After rising from a Better Packages sales role to become that company’s top global distributor, John F. McDonald incorporated McDonald Company Machines in 1979 and later built its own manufacturing business. Based in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania, the company has made Phoenix water-activated tape dispensers since 1994, while also providing repair service for customers who rely on gummed-tape equipment.
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Nelson Wrap Dispenser, LLCFamily-owned and operated in Bedford, Pennsylvania, Nelson Wrap Dispenser grew from warehouse worker Nelson Phero’s homemade answer to the strain of wrapping pallets. Today, the company makes American-manufactured manual stretch-wrap tools for warehouse and shipping workers, with most components produced in Pennsylvania and the remainder in Ohio and California.BEDFORD, PA
B&R Moll IncB&R Moll Inc. is a Pennsylvania manufacturer of folder-gluers, digital rotary die cutters and finishing equipment for packaging and commercial print. Formerly Dick Moll and Sons, the family-owned and operated company began in a garage in 1977 and now involves three generations. Moll says it pioneered a simple, affordable folder-gluer design, and it continues to build its equipment in-house while supporting customers with its own machine shop and parts operation.WARMINSTER, PA
Velocity Equipment SolutionsVelocity Equipment Solutions manufactures packaging machinery, with a longstanding specialty in blow molding and bulk water bottling equipment. Its predecessor companies include Portola Packaging and The Cap Snap Company, and the business says its equipment-making history spans more than 45 years; it reports serving over 300 companies in more than 35 countries. The company also rebuilds and services machinery from its New Castle, Pennsylvania headquarters and supports customers through a UK sales and distribution office.NEW CASTLE, PA
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