What Indepak does

Indepak is a precision thermoforming manufacturer founded in 1967 in Portland, Oregon, acquired by Sinclair & Rush, Inc. in June 2022, and operating as a division of that global packaging group. The company designs and produces custom thermoformed trays, clamshell packaging, blister packaging, and specialty thermoformed components for enterprise customers across six verticals: food, electronics, medical/pharmaceutical, retail, industrial, and agricultural. Core technical capabilities include processing rigid materials from .008" to .080" thickness and part sizes up to 36", achieving cavity tolerances as tight as .005" for automated pick-and-place applications, and producing ESD, low-particulate, and food-grade variants. The business is vertically integrated across design, prototyping, in-house tooling, production, and inventory management, with 50,000 square feet of warehouse capacity and a 99.5% on-time shipment rate.

Revenue is generated primarily through custom project-based manufacturing with quote-based unit pricing on multi-year enterprise contracts, supplemented by managed inventory services and a stock-item e-commerce channel operated under the VisiPak sub-brand. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales with direct engagement on design, prototyping, and production runs, supported by a content-rich website, documented case studies, and industry affiliations (SPE, SME, PMMI). Indepak holds ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, FSSC 22000, GMP, REACH, and RoHS certifications, and cites a billion-part track record with HP alongside named customers in food packaging (Trident Seafoods, Crunch Pak), retail (Gerber, Yakima), medical (AllureSmile), and electronics. The customer base is enterprise-anchored and spread across the western United States domestically, with broader North American and global reach delivered through the Sinclair & Rush network across four continents.

Name

Indepak

Legal name

Indepak Corporation

Website

https://indepak.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Indepak is a Portland, Oregon-based precision thermoforming manufacturer, founded 1967 and now a division of Sinclair & Rush, that designs and produces custom trays, clamshells, blister packaging, and thermoformed components for enterprise customers in food, electronics, medical, retail, industrial, and agricultural verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Thermoformed Plastic Packaging

NAICS

Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing (326112)

SIC

Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Thermoforming & Contract Manufacturing (IMANAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Thermoformed Packaging (Food, Beverage & Consumer Goods) (IMANAHAA), Medical & Pharmaceutical Thermoformed Packaging (IMANAHAB), Industrial & Protective Thermoformed Packaging (Dunnage, Trays, Clamshells) (IMANAHAC), Thermoformed Electronics & Appliance Components (IMANAHAG), Thermoformed Consumer Products & Housewares (IMANAHAD)

Keywords

• Custom thermoformed packaging
• Precision thermoforming services
• Blister clamshell packaging
• Plastic tray manufacturing
• Contract packaging manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Thermoformed Products Manufacturing: Indepak generates revenue through the design, prototyping, and manufacturing of custom thermoformed trays, clamshells, blister packaging, and thermoformed products. The company operates on a project-based manufacturing model with pricing based on custom quotes for each application. Revenue is derived from high-volume production orders as well as smaller custom prototyping runs.
2. Inventory Management Services: Indepak offers inventory management services including maintaining agreed-upon inventory levels both at Indepak and at customer facilities. This includes 50,000 square feet of warehouse space for customer inventory management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Indepak designs and manufactures custom thermoformed packaging and products — including thermoformed trays, clamshell packaging, blister packaging, and specialty thermoformed components — for enterprise customers in food, electronics, medical, retail, industrial, and agricultural markets. The company integrates design, prototyping, in-house tooling, high-volume production, and inventory management into a single precision thermoforming platform, with capabilities for materials from .008" to .080" thickness and parts from under 1" to 36".

