"I remember looking at these things and my instinct was to squeeze them," Fielding said. "I said I was the first person to blow bubble paper, but I'm sure it's not true. Adults in my father's company may do this to ensure quality. But I may be the first child.
He added with a smile, "They are really interesting and popular. At that time, the bubbles were much bigger, so there was a lot of noise.
Fielding's father Alfred and his business partner, Swiss chemist Mark Chavez, invented bubble paper. They tried to create a textured wallpaper at 1957 to attract the emerging beat generation. They passed two plastic shower curtains through the heat sealing machine, but at first they were disappointed with the result: there were bubbles on one film.
However, the inventors did not completely rule out their failure. They obtained the first of many patents on embossing and laminating technology and equipment, and then began to consider their use: in fact, there were more than 400 patents. A kind of greenhouse insulation material made it break away from the drawing board, but in the end it was as successful as textured wallpaper. The product was actually tested in the greenhouse, but it proved to be ineffective.
"Method for manufacturing laminated cushioning materials", 1964 was patented on July 28th (U.S. Patent Law). 3 142599 continues to develop their unusual product, which is brand bubble packaging. Fielding and Chawanis set up Seamount Airlines 1960. It was not until the next year that they decided to use it as packaging material that they succeeded. IBM has recently launched Unit 140 1, which is considered as a T-type product in the computer industry and needs a method to protect precision equipment during transportation. The rest, as they say, is history.
"That's the answer to IBM's question," said Chad Stephens, vice president of innovation and development in Seamount's product maintenance department. "They can transport computers without damage. This has opened the door for many other enterprises to start using foam packaging.
The small packaging pane quickly accepted this new technology. For them, bubble paper is a godsend. In the past, the best way to protect an article during transportation was to wrap it in rolled newsprint. Because the ink on the old newspaper often rubs on the product and the person who handles the product, it is very messy. Besides, it really doesn't provide that much protection.
The sealed air began to grow, and bubbles wrapped it. The product has evolved into different shapes, sizes, strengths and thicknesses, and is used for expanding applications: large bubbles and small bubbles, wide plates and short plates, large rolls and short rolls. Although more and more people find it interesting to open those pockets full of air (even Stephens admits that he is a "pressure relief valve")
Nevertheless, the company is not profitable. 197 1 year, T.J. Dermotdunphy became CEO. Deng Fei, 86, still works for his private equity investment and management company Kildare Enterprises. He helped the company increase sales from $5 million in the first year to $3 billion in 2000. "But they don't want to run a company. They just want to study their inventions.
Through training an entrepreneur, Deng Fei helped seal the air to operate stably and achieve diversification.