2024 IMA MAKERS MADNESS COMPETITION ... THANK YOU FOR VOTING

Thank you to everyone who took time out to vote for Tek Pak’s Carrier Tape nomination in the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association’s (IMA) annual “Makers Madness” contest presented by Comcast Business, an online contest highlighting amazing manufacturers and the amazing products made right here in Illinois. Now in its fifth year, this bracket-style tournament lets the public decide what product earns the 2024 title of The Coolest Thing Made in Illinois!

Unfortunately, our entry did not receive enough votes to advance to the Top 16 bracket round. Over 120,000 votes were cast for the more than 200 unique products submitted from every corner of the state! Entries ranging from agriculture equipment, life-saving therapies, and medicines to electric vehicles and components used for space exploration, packaging, sweet treats, and more were included in this year’s competition and we are honored to be considered.

Tek Pak’s Carrier Tape is used in a wide variety of industry applications for several diverse projects that improve people’s lives every day. Our team works hard every day in the development and manufacturing of our Carrier Tape line, and while we know how important this product is for our customers and the diverse projects they are executing across the globe, much of the general public is unaware of how Carrier Tape improves peoples’ lives every day. 

CARRIER TAPE – FAST FACTS: 

• One of the first places Tek Pak used Carrier Tape was in the development of cell phones. The tape allows millions of circuits to be placed on circuit boards every minute. 
• Carrier Tape is critical to the electronics industry around the world and is used in almost every electronic device in a home. 
• Carrier Tape is so vital to the electronics industry that there is a worldwide size standard for all tapes produced; this allows the same tape to be used across the world.
• Many Americans have used the free U.S. Government COVID-19 at-home tests in the past several years during the pandemic. Carrier Tape was used in several processes to pack the test kits while keeping the overall labor cost at a minimum. 
• Many lives have been saved from a free COVID-19 test kit, made possible in part to Carrier Tape.

The IMA’s “Makers Madness” competition celebrates the incredible work of manufacturers across Illinois, which have long served as the backbone of our state’s economy. A recent study found the total economic impact of manufacturing in Illinois is estimated to be between $580 billion and $611 billion every year – the largest share of any industry to the state’s Gross Domestic Product.

Voting throughout the contest is taking place at www.makersmadnessil.com, culminating with an awards ceremony on April 10.

Thank you again for taking the time to vote, and for helping celebrate Tek Pak’s Carrier Tape 2024 nomination for The Coolest Thing Made in Illinois!

Our commitment to our clients is to provide them with high-quality and innovative thermoforming solutions, and we would love to discuss your packaging needs. To get started, you can visit our contact page, give us a call, or request a quote.