Optex is a collaborative innovation hub for the flexible-packaging industry, built around an extrusion-coating pilot facility in Phoenix, New York. It gives companies a confidential setting to test new ideas and brings industry partners together for live trials and practical training.
Apple Converting, IncFounded in 1980, Apple Converting, Inc. develops and manufactures flexible packaging at its 48,000-square-foot, GMP-compliant facility in Oneonta, New York. The company works with customers in pharmaceutical, medical device, confectionery, food, and industrial markets, and describes its role as a product-development partner for packaging applications.ONEONTA, NY
American Center for Optics ManufacturingBased in Fairport, New York, the American Center for Optics Manufacturing (AmeriCOM) strengthens the U.S. precision-optics base through manufacturing research, prototype development, and technician training. Its 10,000-square-foot COM-Lab gives industry, government, and academic partners access to optics fabrication and metrology equipment for process development before full-scale production. AmeriCOM also runs a national workforce-development network and free online courses that help prepare people for careers in precision optics manufacturing.ROCHESTER, NY
Superb Packaging IncFrom its New York base, Superb Packaging Inc. supplies custom flexible packaging, pairing in-house design and printing with international sourcing, quality control, and logistics. Founder and CEO Abe Rosenfeld brings more than 25 years of packaging-industry experience, including hands-on operation of overseas manufacturing plants serving North American customers. The company also maintains an on-site analytical laboratory for package testing and works with BRC- and ISO-certified factories.HIGHLAND MILLS, NY
Poly Craft IndustriesFrom its Middletown, New York operation, Poly Craft Industries prints and converts flexible packaging for brands that need packaging made to fit both product and presentation. Its U.S.-made work spans custom roll stock, pouches and bags, with short lead times and options that include recycled, compostable and biodegradable materials. CEO Ezra Lebowitz describes the company’s working philosophy as making what seems impossible possible, a spirit reflected in its willingness to develop tailored packaging solutions.HAUPPAUGE, NY