Last Thursday, Materials and Processes took a trip to Berry Plastics in Lawrence. There are 80 different facilities around the world, and they consist of 4 different divisions, which are engineered materials, flexible packaging, rigid close top, and rigid open top.  Some of the products they produce include injection-molded plastic packaging, thermoformed products, and flexible films and packaging. These include drink cups, for companies like Starbucks. Their customers range from fast food chains to grocery stores.   Berry Plastics use processes such as injection molding, thermoform, dry offset printing, and in-mold labeling for their products.  Although they are very expensive, they are extremely hard to destroy, but almost all of Berry Plastic products are recyclable. They also recycle with in the factory, with their waist from cutting out pieces. The materials Berry Plastics use include polypropylene and polyethylene. These materials start out as resin, which is a raw form of plastic. Overall this trip was very eye opening to see how many products are made every second with how fast their machines go and the fact that they are running 24/7.