From its Youngstown, Ohio home, The Florand Company manufactures and distributes steel and poly strapping seals and related packaging supplies. Its in-house machine shop gives the company an unusual hands-on role in inspecting, repairing, and maintaining customers’ strapping tools, with loaners sometimes available during repairs. Florand also keeps a full line of strapping products in stock for timely shipment.
PAC Strapping Products, IncFounded in 1982, PAC Strapping Products manufactures and supplies industrial plastic and steel strapping, along with the machines, tools, and systems used to apply it. Based in Pennsylvania, the company has spent more than 40 years pairing its own strapping products with application-specific solutions, including low-elongation polypropylene for hay baling and stainless-steel equipment for washdown environments. PAC also repairs most major strapping-tool brands through its in-house service department.EXTON, PA
Universal StrappingSince its founding in 1979, Universal Strapping has grown from a 10,000-square-foot operation into a nearly 100,000-square-foot full-service manufacturer serving packaging operations. The Valley Cottage company produces plastic and steel strapping and keeps substantial finished inventory on hand, while tailoring orders to specific applications.VALLEY COTTAGE, NY
The Mandrel GroupFamily-owned and operated in McDonald, Ohio, The Mandrel Group is a hands-on manufacturer serving the steel industry. Its 200,000-square-foot facility draws on a combined 45 years of experience to build and rebuild coiling mandrels in-house. Since acquiring Fessler Machine Company in 2021, the group has continued that company’s tradition while adding its proprietary rotary-distributor sealing technology.MCDONALD, OH
AT PackagingFor more than 25 years, Mechanicsburg-based AT Packaging has supplied industrial and commercial customers with packaging machinery, materials, tools and accessories, with packaging machinery as its specialty. The company has been a StraPack master distributor since 1992 and stands out for its full-service repair operation, including StraPack rebuilds, in-plant service and telephone troubleshooting. Its maintenance program is led by a service manager with a university degree in electro-mechanical engineering.MECHANICSBURG, PA