Clamshell Packaging

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of If you are not familiar with clamshell packaging, it is what you see on that package of three pilers on the image to your left. I’m sure you can’t stand opening this plastic coated nightmare, as it never opens easily. On an episode of Curb Your As someone who's ended up on the wrong end of clamshell packaging, I welcome all news about manufacturers that abandon the practice. Sony did just that this week (but the video still needs work). As we reported yesterday, Sony is but one of several big (Newser) – Stories of angry and even injured customers have inspired companies to ditch sealed clamshell packaging for easy-to-open alternatives, the New York Times reports. Amazon leads the pack, working with suppliers to ship products in plain Worthy runners-up include the interfaces on most microwaves, TV remotes, New York City's parking signs, and pull-handles on push-only doors, according to users of Quora. View photo Wikimedia Commons If you've recently opened up -- or, more specifically We've all suffered an injury or two at the hands of a hermetically-sealed package containing a shiny new controller or other accessory, but did you know that 6,500 people visited the emergency room with a plastic packaging-related injury in 2004? .

When gadgets come in impossible-to-open plastic packaging (so-called blister, oyster or clamshell packaging), there's a safer way to open them than using a knife. We rounded up the tools and gave them a spin. Here are the winners of our blister pack The March issue of Consumer Reports includes a feature article called "The Oyster Awards: CR's picks for America's hardest-to-open packages article actually denounces all kinds of ridiculous packaging, including toys lashed to their backing with Key Packaging Company, Inc. provides custom thin gauge thermoforming as well as tamper and theft resistant blister packaging; clamshell packaging solutions, which include hinged fold-over clamshell packaging, snap shut clamshell packaging, tri-fold “Increased demand for clamshell packaging is because of the high sales of fresh produce and prepared food products,” “Moreover, clamshells have a thick and rigid construction making them better suited to pack larger and heavier items, and they are .

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