Since 1979, family-owned Carleton Helical Technologies has designed and manufactured custom container-handling equipment for packaging lines, including its signature feedscrews and container inverting systems. The New Britain, Pennsylvania, company builds its systems in-house and has carried the Carleton family into a third generation, serving manufacturers across North America with equipment tailored to their containers and production lines. Its installed machinery now supports more than 78,000 production lines.
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Equipment Technology IncFamily-owned since Rus Smith founded it in 1976, Equipment Technology Inc. has grown into a custom machine builder and precision machining shop serving manufacturers nationwide. Smith’s sons, Glen and David, now lead engineering and sales, while the company’s patented compact-disc packaging systems and more than 400 machines reflect its long history of solving unusual production-line problems. ETI also maintains relationships with some of its earliest customers.PECKVILLE, PA
FEMCSince 1977, FEMC has built its reputation in the Cleveland area by solving difficult container-handling problems for manufacturers. The company designs and builds custom automation in the USA, with more than 5,000 machines deployed worldwide for food and other packaging operations.BEDFORD HEIGHTS, OH
Arnold PackagingFounded in Baltimore in 1933 as a maker of packaging adhesives and inks, Arnold Packaging now designs and manufactures custom containers while supplying packaging materials, automation and inventory-management support across the Mid-Atlantic. The fourth-generation family-owned company remains distinctive for combining custom wood-crate manufacturing with packaging engineering and automated equipment integration. Its 80,000-square-foot facility supports custom production, inventory programs and next-day delivery.SPARROWS POINT, MD
Hamrick Packaging SystemsFounded by brothers Gene and Luther Hamrick in 1975, Hamrick Packaging Systems has grown from a small Suffield, Ohio, rebuilding shop into a family business with a 65,000-square-foot operation in Kent. The company is known for durable top-load case packers, with more than 3,000 machines installed worldwide and some still running after 40 years. Its in-house team also keeps that installed base supported with a substantial stock of replacement parts and repair service.KENT, OH