Fiscal 2017 Good Design Award for Hot Mold Press Box (Cocoon-shaped packaging)
Exhibited at the Tokyo Gift Show for a presentation on newly developed packaging
Promoting Product Development Using Paper Container Technology
We will continue to focus our daily efforts on addressing issues that our customers are unable to solve, as well as on increasing our sales quantity and production capacity.
We will continue to focus our daily efforts on addressing issues that our customers are unable to solve, as well as on increasing our sales quantity and production capacity.
DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTS
/ Introducing Some of Our Products (General Development and IP Creation)
PAPER FACE SHIELD
We developed disposable paper face shields to protect the face from droplets by applying paper container manufacturing technology during the COVID-19 pandemic.
●Easy to assemble!
●Hygienic because it is disposable.
●The face shield can be adjusted to two levels.
●The face size can be adjusted to five levels as well.
●The paper and film can be separated for disposal.
●Manufactured in-house using domestically produced raw materials.
HOT MOLD PRESS BOX
This is a plastic-free paper container featuring multiple curved surfaces.
We used a technique in which a single sheet of plastic-free paperboard is heat-pressed in a mold and squeezed tightly until it forms a nearly vertical shape.We developed paper packaging that resulted in a technical patent for drawing curved surfaces in an industry where the majority of packaging is square.This is Japan-made, one-of-a-kind packaging that uses a molding technique to form thick paperboards with no noticeable wrinkles compared to normal molding methods.As a single-format paperboard press technology, can the technology patent for paperboard heat-pressed in a die provide an alternative technological solution within the paper processing industry to address the issues of sustainable microplastics (MP) and de-plasticization?
Winner of the Good Design Award 2017 <Patented>
Good Design Award: Comments from a Judge
There are many types of paper molding methods, but I thought that both the beauty of the edges and the deployability of the packaging were excellent.I hope that paper packaging will continue to evolve with this kind of technology.
Process patent certification obtained
<Inventor>
Keiji Kanezashi, IPAX IKETANI Co., Ltd.
Yasuhiro Ohara, Kuramae Industries Co., Ltd.
Application filed jointly by two companies
DOME-KAN
2013: Certified by Shizuoka Prefecture as a comprehensive support project for regional industries.
2013: Used for the preserved flowers in the Lexus catalog produced by a world-renowned florist.
2013: Used for the preserved flowers created by a leading preserved flower maker.
2014: Ise-cha tea is now being sold in Europe, the Middle East, and other locations under the direction of Mr. Moriguchi of MîTÉ Co., Ltd.
2015: Distributed to dignitaries at the Emperor's birthday reception at the Japanese Embassy in Washington DC.
2016: Designed and produced a package for promoting Ise-cha tea to the rest of the world at the G-7 Ise-Shima Summit.
Features a dome-shaped top made of PET material attached to a paper tube container.This allows for unique surface decorations.This paper tube container is sure to catch the eye.The lids are mostly round, but heart- and star-shaped lids are available as well.Dies of various diameters are available.It has caught the attention of world-renowned florists and apparel company brands.In 2015, tea from the Ise region was served at the Emperor's birthday reception held at the Japanese Embassy in Washington, D.C., and distributed to dignitaries from around the world.In 2016, at the G-7 Summit in Ise-Shima, it was the only packaging used to introduce Mie Prefecture's Ise-cha tea to the world, and it was officially adopted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and received the Mie Prefecture Summit Designation Mark.Dignitaries from various countries brought it home with them.It was also given out to the press, so the Dome-kan was distributed all over the world.This one-of-a-kind packaging provides a unique feel among the various types of paper tube-type packaging in the industry.
<Patented>
Dome-kans produced for the G-7 Ise-Shima Summit
FRAME IN BOX
This is a storage box with a thick PET cover that can be slid on and off to allow for a variety of front surface decorations.The large PET cover accentuates the front surface of the rectangular gift packaging and sets it apart from others with its smoothness, radiant beauty, and anti-scratch properties.The 6 mm non-level surface can be attached in any direction, outward or inward, and can produce a glass surface-like effect depending on the viewing angle. Depending on the packaging, we can offer proposals for gift boxes that make products stand out even more.In particular, the paper panel that can be slid onto the lid can be designed freely to produce a variety of effects on the packaging’s front surface.Add some creativity to your square gift packages.
