Licensees

Its hinge is durable and multi-use. It folds flat for easy and economical transport, storage and pick-up for reuse or recycling.

There have been some interesting guesses over the years – a plastic strip, glue, wood … all wrong. The hinge is made of 100% EPS or, as we like to call it, airpop®.

However, we now have alternatives. ICEE has successfully moulded hinges in a suite of 3 fold-flat insulated boxes. All of them are insulating – cushioning – multi-use – 98% air – 100% recyclable and all fold flat!

1. airpop®: low cost option.
2. Compostable: ecovio® a plant-derived bio foam certified compostable worldwide.
3. Hybrid bead technology: Piocelan® (Sekisui, Japan) or Arcel® (Nova Chemicals, USA) ultra-tough material for high use and return models.
4. EPP: Ultra durable, great bounce back shock absorption, used in applications such as car bumper bars.

Yes. We have multiple patents on the process and manufacturing systems worldwide.

Patience is a virtue and we hope to be in production late 2018, but in the interim you can contact ICEE Melbourne R&D, where we have a limited production facility for a sample box to help move your project forward. Please contact us for any enquiries.

The box is self-locking for easy assembly and packing, basically the same as a cardboard box – banding, shrink wrap, stretch labels or just plain adhesive tape are a few options. It can be simple or sophisticated depending on your requirements.

Yes. The boxes are printed flat and all sides are printed simultaneously. Printing the box flat provides more printing options than previously available with conventional tub boxes – fast, high resolution printing and print on demand, one box or thousands.

Fundamentally, it’s no different to standard EPS moulding. The ICEE fold-flat insulated boxes can be moulded between 20 and 30 g/L.

The suite of ICEE fold-flat insulated boxes can be an alternative for traditional industries using EPS, such as pharmaceuticals, seafood, primary produce etc. However, the growth opportunities lie in new markets such as online grocery deliveries, dinner meal kits, pre-prepared food and other food eTailers.

The box is not watertight but we recommend using an inexpensive, biodegradable liner that keeps the box clean, watertight and easy to recycle.

Cost is determined by the volume of material and moulding time, the same criteria as for traditional foam boxes. The cost is expected to be similar to conventional foam boxes, but the downstream savings in storage, transportation and ability to reuse and recycle should provide a compelling economic advantage.

No. All our folding insulated boxes can be moulded in conventional EPS or EPP moulding machines using our tooling, and as efficiently as with conventionally moulded airpop® boxes.

Existing EPS moulders will have no problem adapting to the ICEE format.

The production rate of flat products in the past has been disadvantaged due to platen area however our latest technology significantly reduces the platen footprint. This ensures a high production rate and a low cost box.

To become a licensee, you need to apply to ICEE. Licences will be considered on the basis of geography and product. Please contact us for more information.