DGeo Wins 2024 AmeriStar Award

DGeo was Granted the Award for its Capsuloc Hazmat Shipping Container

DGeo, the Packaging Division at Labelmaster, announced that its Capsuloc™ hazmat shipping container received the 2024 AmeriStar award in the Industrial & Commercial category. The annual AmeriStar awards are given by the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) to recognize innovation, product protection and product design across a dozen categories.

Made of hard plastic and featuring a twist-on lid, Capsuloc is a lighter, safer, and more convenient alternative to traditional metal “paint can” and poison pack/DOT-SP 9168 secondary packaging containers. Capsuloc’s advanced design provides a compliant seal without needing lock rings and opens and closes by simply twisting the cap—no tools required. Built-in alignment arrows ensure proper closure, meeting UN packaging standards for shipping dangerous goods (DG) by air, ground and rail.

Having passed rigorous UN testing, Capsuloc meets and exceeds UN packaging standards (including a 100 kPa pressure differential) and was granted a packaging Special Permit by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).

Capsuloc also offers reduced shipping costs as well as a lower environmental impact. Capsuloc is 32 percent lighter and half the size of traditional metal can shippers, fitting twice as many units per pallet. The screw-tight lid improves assembly and fulfillment speed, allowing 58 more units per hour, while reducing shipping fines and delays. These durable containers can be reused repeatedly without denting and are completely recyclable. Capsuloc is 49 percent more sustainable than metal can shippers with a 64 percent improvement in fossil fuel use.

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