Proprietary & Confidential – The Visual Pak Companies – 2013 The Visual Pak Companies Overview
VPC is a privately held group of key entities, within
multiple state-of-the art facilities, integrated to
provide strategic custom contract packaging and manufacturing services, dedicated to meeting
our clients’ needs. Custom Blending & Filling
Thermoform Component
Manufacturing
Paperboard Component
Manufacturing
Secondary Pack / Display
VPL Full-Service 3PL/Distribution
RESULT: Our customers can focus more on developing, selling and marketing their
branded products
Complete Product Development & Strategic Sourcing Services
Proprietary & Confidential – The Visual Pak Companies – 2013
Liquid Processing/Filling Operations Secondary Packaging Operations Printing Paperboard Thermoform / Blisters Logistics Services
American Blending & Filling Plant #1American Blending & Filling Plant #1& Market Ready Inc. (prod. dev.)& Market Ready Inc. (prod. dev.)
(3505 Birchwood Dr., Waukegan, IL)(3505 Birchwood Dr., Waukegan, IL)
American Blending & Filling Plant #2 American Blending & Filling Plant #2 (3600 Sunset Ave., Waukegan, IL)(3600 Sunset Ave., Waukegan, IL)
American Blending & Filling Plant #3 American Blending & Filling Plant #3 (1731 S. Lakeside., Waukegan, IL)(1731 S. Lakeside., Waukegan, IL)
Cosmetic Labs of America (CLA) Cosmetic Labs of America (CLA) (20245 Sunburst Chatsworth, CA) (20245 Sunburst Chatsworth, CA)
Visual Pak Waukegan Visual Pak Waukegan (1909 S. Waukegan Rd., (1909 S. Waukegan Rd.,
Waukegan, IL) Waukegan, IL)
Visual Pak Pleasant Prairie Visual Pak Pleasant Prairie (9800 72nd Ave. (9800 72nd Ave. Pleasant Prairie, WI Pleasant Prairie, WI
53158)53158)
Norka Company Norka Company (3001 E Newberry, (3001 E Newberry,
Appleton, WI, Appleton, WI, 54915)54915)
Blisters Inc. Blisters Inc. (1900 Marquette, (1900 Marquette, North Chicago, IL North Chicago, IL
60064)60064)
Visual Pak Logistics Visual Pak Logistics (1909 S. (1909 S.
Waukegan Rd, Waukegan Rd, Waukegan, IL 60085)Waukegan, IL 60085)
Turnkey liquid processing and filling packaging plant facilities producing OTC, HBA, Personal Care, Air Care, Household
Cleaning, Automotive Appearance and other consumer liquid products;
EPA, OSHA, FDA compliant
High quality secondary packaging plant facilities creating integrated
retail ready solutions; includes display building (all types), shrink-
wrapping (clear & printed), cartoning, PDQ, blister sealing (face, trapped, other) and more
Total print solutions provider specializing in paperboard and other
specialty paper printing and converting; offering
precision printing, folding cartons (print, fold, glue), heat seal paperboard blister
cards, sheeting, rewinding, die cutting,
finishing, more
Total thermoform solutions provider
specializing in blister forms, clamshells,
trays, trapped blisters, face seal blisters; complete in-house thermoform tooling
production capabilities with eight CNC
machining centers
Complete logistics support company;
includes comprehensive 3PL service offering,
nationwide specialized distribution, freight
service (FTL, LTL, etc.) including dedicated fleet and brokerage service,
postponement, inventory mgt., more
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CLA Corisco Facility CLA Corisco Facility (20355 Corisco Street, (20355 Corisco Street,
Chatsworth, CA, 91311)Chatsworth, CA, 91311)
Visual Pak San Diego, CA Visual Pak San Diego, CA ( (7520 Airway Road7520 Airway Road
San Diego, CA 92154San Diego, CA 92154))
Visual Pak BMC (AIB Facility)Visual Pak BMC (AIB Facility)(1585 S Lakeside Drive (1585 S Lakeside Drive
Waukegan, IL)Waukegan, IL)
Visual Pak Tijuana, Mexico Visual Pak Tijuana, Mexico ( (Boulevard Héctor Boulevard Héctor
Terán Terán Terán Terán Tijuana, B.C. MéxicoTijuana, B.C. México
C.P. 22440C.P. 22440))
Norka Inc. (Appleton, Wisconsin)
ENLARGED VIEW BELOW (NE Illinois, SE Wisconsin area plants)
Capabilities & Related Plant Locations
Lake Michigan
WisconsinIllinois
Visual Pak (Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin)
BMC Visual Pak (Waukegan, IL)
