Where is nalgene made

Nalgene is successful not in spite of being Made in the USA, but because of it. This Nalgene bottle remains unbroken, despite having been tossed to the ground several times by two small children.

Photo by Elizabeth Brotherton-Bunch Nalgene water bottles have defined an industry. Soon, Nalgene Outdoor as we know it was born. And, with American-manufactured ingenuity, they were able to meet this goal.

Search for:. Galiana: It's really about the design and the material and the combination, and just the way that we mold the plastics, the way the curve of the radius of the bottle is, you know, just takes the properties of the plastic and knits it together in such a way that it forms a really, really durable product.

Narrator: Next, the lids, straps, and buttons are made, which make up the top part of the bottle. A liquid plastic is poured into another molding machine, which creates the three parts. The parts are attached by the machine's arm. They're then inspected to make sure each part is securely attached to one another. Once they're approved, the lids, straps, and buttons aren't put onto the bottles just yet.

The bottles must first get sent to the printing facility. This is where the signature Nalgene label gets put onto them. The printing machine works ultrafast to label the bottles. So fast that about 52 bottles are labeled per minute.

Nalgene, on the other hand, has stayed true to its mission of providing a product everyone can afford. And it also gives back to help protect our planet. It has also prevented more than 2. While technology has changed over the last seven decades, Nalgene has remained human.

All bottles are still made in Rochester, New York — the same place where the first bottle was made 70 years ago and where human hands oversee the creation of each bottle. A year history is something to be proud of, and to honor this anniversary, Nalgene has designed a commemorative special-edition bottle. This bottle captures the adventurous spirit of business and celebrates its past while still looking to the future. Learn more about Nalgene and its year history. This post was created by Insider Studios with Nalgene.

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