Field report: Dordan unveils cleanroom thermoforming for medical packaging

Woodstock, IL, a small town 50 miles northwest of Chicago, may be best known as the filming location for the 1993 Bill Murray comedy classic, Groundhog Day. While there’s something to be said about the comfort of same-old, same-old as in the movie where every day repeats itself, that’s not part of nearby Woodstock-based Dordan Manufacturing’s plans for growth. After years of consideration with experience in retail, electronics, automotive, and healthcare packaging, the custom thermoformer committed to adding medical cleanroom packaging capability to its portfolio in 2019. It’s a bold, but natural step for the nearly 60-year-old, family-owned company, which is ISO 9001:2015 certified for the design, manufacture and distribution of custom thermoformed packaging. On a visit to Dordan, PlasticsToday met with marketing manager, Chandler Slavin, and her brother Aric Slavin, the company’s newly named general manager, who are third-generation owners. That was followed by a tour of the facility including the spotless new cleanroom that’s fundamental to the company’s future growth. The two siblings practically grew up in the company run by their father Daniel Slavin, CEO, who had taken over from his father Edward in the early 1970s. Daniel moved the company in a more progressive direction with the introduction of computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)/computer numer...
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