Saturday, February 20, 2010

Magna-Hinge Pouches Solve Inventory Management Problem


RNR Plastics designs products to meet the needs of our customers. Several years back we developed the Magna-Hinge pouch for a customer who wanted to hang a pouch securely around a bar that could also be easily removed and relocated. The project was a great success and we've been trying to share this idea with other people ever since.

Magna-Hinge pouches are designed to securely mount on to wire baskets, racks, or closed handles for holding job tickets, tracking slips, assembly instructions, and various other messages for facility workers.

A recent success with a large aerospace company, reaffirms our believe that there is a big need for this product, but people who have the need do not know that this exists. Part of our mission is to help solve problems so I hope by blogging about this product we can make someone's job easier!

The pouches feature a clear window to display messages and a reinforced strap, with two encapsulated rare earth magnets that can wrap around wire baskets, racks, or closed handles and attach to each other. These heavy-duty pouches are made from 10-gauge flexible PVC. The design allows bar-coded messages in the pouches to be scanned with readers.

While we can manufacture any size, any strap-length, any color and add features required to meet very specific needs, we do stock a hand full of sizes which can be purchased at http://www.vinylenvelope.com/magnahinge-pouches-c-58.html.

Because the magnets are fully encapsulated, the pouches will not scratch painted metal or other sensitive surfaces. If you have a project, get in touch with us for samples, pricing, and quotations. http://www.rnrplastics.com/contactus.htm

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

What is Vinyl?

I was browsing www.vinyl.org the other day and I came across an overview of vinyl which you can read for yourself here.

Sometimes vinyl gets bad press, but I think we lose sight of how important vinyl is to our daily lives. It really is an amazing material that is economical to produce (it actually takes less energy and less oil to make PVC than other alternatives) so it is a cost leader. It has properties making it durable and flexible so it is long lasting. It is also highly recyclable.

Some of the concerns about vinyl are far outweighed by its benefits. This is why
RNR Plastics uses it to fabricate durable flexible packaging and sign holders and we believe PVC will be around for a long time to come!