When you make portable devices or high volume equipment, you need a smart way to protect your products. At PottertonPacs, we provide high quality vacuum formed plastic inserts. These trays offer premium protection, neat organisation, and a professional look for your equipment. We specialise in manufacturing for businesses and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), delivering durable internal packaging that adds real value to your items.
What is Vacuum Formed Packaging?
Vacuum formed packaging is a simple but clever process. First, we heat a plastic sheet until it becomes soft and flexible. Next, we stretch it over a custom mould. Then, a strong vacuum sucks the plastic tightly against the shape of the tool. This creates a lightweight, rigid plastic tray that matches the exact shape of your equipment.
This style of packaging is the perfect choice for businesses that need identical trays across large production runs. It is widely used for multi user medical systems, remote patient monitoring boxes, and high volume electronic test kits.
A Cost Effective Solution for Volume Production
One of the main benefits of choosing vacuum formed inserts is that they are highly cost effective for larger quantities. There is an upfront tooling cost to design and create the initial mould. However, the cost per unit drops significantly once production starts.
This makes it the ideal option for commercial rollouts where you need hundreds or thousands of identical, professional inserts. It provides a clean, factory finish that foam sometimes cannot match, ensuring your portable devices look uniform and premium when delivered to your clients.
A Wide Range of Materials to Suit Your Industry
Different industries need different technical features from their packaging. At PottertonPacs, we work with a wide range of materials to ensure your inserts meet your exact business needs.
- Healthcare and Medical: For welfare equipment and patient monitoring systems, we use smooth, non porous plastics. These surfaces are easy to wipe down, sterilise, and disinfect, making them fully compliant with strict clinical hygiene standards.
- Electronics and Engineering: We can utilise anti static plastics to safeguard sensitive circuit boards, digital meters, and portable diagnostic tools from electrical shocks.
- Industrial and Safety: Our heavy duty plastics offer excellent chemical resistance, perfect for environmental test kits or safety tools used in harsh field conditions.
Seamless Brand Alignment
Your product presentation is a big part of your company image. Our vacuum formed trays keep your portable kits perfectly organised. Every cable, probe, power supply, and main unit has its own dedicated slot. This layout looks professional during client demonstrations and allows users to check for missing parts quickly in the field.
Partner with a Leading UK Manufacturer
With over 120 years of experience in protective transit solutions, PottertonPacs is a trusted B2B partner across the UK. We handle the entire process from initial design to final production at our facility, ensuring fast turnaround times and expert quality control.
Explore the benefits of our custom vacuum formed packaging solutions today. Contact our team to discuss your project requirements or to request a quote for your next volume production run.