Product overview

Indepak is a precision thermoforming manufacturer offering custom thermoformed trays, clamshell packaging, blister packaging, and custom thermoformed products. The company operates as a single unified manufacturing platform with design, prototyping, production, and inventory management services integrated together. As the western manufacturing operation for VisiPak, they also offer stock packaging products including tubes, clamshells, containers, and caps. Key services include custom design using CAD, in-house prototyping and tooling, precision thermoforming with capabilities from .008 to .080 inch material thickness and parts up to 36 inches, and inventory management with 50,000 square feet of warehouse space.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Thermoformed Trays High-volume, precision-formed plastic trays designed for automated packaging processes, available in food-grade FSSC 22000 certified variants, anti-static and ESD materials for electronics, and lidded configurations for medical and modified atmosphere packaging applications.
• Clamshell Packaging Custom clamshell packaging including precision clamshell trays, tri-fold clamshells, clamshell containers, and mock clamshells manufactured in HIPS, PET, PETG, ABS, PVC, OPS, HDPE, and PP materials for retail, food, and industrial customers.
• Blister Packaging Blister packaging including trap blisters, face seal blisters, full-face blisters, and slide blisters, suitable for high-volume products and automated packaging equipment.
• Custom Thermoformed Products Custom thermoformed products beyond packaging, including shock absorption components, protective shields, product components, and specialty containers manufactured using precision thermoforming capabilities.
• Thermoforming Design Services Custom thermoforming design services using CAD files, solid model designs, prototyping, material selection, and collaboration with customers on retailer packaging requirements, aesthetic design, and package assembly.
• Prototyping and Tooling Services In-house prototyping and tooling services with capabilities to build both prototype and production tooling, with tools maintained for the life of the project and guaranteed form, fit, and function.
• Precision Thermoforming Manufacturing Precision thermoforming manufacturing service capable of processing rigid materials from .008" to .080" thickness and part sizes from less than 1" up to 36", using multiple lines of high-speed thermoforming equipment including specialized machinery for unique applications.
• Inventory Management Services Inventory management services offering 50,000 square feet of warehouse space with 99.5% on-time shipment rates, with options ranging from simple min/max to custom programs and optional web portals.
• VisiPak Stock Packaging Stock packaging products offered as the western manufacturing operation for VisiPak, including packaging tubes, clamshells, containers, caps, and over 200 stock clamshell options, sold through an e-commerce storefront.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.5% on-time shipment rate achieved through inventory management services
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sinclair & Rush, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2022Sinclair & Rush, Inc. acquired Indepak Corporation of Portland, Oregon in June 2022. This partnership expands capacity and portfolio of innovative packaging solutions. Indepak operates as a division of Sinclair & Rush, gaining access to global manufacturing presence on four continents.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Placon: Custom thermoformed plastic packaging manufacturer serving food, medical, and consumer goods. Highly comparable to Indepak in product type (custom trays, clamshells, blisters), customer profile, and project-based contract manufacturing model.
• Dordan Manufacturing: Custom thermoformed plastic packaging company specializing in sustainable and recyclable designs for food, medical, and industrial markets. Closely comparable to Indepak on custom thermoforming services, sustainability positioning, and vertical customer mix.
• Tray-Pak Corporation: Custom thermoformed plastics manufacturer producing trays, clamshells, and blister packaging for food, medical, electronics, and industrial customers. Direct comparable in capabilities, vertical mix, and custom project model.
• Wilbert Plastic Services: Custom thermoformer producing protective packaging, material handling trays, and engineered plastic components. Comparable to Indepak in custom thermoformed industrial and protective packaging with multi-vertical exposure.
• Universal Plastics Corporation: Custom thermoformer producing heavy-gauge and specialty plastic parts for industrial, medical, and aerospace customers. Comparable in custom thermoforming services and engineering-intensive applications, though skews more heavy-gauge than Indepak.
• Brentwood Industries: Custom thermoformed plastics manufacturer producing packaging, material handling, and engineered components across multiple industries. Comparable in custom thermoforming capabilities and multi-vertical customer mix.

Broad incumbents

• Pactiv Evergreen: Large public manufacturer of thermoformed food and beverage packaging with global production footprint. Competes with Indepak in food/consumer thermoformed packaging but at vastly greater scale across many product categories.
• Sonoco Products: Diversified global packaging manufacturer with significant rigid plastics and thermoformed packaging operations serving consumer, healthcare, and industrial end-markets. Overlaps with Indepak in custom and stock thermoformed packaging at enterprise scale.
• Sealed Air: Major protective and food packaging company with thermoformed tray and clamshell product lines. Overlaps with Indepak in food and protective packaging, though Sealed Air's portfolio is much broader and brand-anchored.

Others

• Sinclair & Rush: Parent company of Indepak and a global manufacturer of plastic and packaging products including dip molding, injection molding, and stock packaging. Relevant as the corporate parent and as an adjacent thermoforming/molding operator sharing the same customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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