Merrills Packaging, founded in 1961, designs and manufactures packaging for the medical, electronics, specialty and food industries. Merrills invented the locking clamshell package, which is widely used in the merchandising of consumer products. These packages are durable, providing protection for easily damaged products such as cameras, remote controls, and consumer electronics. The compactness of the design saves shelf space and its visual attractiveness helps sell products. The company s state-of-the-art techniques give its products the smoothest edges in the thermoformed packaging industry. Merrill s uses thermoforming technology and equipment, tooling methods and precise thickness control to meet its customer s requirements. Merrills operates a class 10,000 clean room, are ISO 9001 compliant and meet GMP guidelines for manufacturing medical packages.