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ISO Poly Films,
part of the Sigma Plastics Group, Supports Company Growth with Continued
Investment in Windmoeller & Hoelscher Equipment
Lincoln, RI – ISO Poly Films of Gray Court, SC, has
acquired two additional blown film extrusion
lines from Windmoeller & Hoelscher
Corporation
The newly installed high output 5-layer VAREX line has a 63” working
width and FILMATIC S dual
surface winder, including the patented MULTICOOL
D stacked double air ring with OPTIFIL P3 gauge control system. The
3-layer 110” VAREX line with grooved feed extruders (90.30/120.30/90.30D),
a 25” OPTIFIL P2 die, and FILMATIC T dual turret winder is expected
to be running in late summer.
“It’s important to continue investing in the growth of our company
and increase our capabilities and capacity to produce specialty films
that deliver the quality and performance our customers expect
from
ISO,” commented Jon McClure, Founder and President of ISO Poly Films. “The
new three-layer
and five-layer co-extrusion lines from
W&H are vital to our growth and provide the latest technology
to manufacture advanced films with superior quality and complex structures
for the markets we serve.”
Andrew Wheeler, Vice President of W&H, adds, “We've been partnered
with ISO since 2001 and are
proud that they recognize the value and
quality of our machinery and also allow us to be a part of their continued
success.”
ISO Poly Films, Inc., a Sigma Plastics Group company, is a custom
extruder of high-end specialty
films for critical applications in the
laminating, printing, coating and converting markets. Founded
in 1998, the company has invested more than $35 million in the development
and expansion of its
135,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility
in Gray Court, SC, including the recent installation of the
two new
W&H lines.
Sigma Plastics Group is the second largest North American flexible
packaging producer with annual throughput of 1.6 billion pounds of
resin in their 35 plants: 31 in the United States, 2 in Canada, 1 in
Mexico and 1 in Chile.
Windmoeller & Hoelscher is a leader in the design, manufacture
and distribution of flexographic and gravure printing presses, blown
and cast film extrusion systems, multiwall equipment, plastic sack
and bag making machines, as well as form-fill-seal machinery for the
converting and packaging industry.
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