As a leader in envelope and packaging and automation solutions, the ongoing mission for Tension Corporation is to continually and consistently live up to a longstanding and industry-renowned heritage of quality printing. As a family-owned and -operated business founded in 1886, this growing organization has expanded its presence in packaging and automation, as well as…

Tension Packaging & Automation is introducing Tension Pharmashelve shelving systems for pharmacies, enabling them to expand their inventory within the same space they are already using. TensionScan selection devices for efficient product picking are also being introduced.

The Tension Corporation has found a way to balance its flagship product — the envelope — and its new lines of business.

Tension Packaging & Automation, Pharmacy Group, announces the debut of its Tension PFI, a color 1/2-fold printer-folder-inserter that automates the printing, verification and dispensing of customer-specific prescription documents.

Tension Corporation, a leading envelope manufacturer, announced that it has launched full-scale production of Sprint’s new two-way billing ecoEnvelope®. The roll-out represents the largest execution of its kind in statement mailing.

Tension Corporation of Kansas City, Mo. recently acquired Maverick Enterprises, Inc., of Longmont, Co. and expanded its product line with additional manufacturing and engineering resources for its automated systems. “The integration of Maverick into Tension Corporation’s packaging and automation division has already provided new opportunities for process and equipment improvements to benefit our pharmaceutical customers,”…

Tension Packaging & Automation announces the launch of the new patent-pending Linear Dispensing Unit (Linus LDU) that solves the challenge of automatically dispensing medications packaged in irregularly shaped boxes and bottles.

Susan Christie laughed as she picked up an envelope hot off the press, stamped with a reminder to pay bills online.

“Pushing the envelope” is a well-worn business cliche. Except at Tension Corp. At the former Tension Envelope, it is a strategy that has helped the company not only survive 125 years but thrive in changing times.