<Patented>
HEATSEAL IN BOX
Heat-sealed packaging.A special food-safe varnish is applied to the entire rear surface of the paperboard.The rear surfaces are aligned with one another and heat is applied, causing them to adhere.The typical shape is like that of a milk carton.This system expands the possibilities for packaging commercialization.You can use a simple heat sealer to instantly seal packages at a store or in the backyard.No double-sided tape or sealer is required.The market price for a simple sealer is approximately 30,000 to 60,000 yen.This system has made it possible to create product shapes that packaging designers considered impossible, and thus has expanded the degree of freedom in product design.We are currently promoting the mechanization of automatic filling lines.While the initial investment for the machines is high, the system is expected to lower costs overall by reducing follow-up work, accessories, and so on.The packaging possibilities are only limited by one’s imagination.There is no other general-purpose paperboard packaging on the market that can be heat-sealed with heat, as opposed to being semi-bonded with the adhesive used in the folding and gluing machines used by paper container manufacturers.（(Cannot be used directly with liquid or powder products.Can be sealed from both sides in about one second with a heat sealer.)
<Patented>
PAPER CLEAR IN BOX
Non-woven PET fabric is attached to transparent PET board using a special manufacturing process to make it look like it is decorated with Japanese paper.It is perfect for Western-style decorations as well.Its paper-like texture provides tactile feedback.We collaborated with a plastic material manufacturer to develop a type of plastic board that can be used for packaging.The design’s main feature is that the product within is only vaguely visible.This is a new standard for the clear case packaging industry.Witness a new type of packaging that fuses plastic materials with harmony and warmth!While the product has a plastic appearance, this can quickly be adjusted by simply using an on-site inkjet printer.Besides packaging, we also have plans to develop interior decorations, displays, covers for decorative lights, molded trays, and more going forward.
<Patent pending; material patent acquired by manufacturer>
SHRINK IN BOARD
Attach shrink film to the paper backing back open on shrink mount Add box-in function.
Developed a shrink-in board (shrink mount) from our perspective. We also undertake the assembly business up to the product set. The cardboard mount adhered to the thermally shrunk merchandise is stably displayed and suspended to add an advertising effect. Patent certification for back open and box-in type.
<Patented>
At the 2017 Good Design Award Unit Jury Report Meeting
＜Good Design Award: Comments from a Judge＞ There are many types of paper molding methods, but I thought that both the beauty of the edges and the deployability of the packaging were excellent.
I hope that paper packaging will continue to evolve with this kind of technology.
The packaging-related IP assets we have introduced are only a fraction of the products we have developed. We would like to develop new creations with our customers and grow alongside each other. We are glad that we are contributing to society by generating value that does not exist anywhere else, as well as through our high-quality, stable, and high-speed production of factory line packaging. The possibilities for packaging are endless...
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ISO 9001 certification JQA-QM5318
The international standard for quality management
ISO 9001 is an international standard for quality management systems.It is the most widespread management system standard, used by more than one million organizations in more than 170 countries around the world.
Benefits of certification
Improved operational efficiency and reinforcement of organizational structure
Promotion of legal compliance
Facilitation of business continuity by enabling work to be visualized
Management of KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)
Risk management
Enhanced corporate value via continuous improvement
Fulfilment of transaction requirements, including for overseas companies
Improved social trust and customer satisfaction through quality assurance
FSC®-C140872
FSC®: helping to conserve forests for future generations
FSC® certification is a system that provides consumers with visible products from well-managed forests that offer environmental, social, and economic benefits, thus returning economic benefits to the producers.FSC® certification consists of Forest Management (FM) certification and Chain of Custody (CoC) certification, the latter of which certifies management of processing and distribution processes.In principle, all organizations involved in production, processing, and distribution from the forest to the final product must be certified by the time FSC®-certified products reach consumers.
Antimicrobial Printing
Certifies antimicrobial efficacy and safety 「SIAA Mark」 Registration number: JP0122630A0001Q
What is the SIAA Mark? The Society of International sustaining growth for Antimicrobial Articles (SIAA) is an organization of manufacturers and antimicrobial testing institutions of antimicrobial agents, fungicides, and treated Kohkin/Boukabi products whose goal is the popularization of appropriately treated and secure Kohkin/Boukabi products.With the opinions of industry and customer representatives, specialists, and the government, SIAA maintains rules governing the quality and safety of treated Kohkin products and certifies the labeling and use of SIAA marks, symbols for the security of products that comply with the rules and standards.
Good Design Award
FY2017 and FY2019
Our "Hot Mold Press Box," developed as standalone packaging, won the 2017 Good Design Award.In 2019, "Tomoiru," produced using packaging technology to solve the problem of perinatal loss based on a proposal from the Japan Midwives Association, received the Good Design Award in the Social Contribution category.The Good Design Award is works to improve our lives and society through design.Since its inception in 1957, it has been widely recognized by its symbol, the G mark.Good Design Awards are given to products, architecture, software, systems, services, and many other things that are a part of our lives.Regardless of the form, the Good Design Award recognizes and honors design quality, which is created by people to fulfill some ideal or purpose.
