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Contact: Jill Brandts
(949) 261-6979

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SPI Thermoforming Institute Announces 2004 "TINA" Award Winners

IRVINE, CA (April 14, 2004) - Continuing its tradition of promoting and recognizing superior manufacturing quality, innovation and use of materials in thermoformed parts, The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI) announced the winners of its Thermoforming Institute National Awards (TINA) for 2004.

The overall winner was Plastic Ingenuity of Cross Plains, WI, which entered Twist and Lock into the light-gauge food packaging category. Designed for optimal structure and balance, the leak-resistant fluted bowl contained a tamper-evident crush system with a tear-away pin and a burst-resistant lid.

The only competition of its kind for custom thermoformers in the nation, SPI's TINA Awards program is open to member of SPI's Thermoforming Institute. The entries must be a production item - not a prototype - and must be a custom design. This year's competition attracted submissions from 10 states, including California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Wisconsin.

Entries were judged in eight categories representing heavy gauge and light gauge products, as well as best overall design, by attendees of the Thermoforming Institute's 2004 winter meeting. "SPI is committed to promoting the growth and prestige of the thermoforming industry by encouraging the use of good manufacturing practices," said Brian Schell, chairman of SPI's Thermoforming Institute and president of Buckell Plastics, Lewistown, PA. "The caliber of this year's entries demonstrates true innovation and creativity in the design of the parts."

The other 2004 "TINA" winners are:

Heavy Gauge Categories:

  • Thermoformed Assembly: Upper Bunk, The Fabri-Form Co. (New Concord, OH)
  • Pressure-Formed Assembly: Medical Cart, ThermoFab (Shirley, MA)
  • Pressure-Formed Part: Rear Cover Console, Kintz Plastics, Inc. (Howes Cave, NY)
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  • Twin Sheet Assembly: Cryogen Cap, Kintz Plastics, Inc. (Howes Cave, NY)

Light Gauge Categories:

  • Consumer Packaging: Boost Mobile Package, Key Packaging Co. (Sarasota, FL)

  • Medical Packaging: Vari-Lase Laser Proc. Kit, Brookdale Plastics, Inc. (Plymouth, MN)

  • Industrial Packaging: Net 5 Clamshell, Key Packaging Co. (Sarasota, FL)

  • Food Packaging: Twist and Lock, Plastics Ingenuity (Cross Plains, WI)

The awards were announced during the Institute's annual winter meeting, held February 28-March 3 in Scottsdale, AZ.

SPI's Thermoforming Institute is composed of presidents and CEOs of companies significantly engaged in the manufacture of custom thermoformed products. Its mission is to promote the growth and prestige of the thermoforming industry. To learn more about the Thermoforming Institute or this year's TINA award winners, contact Jill Brandts, (949) 261-6979; e-mail jbrandts@socplas.org.

Founded in 1937, The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc., is the trade association representing one of the largest manufacturing industries in the United States. SPI's members represent the entire plastics industry supply chain, including processors, machinery and equipment manufacturers and raw materials suppliers. The U.S. plastics industry employs 1.4 million workers and provides nearly $310 billion in annual shipments. For more information, visit SPI on the Web at www.plasticsindustry.org.


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