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• Tek Pak Nominated in the 2023 Makers Madness Contest | February 21, 2023

  

  We’re excited to share Tek Pak’s Carrier Tape has been nominated in the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association’s (IMA) annual “Makers Madness” contest, an online contest highlighting amazing manufacturers and the fantastic products made throughout the State of Illinois. Now in its fourth year, this bracket-style tournament will let the public decide what product earns the 2023 title of The Coolest Thing Made in Illinois!

  VOTE for Tek Pak

• Tek Pak Named in the Plastic News 2023 Thermoforming Report/Annual Ranking | February 16, 2023

  

  Tek Pak, Inc. made the Plastics News 2023 Thermoformers Ranking List & Special Report! We're thrilled to be named to this prestigious list of thermoforming industry leaders.

  READ the article.

• Tek Pak to Participate in the 2023 MD&M West Trade Show | February 1, 2023

  

  Informa Markets Engineering West (IME West), home to MD&M West, WestPack, ATX West, D&M West, and Plastec West, is the largest annual advanced manufacturing event in the US, bringing together suppliers and buyers for every part of the product development cycle. Tek Pak will be participating at IME West February 7-9.

  READ to learn more.

• Tek Pak Expands Operations with New State-of-the-Art Training Center and Inventory Facility in St. Charles | November 3, 2022

  

  ST. CHARLES, IL – As part of its ongoing corporate growth and expansion program, Tek Pak Inc., a global manufacturing and packaging solutions company located in the Fox Valley region celebrated on Wednesday the grand opening of its new state of the art training center and inventory facility in St. Charles. The new location will provide expanded space for additional workforce development training and will also allow the company to centralize its shipping, receiving and storage of materials.

  PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Alderperson Bill Kalamaris and Interim Executive Director of the St. Charles Area Chamber of Commerce Debbie Gurley joined Tek Pak’s President and CEO Tony Beyer (holding the scissors), Vice President of Research and Development Dr. Scott Carter, and Director of Finance and Shared Services Wendy White Eagle, for the ribbon cutting and grand opening of their new State-Of-The-Art Training Center and Inventory Facility in St. Charles on Wednesday, November 2. Photos by: Karen Muehlfelt/Keeping Moments Photography

  VIEW press release.

• Tek Pak Sponsors Fundraiser for Village of Campton Hills K-9 Officer, Koda | October 5, 2022

  

  

  Photo Credit: Karen Muehlfelt Keeping Moments Photography.

  Tek Pak Inc., a global manufacturing and packaging solutions company located in the Fox Valley region is pleased to serve as the platinum sponsor for the Village of Campton Hills’ October 8 fundraising event in support of the Police Department’s K-9 unit featuring Koda, a male German Shepherd who has been with the unit since its inception in 2019.

  VIEW press release.

• Tek Pak Featured in Daily Herald 'Made in the Suburb' Series | August 7, 2022

  

  Tek Pak, Inc. was recently featured in the Daily Herald 'Made In The Suburbs' series.

  READ the entire in-depth interview with Tek Pak President Tony Beyer.

• Tek Pak Featured in Illinois Manufacturers' Association Magazine | May 18, 2022

  

  Tek Pak Inc. was recently featured in the Q2 2022 edition of the Illinois Manufacturers' Association magazine.

  READ the full article.

• Tek Pak Wins the Valley Industrial Association's Spark Safety Award | April 29, 2022

  

  Thank you Valley Industrial Association for a great evening.  We are proud to be a winner of the “Spark Award for Safety Excellence”.  Congrats to all of the evening's winners!

  VIEW press release.

• 2022 Funny Car Schedule and Updates | April 18, 2022

  

  Start Your Engines Race Fans! The Tek Pak, Inc. sponsored Funny Car will be back on the track this month. The new racing season begins April 29th in Charlotte, NC. Check out the new Tek Pak Funny Car look and help us cheer on Team Tek Pak as they begin their 2022 Funny Car Quest For The Championship. 

  VIEW the full 2022 race schedule.

  Curious about sponsoring the Tek Pak Funny Car?

  VIEW the PDF.

  See you at the track!

• Tek Pak Core Values to Our Business Continuity Plan During Covid 19 | July 7, 2020

  

  For over 27 years our core values are to provide our customers a competitive advantage through speed, quality, and technology.  We have applied those same core values to our Business Continuity Plan during Covid 19. In February, we established a coronavirus response team and are following the current guidance from government and local health authorities.

  During the coronavirus outbreak, our focus is on the safety and well-being of our employees, who are vitally important to support you and your business, as well as the communities where we operate. Our second primary area of concern is the safety and continued service of our customers.

