Chicago Package Manufacturing
Chicago's Custom Designed Corrugated Packaging Solutions
If you need custom corrugated boxes for your Chicago supply chain, Nelson Container is the supplier you need.
We can design a package optimized inside-and-out for your unique product. For new package design and production, 48 hours or less is all we need to get them delivered to you. For repeat orders, your packaging will leave our dock in 24 hours or less. The drive to Chicago from our corrugated packaging plant in Germantown, WI is just 2 hours, so we can react fast to your ever-changing production and inventory needs. Nelson Container isn't just your packaging supplier, it's your new competitive advantage.
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Driving Directions from
Chicago to Nelson Container
- Get on I-90 W/I-94 W from S Dearborn St and W Madison St
- Continue on I-90 W.
- Take I-294 N, I-94 W and I-41 to WI-167 E/Lannon Rd in Germantown
- Take exit 54 from I-41
- Follow WI-167 E/Lannon Rd and N River Ln
- Arrive at Nelson Container
(W180 N11921 River Lane, Germantown, WI 53022)
Recyclable Materials in
100% of Our Containers
All of our corrugated (not cardboard) containers can be recycled and reused to reduce our impact on the environment.
Our custom corrugated boxes will meet your exact requirements, from the size and shape to interior inserts for added protection. We rigorously test all our packages in our in-house ISTA lab to make sure your items arrive in perfect condition.
Cardboard/Corrugated Recycling Centers in Chicago
Rainbow Park Recycling Drop-Off Center
3111 E 77th St, Chicago, IL 60649
GreenWay Recycling Services
2100 S Kilbourn Ave, Chicago, IL 60623
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Switching to Nelson Container for
Bulk Packaging is Right for Your Business if:
- Your market or product is dynamic and demands Quick Response Manufacturing
- Easy, online ordering, eliminating POs, and reducing flubbed communications with eKban Online Ordering System
- Save significant sums of money, space, and time by reducing overhead costs and white space with Vendor Managed Inventory
Custom Engineered Packaging Solutions
Fact—Nelson Container reduces lead times and improves turnaround times for your business.
Fact—you’ll be able to meet your clients’ needs in a more timely manner when you partner with Nelson Container for your high-value, volatile product packaging requirements.
Learn more about our corrugated packaging options:
Single Wall Boxes Double Wall Boxes Triple Wall Boxes
Don’t just wait around for wholesale shipping solutions to hit you on the head. Think outside the box. Think Nelson Container for your dynamic shipping needs.
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Inner Foam Packaging Protects Your Products
At Nelson Container we offer a number of protective foam packaging options to keep your products safe. The type of foam used in your packaging depends on what you are looking to ship. Convoluted (egg crate) is great for keeping fragile products safe during transit due to its shock absorption properties. Another common type of foam inserts is anti static foam, primarily in shipping sensitive electronic products to provide added protection while mitigating the risk of static electricity causing damage to the electrical components.
Close Proximity to Chicago Businesses
Nelson Container’s plant in Germantown is only a short 2-hour drive from Chicago if traffic's not bad. The close proximity of Nelson Container to you, a possible business partner, is a major benefit. With less space between us and you, there’s proportionally less risk of anything deterring you from reaching your business goals.
The short distance also helps to reduce lead times and calms any scenes of bedlam your warehouse may resemble. Once you have your packaging, your products can finally leave your warehouse, freeing up space for you to take on new projects and conquer new markets, which is where we were going next...
24-Hour Turnaround Times
We get your packaging to you fast. Our business day starts at 4 in the morning, allowing us to get your order, process the specifications, set up our machines, and completely manufacture your bulk packaging almost as soon as you thought to order it. That’s fast.
Starting our business day early means we can schedule more ship-out times, and have orders arrive at your business’ door before tomorrow is through. Our drivers are always safe, both on the road and in receiving areas. You’re not going to have to wait an extra day because a driver got in a collision. After all, transportation is a large part of reliable shipping solutions.
Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI)
Vendor managed inventory does not mean we keep track of how many Snicker's bars you have left in your vending machines. We don't keep track of everything in your inventory; only the things we need to be aware of in order to get your packaging to you at the right time.
When is the right time? When your products are done being produced. If you don't get those things out of your warehouse right away, they're only taking up space that could be used for other inventory.
VMI is an essential part of our quick response manufacturing system, which we've enacted throughout our entire business and extended to those businesses with whom we partner. If Nelson Container isn't able to schedule our manufacturing in cooperation with our partners', the system works less efficiently, slowing turnaround times and lowering bottom lines.
QRM and Nelson Container Help You:
- Reduce overhead costs
- Clear space in your warehouse
- Reduce your impact on the environment
- Almost eliminate lead times
Quick response manufacturing (QRM) is great for your business as well as ours.
The Beast Builds
the Best Corrugated Boxes
Our largest box making machine, The Beast, allows us to create large, jumbo, or bigger corrugated boxes faster and cheaper than anyone around Chicago. Newly designed packages have a lead time of 48 hours and repeat packages are down to an astounding 24 hours. Giving you more time to focus on getting your product to where it needs to go.
Each corrugated box order is made to your exact specifications. We are able to use whatever types and grades of materials you need, with either stitched or glued joints to package your products.
Pre-Assembled Packaging
Nelson Container has workers who specialize in assembling your packaging before it arrives at your warehouse or production room floor. When your packaging is complicated, requires taking the time to fold and insert one piece into another, or just isn't something you want to have your workers assemble, we do it for you.
Pre-assembling your packages saves you time and money. Your workers can continue working on what they do. We continue to work on creating the fastest and best packaging available. And the rest of the supply chain continues doing what they do best—supplying.
Markets We Serve:
Don’t make the mistake of overlooking one of the most comprehensive, attentive shipping box suppliers in the United States. If you own a business in Illinois, you need access to the best, most specific customized corrugated boxes available to not only decrease the risks of accidents, but also improve the overall satisfaction your customers and partners have with your product shipments. We have custom box options for businesses in every part of Illinois.
Difference Between
Corrugated Packaging and Cardboard Boxes
"Cardboard" is used to refer to any kind of flat paper packaging. Most of the time people say cardboard when they mean corrugated. Corrugated can be identified by the unique "fluting" between flat layers which gives the packaging slightly more volume while offering much more support. You're probably looking for corrugated, not cardboard.