PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release
Anaheim, CA, Feb. 4th-6th – Dordan Manufacturing, a leading designer and manufacturer of thermoformed medical packaging solutions, is excited to announce its participation at MD&M West, booth #1082.
At this year's event, the company will display its collection of historic bioplastics, highlighting the early innovations that paved the way for today’s sustainable packaging solutions, including biodegradable polymers, bio-based materials, and recycled/recyclable materials. By displaying its collection of these historic bioplastics, the company aims to educate trade show attendees on the evolution of these materials, their current applications, and the future potential of bioplastics in medical packaging.
The bioplastic collection includes 9 materials sampled from 2010-2015, comparing performance and environmental properties of each: Cellulose Acetate, PHA, PLA, PLA & starch, Bio-PET, foamed RPET, DPET (not bioplastic but less carbon intensive to produce), Calcium Carbonate & Polypropylene, and algae plastic. While some of these materials have penetrated the consumer and food markets over the years, the integration of sustainable plastics in medical packaging has been restrained due to the stringent health, safety, and regulatory requirements of the medical industry.
"At Dordan, we believe that the work done by other industries to integrate bio-based/recycled material into their packaging can be translated to the medical packaging industry, though many obstacles exist. These include streamlining design and material selection and investing in end of life management solutions like industrial composting or closed-loop recycling," said Chandler Slavin-Bond, Sustainability Manager at Dordan Manufacturing. "Our goal is to showcase where we have been to inspire industry professionals to think about how they can leverage sustainable plastics to reduce environmental impact and maintain the highest standards of patient safety and product integrity."
Visit Dordan at MD&M West, booth #1082, to see the bioplastics that dominated the market in the 2010s and gain insight into the future applications of sustainable plastics in medical packaging.
Above: PHA, only class of polymers that are converted directly by microorganisms from feedstock to the polymetric form.
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About Dordan Manufacturing:
Dordan is a medical packaging designer and manufacturer of thermoformed medical device trays and blisters, surgical kits and containers, and sub component assembly trays. ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016 certified, Dordan has in house engineering, tooling, thermoforming, and Class 8 cleanroom manufacturing. 4th generation family-owned and operated, Dordan specializes in supplying high quality thermoformed packaging solutions to the medical, automotive, electronics, and consumer industries.
About MD&M West:
MD&M West is the premier medtech conference and expo held annually in Anaheim, CA. The event brings together over 1,700 exhibitors and medical professionals across the supply chain to find opportunities for innovation and connection.
For media inquiries, please contact:
Chandler Slavin-Bond
Marketing & Sustainability Manager
Dordan Manufacturing
(815) 334-0087
cslavinbond@dordan.com