  We have implemented several actions through our team, including:

  • Instituting guidelines to limit virus spread and keep our employees healthy.
  • Implementing operational enhancements, in alignment with public health authority guidance, to limit employee and customer exposure to the virus:
    • Implementing access restrictions at our facilities, including strictly limiting visitor access to both our manufacturing and office facilities.
    • Highly restricting all business travel.
    • Providing safety guidance and supplies appropriate for our employees and the nature of their work in line with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the WHO.

  
  

  Our customers’ business continuity is a key priority. We want to minimize service disruptions or impacts to your business. Our goal is to offer the level of quality, responsiveness, and support that you have come to expect from Tek Pak, Inc. Our team has proactively worked with each of our critical business functions and support facilities to adapt to this new working environment while we implement our own continuity plans.

  Please contact your Tek Pak, Inc. representative should you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for your continued partnership. VISITOR FORMS are available for download prior to any scheduled visit here.

  Stay Healthy,

  -Tony Beyer, President

• We Stand in Solidarity of the Black Community | June 8, 2020

  "As a company we are listening, learning, and committed to continuing to drive change in the local communities in which we have the privilege to work. Committed to maintaining our mantra to provide great jobs in the local market, we will continue to make improvements to our own internal business practices, while at the same time working to change those larger challenges in our community that limit anyone from achieving their highest potential. We stand in solidarity with the black community and all who may be impacted by systemic racism and sexism. Black lives matter. We hear you. We see you.  All of us - working shoulder to shoulder - can lift our human capacity to a higher level. We no longer have the luxury of time - indeed it is time to move - forward."

  -Tony Beyer, President

• Tek Pak’s Growing With 5 New HAAS CNC Machines | May 18, 2020

  

  Tek Pak continues to grow with the addition of 5 new HAAS CNC Machines to meet our customer's demands.

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• Tek Pak Supports WDSRA | July 1, 2019

  

  “WDSRA is THE place for engaging community-based social & recreational programs for individuals of all ages with special needs. Our expert staff is dedicated to making sure every experience is a positive one.”

  VIEW the WDSRA website.

• Tek Pak Car Runs Career Best 4.03 Seconds! | July 1, 2019

  

  

  Tek Pak is fast … Dale Creasy Jr. runs career-best In the Norwalk, Ohio NHRA race, June 22nd.

• Tek Pak Official Supplier of XGR Technologies | June 17, 2019

  

  Tek Pak is proud to announce a strategic partnership with XGR Technologies to produce and supply SnapShot® board-level metalized Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI) shields.

  READ the full story here.

  XGR Technologies SnapShot EMI Shields are revolutionary, multi-cavity shields that solve many of the problems associated with today’s existing shielding technologies.

  VIEW the technical summary.

• ISO 9001 & ISO 13485 Compliant | April 19, 2019

  

  Tek Pak’s President, Tony Beyer is proud of his hard working and dedicated team!

  “Congrats to Brian, the Quality Team, and all employees for passing our ISO 13485 & 9001 audits this week with -0- nonconformances!" Job well done!

  -Tony Beyer, President

• Tek Pak Announces New Partnership with XGR | April 1, 2019

  

  Tek Pak produces and supplies SnapShot® board-level metalized Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI) shields.

  VIEW metalized film datasheet.

• Tek Pak Wins the Valley Industrial Association’s Spark Safety Award (for the 2nd year in a row) | March 28, 2019

  

  Valley Industrial Association 2019 Spark Awards!

  Thank you Valley Industrial Association for a great evening.  We are proud to be a 2-time winner of the “Spark Award for Safety Excellence”.  Congrats to all of the evening's winners!

• Tek Pak, Inc. Sponsors NHRA Race Team | March 14, 2019

  

  Tek Pak, Inc. sponsors NHRA Dale Creasy, Jr. Race team. Come check out all the fun.

• Tek Pak, Eastman Chemical and Remington Medical Co-sponsor Academic Program at Clemson University | March 12, 2019

  

  Eastman is working with disposable medical device maker Remington Medical Inc. of Alpharetta, Ga., and medical thermoformer Tek Pak Inc. of Batavia, Ill., as co-sponsors in support of an academic program in the packaging sciences department at Clemson University in Clemson, S.C.

  READ the full article.

  Students in the Package Design and Development program at Clemson University in South Carolina learn to think inside the box. Specifically, a select group of seniors recently did a deep dive into the materials, processes, and regulatory parameters that are part and parcel of designing and manufacturing medical packaging. And they applied those skills with expert guidance from Eastman Chemical (Kingsport, TN) and partner companies Remington Medical, a supplier of disposable medical devices, and thermoformer Tek Pak.

  READ the full article.

• Tek Pak Receives the Charlemagne Community Development Award! | February 15, 2019

  

  President Tony Beyer and Dr. Scott Carter accept the 2018 Community Development Award at the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce Charlemagne dinner. 

