A die-cut insert card from Beacon Converters developed for consideration by Medtronic
Chuck Taylor’s packaging team at Medtronic is moving toward designs that support sustainability efforts and cost reductions. “We are trying to accomplish benefits for everyone in terms of usability and reducing waste on a weight basis in operating rooms,” he says. “We are also looking for solutions that can be recovered, reused, or recycled. There’s not a lot of [these programs] in hospitals, but we want to offer the opportunity.”
For one particular Advanced Energy product, they are considering five different packaging options instead of a rigid PETG tray with a lid: a flexible blister as well as four different pouch alternatives with different internal options such as a die-cut insert card and a thermoformed insert.