products in their infancy often use simple packaging. As the volume grows, the package evolves to better represent the product, aid in selling the product and help in packaging the product. The progression is typically seen as a move from generic stock bags to...
Custom Printed Bags & Cost of Print Plates
Print plates are a one time added cost when purchasing custom polybags. Once print plates are made, they can be used over and over again with no added fee (plates do wear over time but typically plates last at least 20+ runs). How are print plate costs determined? Why...
Over/Underrun Explained and Defined
Custom polybag manufacturing is subject to over/underrun percentages based on volume purchased. So many items we buy as consumers come in exact amounts. For example, we buy 1 shirt or 5 cans of soup or 2 paint brushes. All these things are made in large volumes and...
Charting LDPE Resin and Crude Oil Prices
5/25/17 Although crude oil is a source of raw materials for making plastics, it is not the major source for plastics manufacturing in the United States. Modifications to natural gas account for more plastics production domestically. That said, a prevailing thought...
Colored Custom Poly Bags in Low Volumes
4-30-17 We increasingly receive inquiries for colored custom poly bags in lower volumes. (similar to tinted colored poly bags---See blog post "Colored Tinted Custom Poly Bags"). Colored raw materials from exturders typically come with high minimums and long...
Microdots and Polybags
3/3/17 What are microdots? Microdots are tiny dots printed on polybags to aid in print plate location. They are needed for both the mounting equipment and the printing presses to achieve a high quality registered print. The microdot we use is .44 mm (0.017 inches)...