• Tek Pak Inc. Has Opened A New 35,000-sq-ft Manufacturing Facility in St. Charles, IL | January 11, 2019

  

  Tek Pak, Inc has opened a new 35,000-sq-ft manufacturing facility located in St. Charles, IL. This facility will house Tek Pak’s thermoforming division and include a 3000-sq-ft class 8 cleanroom.

• Tek Pak Wins Workplace Wellness Award | May 18, 2018

  

  Each year Berkley Accident and Health recognizes captive members for their efforts in advancing wellness initiatives at their companies through the RAY Award ~ Risk Achievement of the Year Award.

  Tek Pak was honored to receive the 2017 award today presented at our semiannual employee wellness luncheon.

  Worksite wellness brings numerous benefits for employees as well as employers, including:

  • Improved employee health and well being
  • Improved employee job satisfaction and retention
  • Lower healthcare costs for both associated with lower employee health risks and improved health status
  • Ability to affect workers’ related expenses through integration of safety and health promotion
  • Reduction in absenteeism and increase in productivity

  
  

  Nominating Tek Pak for the award was their broker, The Horton Group, “Over the past several years The Horton Group has created wellness programs for hundreds of our clients, typically starting from scratch. When we partnered with Tek Pak as their broker/consultant in 2017 it was very clear they were already well ahead of the curve with their wellness program efforts compared to the majority of their peers (of similar size and shape). The level of participation in biometric screenings, positive impact on employees’ lives, coordination of an extremely well thought out health fair, and overall buy-in from management and executive leadership has put Tek Pak and their wellness program in an elite class.”

  Tek Pak and its Wellness Committee are honored to receive this award, “Implementing an effective employee wellness program is a core component of our employee benefits, and now entering the fourth year of workplace wellness at Tek Pak, our program is now evidence that we are gaining momentum and having an extremely positive impact on the health and well-being of our workforce.” stated Renee Carter, Human Resources Manager for Tek Pak.

  “In the last two years we’ve put strong emphasis on increasing employee awareness of these many options of the wellness program and striving to make them easy to access. This award is affirmation that we’re on the right track.”

  “Making wellness a priority is a true win-win for Tek Pak,” said Tony Beyer, President. “Research shows that employees who participate in wellness programs are happier, healthier and more productive. That’s a benefit to both the employee and the company.”

• Tek Pak Wins the Valley Industrial Association’s Spark Safety Award | March 21, 2018

  

  Winners of the second annual Spark Awards were announced at the Valley Industrial Association dinner on March 15 at Riverside Receptions in Geneva.

  “The Spark Awards is an opportunity to refresh, renew and remember that here, in the Greater Fox Valley area, our companies are making a difference,” said Kathy Gilmore, VIA president. “Whether it’s through Green initiatives that are helping save our environment or through initiatives that help grow the future workforce by inspiring students, the awards highlight our VIA Best of Class.”

  VIA member companies are honored for their accomplishments in seven categories: Manufacturing Career Awareness, Product, Sustainability, Community Service and Outreach, Safety, Human Resources, and for Individual Recognition.

  2018 honorees included:

  • Smith & Richardson, Manufacturing Career Awareness
  • MTH Pumps, Sustainability
  • Pioneer Service, Community Service, and Outreach
  • Tek Pak Inc., Safety
  • United Scrap Metal, Human Resources

  
  

  “The Spark Awards are a great way to shine a positive light on manufacturers,” said Tim Tremain, VIA board chairman and president of MTH Pumps of Plano “This type of recognition helps companies retain and attract top talent by showing that our members make positive strides in their communities, with their employees and with their customers.”

  “It’s a great honor to be recognized for this award,” said Renee Carter, Human Resources Manager and Safety Committee Advisor. “Our program began with the desire of our owner, Tony Beyer to make sure every employee returns home safety to their family daily.” She attributes their success to a partnership with WCTI. “The relationship with our loss control representative has provided us with the tools necessary to make our program a success. The MSAP program held our feet to the fire and helped us to focus our energies on the most important task.” She emphasized that the credit really belongs to the safety committee. “They worked hard to help develop the program and change the culture. Without their hard work and dedication, none of this would be possible. Now we have buy-in from all employees and that is the true payoff.”

  About the Valley Industrial Association ... Headquartered in Geneva, Ill., the Valley Industrial Association is a value-added partner with 225 members throughout the Fox Valley and Chicagoland area. Founded in 1902, the VIA provides strategic resources, relevant educational programming, and networking opportunities that help its members meet or exceed their business objectives.

• Butterflies and Buffalo: Tales of American Culture | September 18, 2013

  
  This was an outdoor installation debuting the World's largest film camera, how it was built, joined with the dramatic cultural imagery of photographer Dennis Manarchy. The video is a behind the scenes look at the exhibit, the camera, its journey across America, and the tool room where the camera was constructed.