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Clamshells exploit new locking mechanism.


First Choice Packaging in Independence, Ohio Independence is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,109. Geography
Independence is located at GR1.
, is introducing to North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere.  novel vacuum-formed clamshell packages based on technology licensed from a British inventor. PET and PVC PVC: see polyvinyl chloride.
PVC
 in full polyvinyl chloride

Synthetic resin, an organic polymer made by treating vinyl chloride monomers with a peroxide.
 clamshells incorporate a mechanical perimeter locking device that makes the seal imperceptible im·per·cep·ti·ble  
adj.
1. Impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses: an imperceptible drop in temperature.

2.
. Existing clamshell packages mostly use locking mechanisms such as buttons that are apparent to consumers.

First Choice marketing manager Dick Braddick says Virtuweld clamshells are a lower-cost, more-flexible alternative to ones that are permanently sealed by RF or other welding methods. Virtuweld packages snap together precisely and give the appearance of being welded. Tel: (216) 524-2200, www.firstchoizepackaging.com

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Title Annotation:Thermoforming
Publication:Plastics Technology
Date:May 1, 2004
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