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      Merlin Development, Inc.
      181 Cheshire Lane,  Suite 500
      Plymouth, MN 55441

      Phone: 763-475-0224
      Fax: 763-475-1626

      E-Mail: merlin@merlindev.com

PACKAGING
Merlin is able to handle your packaging needs... from concept to customer


Packaging includes the equipment, material and processes for containment and packing prior to sale or shipment with the primary purpose of facilitating the purchase, use and transport of a product or products.  Also includes recycling of packaging products.

Food packaging's functions

Food packaging's functions are as diverse as they are important. We at Merlin focus on the following:

  • Containment
  • Protection
  • Information
  • Environmental
  • issues
  • Product safety

"Specializing in Sustainable Packaging Creation and Conversion"

Flexible Packaging

Includes printed OPP/BOPP film, printed aluminum foil lids, printed OPP/BOPP/PS labels, stretch sleeve labels, unprinted film, specialist ice cream packaging.

Laminated Packaging

Laminated cartons for packaging liquids and corrugated cartons: includes Gable top cartons, Aseptic cartons, kraft paper and fluting.

Metal Containers and Closures

Includes two-piece beverage cans, three-piece tinplate cans, crown corks, can ends.

Plastic Containers and Closures

Includes blow-molded HDPE, blow-molded PVC, PET/PET pre-forms, HIPS and PET sheet thermoforming, plastic caps, lids and other closures.

Packaging Manufacturing Machinery and Transport Packaging

Includes all machinery for the production of packaging goods and materials, injection molding, and machinery for the recycling of packaging products.

Packaging Printers

Includes folding carton production and related services such as geometrical design, development of carton material, logistics and warehousing of finished products, hot foil stamping, special varnishing, die-cutting, embossing, engraving and gluing.

Label Printing

Includes label production and related services such as wet glue and pressure sensitive labels, wraps, sleeves.  Also, finishing processes including hot foil stamping, guillotining, punching and die cutting.

  • Functional Package Design

  • Material Selection

  • Packaging Supplier Selection

  • Retail and Food service

  • Frozen, Refrigerated and Ambient Systems

  • Performance Testing

  • Distribution Analysis

  • MW and Oven-safe Packaging

  • Direct Food Contact

  • Barrier Properties Requirements

  • Rigid and Flexible

  • Multi-layer/Laminates

  • Polymers

  • Injection Molding

  • Thermoforming

  • Blow molding

  • Extrusion

  • Adhesives

  • Fiber
  • Corrugated

  • Carton board

  • Paper

  • Metals
  • Aluminum

  • Steel

  • Glass

  • Printing