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New Packaging Digest Article: Plastic Discovered That Offers Solution to Pollution

Berkeley Lab discovers a new plastic that can be recycled an infinite number of times without losing its quality, thereby changing the economics of recycling. Check out my new..

1-page Snap Shot of Dordan's Medical Packaging Products and Services

60-year old custom thermoforming company, Dordan Manufacturing, is now offering cleanroom-produced, medical packaging solutions, like device tray packaging and procedural and..

NPR on Understanding Plastic's Carbon Footprint

NPR published an article this week, "Plastic Has a Big Carbon Footprint-- But That Isn't The Whole Story."

The Woodstock Independent Reports, Dordan Enters The Next Industrial Age

Dordan is based in Woodstock, IL-- the setting for Bill Murray's Groundhog Day; a cultural oasis for artists, musicians, and entrepreneurs alike, 50-miles outside Chicago. The..

Dordan Integrates Industry 4.0 Technologies for enhanced agility & how you can, too

For many small and medium sized manufacturers, the principles of the Fourth Industrial Revolution are abstract. Terms like interconnectivity, IoTT, customization, flexible..

Dordan's ISO Certified Thermoform Design Process

Dordan Manufacturing has been designing custom thermoformed packaging since 1962. In that time, we have developed a proprietary process for developing thermoform designs...

Thermoforming Player Expands into the Medical Device Arena

Medical Plastics News featured Dordan in its new article, "Thermoforming player expands into medical device arena."

Nike’s New Green Lobster Shoe Box by Dordan Tests Thermoforming Limits

Packaging Digest's new article, "Nike's new Green Lobster shoe box tests thermoforming limits," narrates the challenges that Dordan overcame in the design and manufacture of..

Dordan's Top 5 Posts of 2018

Thank you for your interest in Dordan Manufacturing, a custom thermoformer since 1962. Each year our digital footprint grows: Our blog, viewed by just a few-hundred people in 2009..

Remembering Dordan Co-founder Vivian Slavin this New Year

My grandmother and Dordan co-founder, Ellena Vivian Slavin, passed away on August 19th; she would have been 103-years-old Christmas Day.