Contract packager

Short description: Company that packages products for their clients

A contract packager, or co-packer, is a company that packages products for their clients. The packaging and labeling services can be used for many types of products including foods, pharmaceuticals, household products, and industrial products.

## Contents

* 1 Functions of contract packaging
* 2 Industries served
* 3 Relationships
* 4 Contract packaging equipment
* 5 See also
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## Functions of contract packaging

A point-of-sale display assembled by a contract packager

There can be a variety of reasons for using contract packaging.[1][2]

* A contract packager may have specialized equipment and expertise needed for a particular packaging operation.
* A contract packager carries the capital costs of packaging machinery and the personnel costs of packaging line workers
* A manufacturer can focus on its core competencies and outsource packaging to a contract packager
* There may be a temporary need for additional capacity: surge projects
* Contract packagers often can be more flexible than a large corporation to schedule urgently needed production.
* A test market, promotion, or product modification may need a limited packaging run to produce products for evaluation
* Primary packages can be sent to a contract packager for assembling Multi-packs or a Point of sale display
* Some large retailers or Warehouse clubs demand special package sizes or printing.
* Bulk products can be sent to a contract packager for making Private label products and packages.
* Clinical trials of medical devices or Pharmaceutical drugs often need a limited packaging operation for preparation of trial material

## Industries served

Contract packagers can serve an array of industries. Below are some of the most common industries served, and the products that may be packaged:

* Beauty and cosmetics — Soap, hair shampoos and conditioners, makeup, lotions, and oils
* Medical — Bandages and surgical adhesives, alcohol prep pads, medications, liquid concentrates, antibacterial sprays, medical devices[3]
* Private label industries
* Nutrition — Sports supplements, vitamins, protein powders
* Food — Cookies, produce, crackers, pastas, grains, muffins, chocolate, candies, trail mix
* Pharmaceutical — pharmaceutical packaging, unit dose devices, over-the-counter (OTC) medications
* Dental — Toothpastes, toothache and cold sore relief gels, fluoride, dental devices
* Adhesives- Tubes and other containers for a variety of adhesives
* Beverages- Bottles, cans, and cartons of beverages
* Point of sale display - Items can be assembled for special end-of-aisle (endcap) or point of purchase displays
* Industrial products - requiring special package forms

## Relationships

The details of the relationship between the manufacturer, brand owner, and contract packager can vary. Some contract packagers perform limited operations, with all materials provided by the primary manufacturer. Product engineers are sometimes present to observe and supervise packaging operations. Other contract packaging firms are active in the package design process, provide purchasing services for materials and components, and provide shipping and logistics operations.[4]

A Contract manufacturer can also be a contract packager. If not a separate contract packager can be employed by the contract manufacturer.

## Contract packaging equipment

Contract packaging companies make use of a range of different machines, typically utilized on automated lines for faster production and turnaround times. Automated bottling lines may be used for containing liquids such as water, soft drinks, beer, and wine, and are capable of filling bottles at a rate of 30,000 bottles per hour.[5] Auger filling machines can be used for packaging dry products including powders, seeds, vitamins, and other small items.

Other complex machines exist in the contract packaging industry, such as the vertical form fill sealing machine. This machine produces plastics bags from a roll of film while simultaneously filling the bags with liquid or solid products.

Contract packagers may utilize different pieces of equipment to achieve the desired product packaging, whether the items need to be shrink wrapped, or contained in blister packs, clamshells, sealed food trays, stand-up pouches, bottles or cartons.

## See also

* Outsourcing
* Contract manufacturing organization
* Cooperative
* Sheltered workshop

## References

1. ↑ Peters, J; Higgins, Richmond (2013). Creating Value Through Packaging. DEStech Publications, HAVI Solutions. pp. 84–86. ISBN 978-1-60595-087-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=XmKTwbgpFI4C&q=contract+packager&pg=PA85.
2. ↑ "Why Use a Contract Packager". Contract Packaging Association. https://www.contractpackaging.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3287.
3. ↑ Gygi, J (25 August 2020), "7 Things to Consider When Using a Medical Device Contract Packager", Medical Device and Diagostic Industry, https://www.mddionline.com/packaging/7-things-consider-when-using-medical-device-contract-packager, retrieved 16 September 2020
4. ↑ "When and how to choose a Contract packager | Packaging Digest" (in en). http://www.packagingdigest.com/contract-packaging/when-and-how-choose-contract-packager.
5. ↑ "Fastest bottling line in the world ?" (in en-GB). beveragedaily.com. https://www.beveragedaily.com/Article/2002/08/30/Fastest-bottling-line-in-the-world.

