Clamshell Packaging

How We Can Help with Clamshell Packaging UK

Clam Packing (also known as Clamshell Packaging) is made by Thermoforming techniques to closely match the shape of the package to fit closely around the contents (see Thermoforming) and is ideal for presenting and packaging a variety of different shapes and sizes such as electrical goods, automotive parts, toiletries and cosmetics.

The Clam Pack is hand-filled, and then a simple secure clip closure keeps the hinged pack together (this can then be spot welded if required for security).

This type of pack is used primarily for retail display as it generally allows a high degree of all-round visibility and therefore is a popular and practical way of displaying your product.

The advantage of the Clam Pack is that you can pack it yourself so you don’t have to hold large amounts of packed stock. You can also change the paper insert to suit individual customers or even different languages with minimal cost.

We operate to the highest sustainability standards – for example using 85% recycled RPET material that is 100% recyclable for all our blister packaging and our clam shell packaging in total is 100% recyclable, and last but not least, we generate 50KwH of our own electricity every day from a Solar Panel array on the roof.

Sustainability in Packaging Clamshells

Benefits of Thermoformed Packaging

Fully Recyclable

All of our clam packs and clam shells are made of 30% Recycled RPET material, they are also 100% recyclable. So they are not only greener, they will not incur the new packaging tax.

A bespoke service
Platt Packaging can offer a tooling and production service to produce a bespoke product for your product and we can provide a hand assembly packing service for your Clam pack from our site in Tredegar in South Wales, to provide you with a finished product for direct re-sale to your customers. Platt Packaging can despatch nationwide.

Stock Product

We understand that not all of our potential clients requirements justify the cost of expenditure on bespoke tooling, therefore we are starting to develop a range of standard off the shelf clampacks which will assist in keeping the cost of packaging to a minimum.

The range is small at the moment but will grow over time. If you need a bespoke cavity and think it would fit within the plinth area as shown below, it may be that we can make tooling inserts to suit your specific requirement. Whilst this clamshell packaging solution would involve a small tooling cost it would be much less than that of a complete toolset.

	Pack Width	Pack Length	Plinth Width	Plinth Length
A Range	92mm	182mm	82mm	150mm
B Range	118mm	170mm	105mm	140mm
C Range	118mm	255mm	105mm	215mm
W Range	67mm	230mm	58mm	190mm
J Range	50mm	140mm	40mm	105mm

Customisation in Clam Shell Pack Designs

Standard Clam Shell Package Range A

	A	B	C
A/001	110mm	35mm	10mm
A/002	110mm	72mm	25mm
A/003	100mm	70mm	43mm
A/004	75mm	75mm	25mm
A/005	110mm	72mm	12mm

Standard Clam Shell Package Range B

	A	B	C
B/001	30mm	70mm	10mm
B/002	35mm	85mm	25mm
B/003	75mm	70mm	30mm
B/004	90mm	90mm	35mm
B/005	100mm	100mm	40mm
B/006	135mm	100mm	12mm

Standard Clam Shell Package Range C

	A	B	C
C/001	165mm	100mm	40mm
C/002	165mm	100mm	50mm
C/003	165mm	100mm	60mm
C/001-D	165mm	100mm	95mm

Standard Clam Shell Package Range J

	A	B	C
J/001	80mm	35mm	20mm
J/002	80mm	35mm	30mm

Standard Clam Shell Package Range W

	A	B	C
W/001	185mm	55mm	10mm
W/002	185mm	55mm	20mm
W/003	185mm	55mm	30mm
W/004	185mm	55mm	40mm