Stick packaging (flexible pouches typically filled from vertical form-fill-seal machines) can be a particularly dusty business with the transfer of fine particles and powders into the hoppers of the packaging machine.  At T.H.E.M. (Technical Help in Engineering and Marketing), a packaging solutions provider and copacker based in Marlton, NJ, dust and its associated housekeeping had become a major problem. 

The single-serve, on-the-go aspect of stick packaging has made it a popular choice for leading consumer products, including powdered beverage brands, snack items and nutraceuticals. As a result, T.H.E.M. handles the wide variety of materials diverse clientele brings to it in pilot and larger production runs within its seven-room production area, housing 15-20 filling/packaging machines of varying sizes.