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in Lawrence, Kansas, where the 66-inch by 188-inch work- horse exceeded the expectations of owner Justin Hill. In 2017, Hill purchased the dual sized 66/99 by 188-inch du- al-size machine for Jayhawk Packaging LPCO sister plant, in Freemont, Nebraska. With the success of the dual-size and added features on the Jayhawk machine Hill pur- chased a third Engico to replace the original installation in 2006. Addressing the reason as to why there have not been more sales of Engico’s unique converting technology in North America, Benzoni said that his previous agents were not able to express to potential customers the true tech- nological abilities of the machine and respond to the cus- tomers’ real needs. “Then Haire Group came along,” he says. “We finally found an agent who really understood the key to our technology and was able to pass this along to the customer. Not only the features of the machine, but the attitude of our company. Even though we are a small and young company, we are flexible and aggressive. Keith Umlauf and Haire Group have been successful in sharing this message with the United States market.” This message was not lost on President Container Group. After their initial meeting with Benzoni and Umlauf in August of 2019 in Atlantic City, Goldberg and Grossbard visited Jayhawk to witness the Engico’s performance on a live production floor. They made the decision to purchase the machine in October of 2019 and were expecting to
nents used in the manufacturing process. Any other com- ponents that require “chemical treatment” is accompa- nied by a certificate detailing exactly how and with which chemicals the components were treated. A fully stocked parts warehouse permits the company to provide its glob- al customers with spare parts as quickly as possible. And
all Engico machines are equipped with a remote control system that allows the company’s service team to assist its PCG added a specially designed Alliance FEEDMASTER Jum- bo Bottom Feeder to the Engico’s front end.
customers in real time. First U.S. Installations
The first U.S. installation of an Engico machine hap- pened 15 years ago in 2006 at Lawrence Paper Company
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Contact Ray Cornell for system demonstration C-847-542-8487 or raycornell@sbcglobal.net SOLD to Green Bay Packaging Tulsa, OK
Harmax will have equipment on display at SuperCorr booth #1301
Rolls automatically convey to selected unwind stand via turn tables . Click to view in operation
Clamp truck enters rolls to the system at inclined roll storage ramp located in roll storage area. No clamps around operators!
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