FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 1, 2011
Contact: Ingrid Mattsson
Brand Management Senior Manager
(800) 321-4739, ext. 4249
ingrid.mattsson@uponor.com
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August 1, 2011
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Additional Resources
An Introduction to Uponor Video
Press Releases Uponor Announces Professional Webinar Series and Factory Training Schedule for 2012 Uponor Parts Now Available in Autodesk® Seek, Making Specifying Easier for Design Professionals Solar Decathlon Winner and Two Additional Homes Feature Uponor PEX Plumbing Systems Uponor Launches New Webinar Series for Industry Professionals New Uponor Punch&Pull™ PEX Coils Packaging Technology Improves Usability and Sustainability Uponor Names Tony Radcliff as Vice President of Offerings/Marketing Using Radiant Systems to Maximize LEED® Points Training Course Approved by USGBC Uponor Sponsors Opening of New Harmon Killebrew Field for Special-needs Children Uponor Names Bill Gray Vice President of Sales Uponor Academy Co-sponsors NFSA Commercial Fire Sprinkler Training New Radiant Ready 30E™ and Fast Trak™ Revolutionize Radiant Floor Heating Market New Customer Access Site for Climate Cŏntrol™ Network System Allows Enhanced Online Access Uponorengineering.com: The Engineer’s Resource for Sustainable, Cost-effective Design Uponor’s Eric Skare Appointed to National Fire Sprinkler Association Residential Committee Uponor Announces 2011 Factory Training Course Offering with Updated Curriculum
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New Uponor Punch&Pull™ PEX Coils Packaging Technology Improves Usability and Sustainability
The new design shrink-wraps a low-density polyethylene (LDPE) film around a coil of tubing and adds a circular perforation in the center of the coil. Users simply punch through the perforation and pull the required amount of PEX tubing for the job. When finished, users simply tuck the tubing end back into the center of the coil and transport the coil to the next job.
“When designing the new PEX tubing packaging, we considered many factors,” says Rusty Callier, plant manager at Uponor and member of the company’s Green Team. “We wanted a material that made it easy for our partners and customers to handle and also thoroughly protected the tubing. In addition, this packaging aligns with our Lean processes strategy to eliminate waste.” Any residential or commercial waste management facility will accept the LDPE film, making recycling easy. And because there is no corrugated cardboard, it eliminates special recycling pickups at the jobsite. The new packaging design will cover PEX tubing coils for Uponor AquaPEX® and Wirsbo hePEX™ products, ranging in size from 5/16" to 1" in 100-foot, 250-foot, 300-foot, 400-foot, 500-foot and 1,000-foot coils. “This new packaging innovation ensures a sustainable, protective solution that will effectively and efficiently transport our tubing from our manufacturing plant to our North American distribution centers and finally to the shelves and trucks of our professional partners,” says Callier. Uponor, Inc. is a leading supplier of plumbing, fire safety, and radiant heating and cooling systems for the residential and commercial building markets in the United States. Uponor, Inc. employs 380 people at its North American headquarters in Apple Valley, Minn. For more information, visit www.uponor-usa.com or call (800) 321-4739. For more information about Uponor, visit the Uponor media room at http://uponor.greenhousedigitalpr.com/archive/ For editorial assistance, contact John O’Reilly c/o GreenHouse Digital + PR at (815) 469-9100; e-mail: john@greenhousedigitalpr.com ### © 2011 Uponor, Inc.
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