Since childhood, we are told to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Over and over, it is engrained in our minds to be an environmentally conscious person and to be the caretakers of the world we live in. Today, there are so many people aware of the dangers of hurting the environment and a numerous amount of …
Informative articles about polypropylene and polyethylene containers.
LACons®: Hinged Lid Plastic Containers
Whether you are in the medical, dental, cosmetic or outdoor industries, small, round, plastic containers could be a useful tool in your workplace. Trying to find the right plastic container for your products is now easier than ever with our American made, LACons hinged lid containers. LACons are an expansive line of round, lightweight, hinged-lid …
Temperature Specifications For Plastic Containers
Do your containers have any temperature limitations? Can they be put in the freezer or the dishwasher safely? Can I place extremely hot items in the containers? All of these are very common and important questions we at LA Container get asked about our plastic containers. In this blog we will answer these temperature related questions …
Custom Labels For Plastic Containers
Custom Labeling is a great custom branding option that is offered from LA Packaging. Adding labels to your product’s packaging is a very professional and exciting way to get your company name out into the world. In this blog we will take a look at the ordering process for labels on small plastic containers and …
How To Order: Hot Stamping On Plastic Containers
So you have decided to hot stamp your plastic containers and don’t know what to do next. Well we are here to help! In this blog we will walk you through the ordering process for Hot Stamping on our plastic containers and hopefully answer all of your questions so you can have an enjoyable ordering …
Gamma Sterilizable Polypropylene Containers
Medical industries require the use of packaging products and containers manufactured with stricter standards to ensure adequate safety for pharmaceutical applications. Specifically, single use products designed for the production of culture media or the filling of sterile APIs and drug products are subject to additional processes such as sterilization. This is often accomplished with gamma …
ABS-BAS: Anti-Static Containers
ABS-BAS material from LA Container is a high quality electrostatic dissipative (ESD) inhibiting material used to make a select number of our plastic containers. ESD inhibiting materials are used to make plastic containers that are made for sensitive electronic environments. These containers prevent the flow of static electricity from you to the contents of the …
ABS-CAS: An ESD Material
If you work in an ESD environment you know the importance of having the correct equipment for your products. You need the specialized booties, gloves, coats, floors and containers to ensure the safety of your environment. But with so many ESD containers being an open top bin, how safe really are your products? With your …
Static Dissipative (BAS) Polypropylene Plastic Containers
Electrostatic discharge, or ESD occurs when a non-conducting surface comes in contact with another surface, and are then separated. This causes a spark between the two surfaces and can cause major damages. ESD can damage or destroy sensitive electronic components, erase or alter magnetic media, or set off explosions or fires in flammable environments. According to RTP, …
Conductive Anti-Static (CAS) Polypropylene Plastic Containers
Conductive Anti-Static (CAS) plastic containers, made with a specialized polypropylene material, have a surface resistivity between 10^3-10^6 ohms/square, with a static decay rate of charges on conductive vials between 5KV to 50V within 200 nanoseconds. Conductive Grade polymers prevent the sudden release of electricity between two objects known as Electrostatic Discharge (ESD). This is caused …