Born in a garage in 1985, Pearl Technologies designs and builds high-speed equipment and consumables for punching, perforating and slitting flexible film, while also improving blown-film extrusion lines. From its 41,000-square-foot Savannah, New York headquarters, the company develops standard and custom solutions and supports them with U.S.-based engineering and customer service. Pearl has grown to more than two dozen patents, over 3,000 products and customers around the world, and is now an EDGE Industrial Technologies company.
PennPac CompanyFounded by Bill Palmer in Baltimore in 1995 to bridge the gap between film manufacturers and just-in-time users, PennPac supplies flexible packaging films and converts them through custom slitting and sheeting. Now operating from facilities in Manheim, Pennsylvania, and Piedmont, South Carolina, the company keeps millions of pounds of film in stock and offers toll slitting for customer-supplied materials. Both facilities are AIB International certified, with the Manheim location also holding SQF certification for food safety.MANHEIM, PA
Modern Zhoutai ServiceFrom its New York State base, Modern Zhoutai Service makes bag- and pouch-making machinery for flexible packaging converters, with an emphasis on quick setup and fast product changeovers. Established in 1992, the company also provides tailored equipment solutions, custom CNC-machined parts made in New York since 2009, and ongoing service support for packaging operations. Its machinery serves applications ranging from medical pouches to food and liquid packaging.FARMINGTON, NY
Save-O-Seal CorporationSave-O-Seal Corporation began in 1970 as a packaging-equipment firm and has been making industrial blades in the United States for several decades. Its Super Slitter line, introduced in 1981, reflects more than 45 years of blade-design experience and serves converters and extruders handling difficult-to-cut film.
Modern Zhoutai ServiceEstablished in 1992, New York-based Modern Zhoutai Service manufactures bag and pouch-making machinery for flexible packaging converters. Its equipment is designed around quick setup and changeovers, with specialized solutions for applications such as medical packaging and short-run digital-printed pouches. The company also supports its machines with in-house parts manufacturing, custom CNC machining in New York since 2009, and lifetime service assistance.FARMINGTON, NY