2007:  3 SPE Thermoforming Awards

Two medical packages and an industrial product proved to be winning designs for Prent Corporation at the 17^th Annual Thermoforming Parts Competition of the Society of Plastics Engineers’ (SPE) Thermoforming Division.  The awards ceremony was held in conjunction with the groups’ Annual Conference held recently in Cincinnati.

“These awards not only honor our talented product development teams, but also our manufacturing division, who worked hand-in-hand to achieve the design and production innovations introduced in these projects,” says Joseph T. Pregont, President and Chief Executive Officer of Prent Corporation, one of the world’s largest custom thermoformers of medical and precision electronics packaging.

Winning a Gold Award in the Industrial Roll-Fed category was Prent’s VertiKlean® MAX©, a light-weight disposable applicator from Contec, Inc., for spreading disinfectant solutions onto clean room surfaces.  A proprietary retractable snap design allows the user to attach a sterile mop onto a reusable frame with just one hand.  A rigid APET thermoform is glued onto the estar foam applicator to provide rigidity without added bulk, improve cleaning capabilities and reduce supply costs.  

A Silver Award in the Medical Roll-Fed category went to Prent’s StomaphyX™ tray for EndoGastric Solutions, Inc.  The 40” long, one-piece tray holds a sterile, single-use device for treating patients with severe obesity. The design combines flaps, snaps and precise cavitations to securely present device components in sequential order of use, plus offers numerous cost savings.  

Garnering a Bronze Award in the Medical Roll-Fed category was the St. Jude Introducer TS Tray, designed to hold and protect a product used to access the left atrium during complex cardiac procedures.  A small clamshell lid protects delicate distal-tips for transit, while a larger lid holds a guide wire and catheter handle in place.  Products can be removed all at once in the operating room or remain in the tray for individual use as needed.  Ten different product lines can be assembled and shipped in this tray, providing cost and labor savings for the manufacturer and the end-users.

October 17, 2007