Inspired by his grandmother’s difficulty opening a traditional prescription bottle, Scranton native Rocky Batzel founded SnapSlide to make child-resistant pharmaceutical closures operable with one hand. The patented sliding design replaces the usual push-and-twist motion while keeping the closure attached and reducing plastic use; its Rx version is 27% lighter than the industry average. SnapSlide is led by Batzel and cofounder Chason Sordoni from its Jessup, Pennsylvania operation.
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Clarke Container IncWith roots reaching back to the early 1900s, Clarke Container manufactures and distributes prescription packaging for pharmacies and veterinary practices from its Erie, Pennsylvania operation. The company is best known for its patented Green Neck prescription vial, developed after World War II as a child-resistant design that adults— including seniors and people with limited hand mobility—can open with one hand. Clarke Container also supplies related medication bottles and dispensing packaging, with many vials made in the United States by sister company Pinnacle Plastics using FDA-approved materials.ERIE, PA
Van Blarcom Closures, Inc. (VBC, Inc.)Brooklyn-based Van Blarcom Closures, Inc. has specialized in child-resistant packaging closures since the Scuderi family began manufacturing closures in 1924. Incorporated in 1947, VBC developed its Saf-Cap™ line after the Poison Prevention Packaging Act and now derives more than 90% of its business from these closures. Its in-house tool department designs, builds, and maintains the tooling behind its closure manufacturing, supported by a quality program aligned with ISO 9002 elements.BROOKLYN, NY
Parcel Health, IncPittsburgh-founded Parcel Health makes paper-based prescription packaging, led by its Tully Tube—the company’s paper pill bottle designed to replace conventional plastic vials. Launched in August 2024, Tully Tube is USP-compliant and child-resistant, and Parcel Health also develops custom pharmacy packaging and compostable patient-facing materials. The company’s Tully Tube earned a place on Fast Company’s 2025 World Changing Ideas list.PITTSBURGH, PA
National Novelty Brush CompanySince its Lancaster founding in 1916, National Novelty Brush Company has made closures and applicators that help contain or apply liquids, from brush caps to specialty daubers. Now operating as Maugus Manufacturing, Inc., the privately owned company remains in Lancaster and employs more than 150 people, serving packaging needs across industries ranging from automotive to pharmaceutical. NNBC also develops custom caps and applicators when standard designs do not fit a customer’s requirements.LANCASTER, PA