The invention is directed to straight, consistent body scores on plastic corrugated boxes and a process for making the body scores.

A covered container manufacturing device for manufacturing a resin covered container that includes: a container main body; an outer cover portion that opens and closes the container main body; and a hinge portion that couples the container main body with the outer cover portion, and wherein the container main body, the outer cover portion and the hinge portion are integrally formed, the covered container manufacturing device including: an angle regulator that regulates a relative angle of the outer cover portion with respect to the container main body to a predetermined angle of less than 180 degrees, wherein the angle regulator comprises: a heater that comprises a heating portion that generates heat and heats the hinge portion; and a bender that bends the outer cover portion relative to the container main body at the heated hinge portion, wherein the heater heats inside of the hinge portion.

An expansion-molded article that can be firmly heat-fused with another member is provided. The expansion-molded article is one that may be heat-fused with another member, where the expansion-molded article includes at least one protrusion which is formed on at least one surface of the expansion-molded article including at least one surface is to be heat-fused with the another member. The at least one protrusion comprises at least two surfaces as viewed from above, and a boundary line between the at least two surfaces, where the at least one boundary line intersects a direction from an outside of the at least one protrusion toward a center of an apex of the at least one protrusion.

Containers and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. The containers include internal fluoropolymer surfaces, optionally comprising fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP), within the storage compartments. Such fluoropolymer surfaces may be incorporated into the containers via in-mold labeling, for example. Optionally, the containers are useful for storing cannabis extracts that are typically sticky. Low surface energy of the robust fluoropolymer surfaces in such containers help to prevent adherence of the sticky products to the container surfaces.

A weight and noise reducing glovebox assembly made of an inner glovebox bin composed of a pair of thermopolymer fiber layers that work in concert to absorb noise and isolate noise and vibration providing a glovebox with improved NVH characteristics. The glovebox bin is formed of a three dimensionally chill formed structural layer composed of PET fiber to which is mated, preferably by needle tacking, an inner carpet layer also composed of PET fiber providing two stage noise, sound and vibration reduction. In a preferred embodiment, the inner PET fiber carpet layer is mated, preferably by needle tacking, to an outer structural moldable PET fiber substrate layer forming a two-stage sound, noise and vibration absorbing and isolating thermoformable blank that is chilled formed into a sound absorbing glovebox bin of one piece flip open construction that is lighter in weight and which has reduced sound and noise generation and transmission compared to conventional hard plastic gloveboxes.

A tool for producing a plastic container in a thermoform process, in particular a plastic deep drawing process, with a positive mold, is described. The container may have a bottom section for forming a container bottom. The container may also have a lateral wall section for forming a circumferential, lateral wall integrally formed with the container bottom from the same material. The container may also have a wall for forming a stacking edge formed as a hollow profile, circumferentially protruding beyond an external contour of the lateral wall of the container. In a molding position for forming the container, the wall is arranged circumferentially protruding around an entire external side of the positive mold. The wall is movable out of the molding position into a demolding position. A method for producing the container by the tool is also provided.

A resin panel according to an embodiment includes a core material, a reinforcing material, a skin material covering the core material and the reinforcing material, and a fastened member. A reinforcing material has a first plate provided on a front surface of the core material, a second plate provided on a back surface of the core material, and a connecting plate connecting the first plate and the second plate. The fastened member is attached to the skin material by a fastening member penetrating the skin material and the first plate or the second plate of the reinforcing material.

A corrugated plastic box and a method for manufacturing a corrugated plastic box from a blank are provided. The method includes the steps of forming rounded edge seals on the perimeter edges of the blank, pre-sealing portions of the blank to form a plurality of areas in which major and minor flap slots and a glue tab are desired, ultrasonically scoring the blank to form a plurality of flap score lines, and cutting the blank through the plurality of pre-sealed flap slots and glue tab, leaving a sealed edge.

The invention is directed to straight, consistent body scores on plastic corrugated boxes and a process for making the body scores.

A system and process of printing a package of expanded material (e.g., expanded starch, foam or other expanded material). The expanded material can be heated and extruded, poured, sprayed, or otherwise applied in malleable form that sets up to become a porous protective covering for an item to be packaged. In an example, a layer of expanded material is laid down, and the item in a protective covering (e.g., a plastic bag, sleeve, coating, etc.) is positioned on the layer of expanded material. Additional layers or expanded material may be applied, thereby encasing the item. The top surface of the expanded material may be flattened, such as by operation of a roller, press, or cutter. The top surface may be sprayed with a shellac sealant, paint, or other coating, to allow printing of a label on the top surface.