* Yam, K.L., "Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology", John Wiley & Sons, 2009, ISBN 978-0-470-08704-6
* Soroka, W, Illustrated Glossary of Packaging Terminology Institute of Packaging Professionals, [1]
* “Choosing and Using a Co-Packer”, University of Arkansas, 2009, Research Report 985, [2]

## External links

* Contract Packaging Association [3]
* European Co-Packers Association [4]

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Packaging

General topics|

* Active packaging
* Child-resistant packaging
* Contract packager
* Modified atmosphere/modified humidity packaging
* Package pilferage
* Package testing
* Packaging engineering
* Resealable packaging
* Reusable packaging
* Reuse of bottles
* Shelf life
* Shelf-ready packaging
* Shelf-stable
* Sustainable packaging
* Tamper-evident
* Tamper resistance
* Wrap rage

Product packages|

* Alternative wine closure
* Beer bottle
* Box wine
* Case-ready meat
* Coffee bag
* Cosmetic packaging
* Currency packaging
* Disposable food packaging
* Drink can
* Egg carton
* Evidence packaging
* Flour sack
* Foam food container
* Food packaging
* Glass milk bottle
* Growler
* Juicebox
* Luxury packaging
* Milk bag
* Optical disc packaging
* Popcorn bag
* Pharmaceutical packaging
* Plastic milk container
* Self-heating food packaging
* Screw cap (wine)
* Single-serve coffee container
* Water bottle
* Wine bottle

Containers|

* Aerosol spray
* Aluminium bottle
* Aluminum can
* Ampoule
* Antistatic bag
* Bag-in-box
* Bag
* Barrel
* Biodegradable bag
* Blister pack
* Boil-in-bag
* Bottle
* Box
* Bulk box
* Cage
* Case
* Carboy
* Carton
* Chub
* Clamshell
* Corrugated box design
* Crate
* Disposable cup
* Drum
* Endcap
* Envelope
* Flexible intermediate bulk container
* Folding carton
* Glass bottle
* Gunny sack
* Inhaler
* Insulated shipping container
* Intermediate bulk container
* Jar
* Jerrycan
* Jug
* Keg
* Mesh bag
* Multi-pack
* Oyster pail
* Packet (container)
* Padded envelope
* Pail
* Paper bag
* Paper sack
* Plastic bag
* Plastic bottle
* Retort pouch
* Sachet
* Security bag
* Self-heating can
* Shipping container
* Skin pack
* Spray bottle
* Stand-up pouch
* Steel and tin cans
* Tetra Brik
* Thermal bag
* Tub (container)
* Tube
* Unit load
* Vial
* Wooden box

Materials and
components|

* Adhesive
* Aluminium foil
* Bail handle
* Bioplastic
* Biodegradable plastic
* BoPET
* Bubble wrap
* Bung
* Cellophane
* Closure
* Coated paper
* Coating
* Coextrusion
* Corrugated fiberboard
* Corrugated plastic
* Cushioning
* Desiccant
* Double seam
* Foam peanut
* Gel pack
* Glass
* Hot-melt adhesive
* Kraft paper
* Label
* Lid
* Linear low-density polyethylene
* Liquid packaging board
* Low-density polyethylene
* Metallised film
* Modified atmosphere
* Molded pulp
* Nonwoven fabric
* Overwrap
* Oxygen scavenger
* Package handle
* Packaging gas
* Pallet
* Paper
* Paper pallet
* Paperboard
* Plastic film
* Plastic pallet
* Plastic wrap
* Polyester
* Polyethylene
* Polypropylene
* Pressure-sensitive tape
* Pump dispenser
* Screw cap
* Screw cap (wine)
* Security printing
* Security tape
* Shock detector
* Shock and vibration data logger
* Shrink wrap
* Slip sheet
* Staple (fastener)
* Strapping
* Stretch wrap
* Susceptor
* Tamper-evident band
* Tear tape
* Temperature data logger
* Time temperature indicator
* Tinplate
* Velostat

Processes|

* Aseptic processing
* Authentication
* Automatic identification and data capture
* Blow fill seal
* Blow molding
* Calendering
* Canning
* Coating
* Containerization
* Corona treatment
* Curtain coating
* Die cutting
* Die forming (plastics)
* Electronic article surveillance
* Extrusion
* Extrusion coating
* Flame treatment
* Glass production
* Graphic design
* HACCP
* Hermetic seal
* Induction sealing
* Injection moulding
* Lamination
* Laser cutting
* Molding
* Package tracking
* Papermaking
* Plastic welding
* Plastics extrusion
* Printing
* Quality assurance
* Radio-frequency identification
* Roll slitting
* Shearing (manufacturing)
* Thermoforming
* Track and trace
* Vacuum forming
* Ultrasonic welding
* Vacuum packaging
* Verification and validation

Machinery|

* Barcode printer
* Barcode reader
* Bottling line
* Calender
* Can seamer
* Cartoning machine
* Case sealer
* Check weigher
* Conveyor system
* Extended core stretch wrapper
* Filler
* Heat gun
* Heat sealer
* Industrial robot
* Injection molding machine
* Label printer applicator
* Lineshaft roller conveyor
* Logistics automation
* Material-handling equipment
* Mechanical brake stretch wrapper
* Multihead weigher
* Orbital stretch wrapper
* Packaging machinery
* Palletizer
* Rotary wheel blow molding systems
* Shrink tunnel
* Staple gun
* Tape dispenser
* Turntable stretch wrapper
* Vertical form fill sealing machine

Environment,
post-use|

* Biodegradation
* Environmental engineering
* Glass recycling
* Industrial ecology
* Life-cycle assessment
* Litter
* Packaging waste
* Paper recycling
* Plastic recycling
* Recycling
* Reusable packaging
* Reverse logistics
* Source reduction
* Sustainable packaging
* Waste management

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