ABF Plant #2 (Waukegan, IL)
Visual Pak Logistics(includes three warehouse, pick/pack, freight facilities)
ABF Plant #3 (Waukegan, IL)
ABF Plant #1 (Waukegan, IL)
Blisters Inc (North Chicago, IL)
Cosmetic Laboratories of America (Chatsworth, California)
• Visual Pak (secondary packaging operations): 3 plant locations (WI, IL, CA/Mexico)• American Blending & Filling (primary liquid filling operations): 3 plant locations (IL, plant #1 focus Personal/Skin OTC, plant #2 fragrance/alcohol XP products, plant #3 XP/other• Cosmetic Laboratories of America (primary liquid filling operation): 2 plant locations; integrated customer/flexible manufacturing with American Blending & Filling Plants• Visual Pak Logistics (complete logistics service company): 3 warehouse locations (IL)• Norka Inc (specialty printing, converting, paperboard solutions, other): 1 plant location (WI)• Blisters Inc (specialty plastics & thermoform products): 1 plant location (IL) Proprietary & Confidential – The Visual Pak Companies – 2013
Visual Pak (San Diego, CA
andTijuana, Mexico)
Visual Pak Waukegan (Waukegan, IL)
Team members are all assigned to PODS to facilitate accuracy of detail and knowledge of needs and relationship enhancement.
All clients are assigned to a specific POD and representative/team
Prior to carrier/driver assignment, all information is verified and appointments scheduled.
STOP. Any and all issues from beginning to end are managed by a comprehensive team in conjunction with the client. Issue resolution managed daily.
24 hour coverage. All employees required to forward business phones and all drivers have after hours support team.
All carriers insurance, authority, and contracts are kept on file and updated regularly. Safety scores and service levels are also monitored.
VP Xpress (local, regional & long haul capacity)
Account Management
Customer OperationsLoad Acceptance:Fax, Email, EDI, Verbal
Data VerificationAll information verified prior to Carrier/Driver assignmentAppointments made/confirmed
Carrier/Driver AssignmentCarriers identifiedVP Xpress Driver selected
DispatchDriver info obtainedPreventative maintenanceCell phones exchanged
Tracking6 hour check calls mandatoryVerbal POD from DriverElectronic POD to client
Capacity
• Peaks – Spikes• Our Carrier Sales teams work in groups to support extra capacity needs
– All reps will be pulled at anytime to exhaust resources in capturing excess capacity
• VP Xpress & TH Ryan afford strategic capacity (Waukegan & LA Terminals)
• Alignment with clients based on forecasted volumes and needs
• Market awareness and pre-alerts of our assets
Service
Appointment Scheduling
VPL TMS System Every load has
appointments made or verified prior to load entry – driver assignment
All warehouse facilities entered and pre-alerts for consistent shipments
Electronic POD notifications (to phones)
Dock-door apt verification and check ins
Driver check calls from all stops
All drivers conferenced with shippers/consignees for directions
Our Credo
We are The Visual Pak Companies. We partner with consumer products companies big and small, providing liquid blending and filling, secondary packaging, thermoforming, paperboard solutions, food cartoning, and logistics services — from stand-alone to turnkey.
We are all about quality. We are all about efficiency. We are all about flexibility. And we hold ourselves accountable.
We have world-class facilities, abundant capacity, deep experience, and a 25+ year track record. But it is personalized service that sets us apart — taking the time to truly understand our customer’s business: communicating like crazy, whether good news or bad; sweating the project details from start to finish; collaborating with customers and colleagues to achieve breakthroughs in innovation.
At The Visual Pak Companies, we continuously invest in our business — in people, in plant and equipment, in technology. It’s how we stay relevant to our customers, minimize their risk, and help them meet the competitive challenges they face, now and in the future.