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AIR CONVEYING CORPORATION is a recognized leader in the industry of Pneumatic Conveying Systems and has been in business since 1968. As an equipment manufacturer rather than simply a sales organization, we have complete control over the quality of material and products which make up your proposed system. Our equipment is found in Printing, Folding Carton and Corrugated plants throughout the country and the world.

ly turned into production space, so Vineland Packaging acquired an off-site, 30,000-square-foot facility, where it does its warehousing and partition work. In 2021, Vineland began a second expansion that in- cluded the purchase of a new 66-inch by 125-inch, 4-col- or Apstar HG2 1632 Rotary Die Cutter from Haire Group. “When we purchased the Apstar, we decided to add two JB Machinery ColorDry XL 3000 dryer units to enhance our printing capabilities as well as maximize throughput and increase run speeds,” says Mike. “ColorDry provided exactly what we were looking for. It also provided the extra capability to print on Kemi, which allowed us to bring in some projects that were just out of our reach before.”

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Vineland Packaging added JB ColorDry dryer units (above) and JB KleenPlate 3.0 (below) to its Apstar Rotary Die Cutter.

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A year after the installation of the Apstar, the company added two KleenPlate 3.0 units to the press. “We were constantly stopping to clean the print plates,” says Antho- ny D’Alessandro, Operations Manager. “You lose signif- icant production if you’re frequently stopping to remove even the smallest piece of dust.” Anthony says that the combination of ColorDry and KleenPlate helped Vineland greatly enhance their workflow and their overall printing capabilities. Vineland added a brand new Baysek die cutter in 2019 to replace a pre-owned T-series that was installed in 2009. The 2021 expansion also saw the addition of a Bobst of 820 Flexo Folder Gluer. “We were fortunate because we had the machine installed before lead times got crazy,” remembers Mike. “Again, it just came down to continually

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