Aerospace Grade Packaging
When you’re building packaging for aerospace, protecting the part is only the beginning. Traceability, documentation, process control — it all has to hold up to your program requirements. Kiva Container is AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certified, building custom thermoformed trays, corrugated plastic containers, ESD-safe avionics packaging, and Class A laminated solutions in Anaheim, CA — […]
Read MoreAutomation Designed Packaging And Dunnage
Most packaging is designed first. Then you figure out how to make your line fit around it. We do it the other way. At Kiva Container we build custom corrugated plastic totes, trays, and thermoformed dunnage around your automation — your conveyor dimensions, your robot’s reach, your AS/RS slot specs, your cycle counts. Design, tooling, […]
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New U.S. Department of Commerce Announcement
With the U.S. Department of Commerce’s recent preliminary ruling to impose up to 200% countervailing duties on Chinese polypropylene corrugated box imports (August 2025), tariffs are disrupting supply chains more than ever. At Kiva Container, we specialize in corrugated plastic fabrication and thermoforming/vacuum forming packaging, offering tariff-free, 100% U.S.-made solutions to keep your operations seamless. As a Woman-Owned Small Business based in Anaheim, […]
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Innovative Solutions for In-House Design and Tool Making for Customized Packaging
In-house design and tool making for customized packaging are essential for businesses aiming to excel in a competitive market. By controlling the entire process internally, companies benefit from faster turnaround times and the ability to quickly adapt to customer needs. This approach promotes innovation, reduces costs, and ensures tailored packaging solutions that enhance brand value. […]
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The Art and Science of Vacuum Forming: Creating Custom Packaging Solutions
Vacuum forming is a crucial manufacturing process in the packaging industry, known for its efficiency and versatility. At Kiva Container, we specialize in vacuum forming, delivering custom packaging solutions that meet the diverse needs of our clients across various sectors. This process transforms solid plastic sheets into complex shapes using heat and vacuum, creating high-quality […]
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Maximizing Efficiency With Integrated Packaging Solutions
Integrated packaging solutions transform how businesses handle their products by merging various packaging elements and processes into a unified system. Such an innovative approach streamlines materials, design, and logistics, which significantly reduces costs and improves efficiency. These solutions boost overall business performance and effectiveness by enhancing product protection and optimizing resource use. This article explores […]
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Paper vs Plastic
Paper or plastic?? These days, answering that question in any store will cost you 10 cents. In the world of boxes, answering that same question could cost you 7-10 times more depending on the material you choose. As paper boxes (and their competitive prices) are almost ubiquitous today, people are shocked when they see […]
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The Three R’s… Reduce Reuse Recycle
The three R’s… We all know them… REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE This little jingle got its start sometime in the raging 70’s (wasn’t born then so I’m not speaking from experience). Many credit U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson from Wisconsin for kickstarting this environmental movement that eventually birthed the EPA and subsequently the Resource Conservation and Recovery […]
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Durability, reusability, returnability = serious cost savings
These pictures are probably familiar, (usually seen while praying that your luggage arrived safely from wherever you were coming from). In this case, I was praying that my luggage and golf clubs arrived safely in Detroit. We were going to Southern Michigan for a couple days, getting some much-needed R&R and low and behold, luggage […]
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Custom Packaging Protects Valuable Parts
Take the opportunity to invest in your business by reducing costs over the life of your products with reusable/returnable plastic packaging. Custom packaging and dunnage reduce product damage in three main ways: Maximizes safe storage and shipping space in warehouses, decreasing overall handling. Helps reduce inventory shrinkage, improves cleanliness, reduces losses from product handling and […]
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