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Indian flex-pack maker to install KAGE 5-layer blown-film line
11/11/2011 |
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Kabra Gloucester Engineering of Dunetha-Daman, India, a joint venture company with Gloucester Engineering Co., Inc. (Gloucester, MA), unveiled its first "KAGE" 5-Layer blown-film system at a recent open house held at the company's headquarters. More than 100 attendees saw the firm's first fully loaded 5-layer line in operation at Kabra Gloucester's new facility. KAGE is the brand name for film systems manufactured by Kabra ExtrusionTechnik (KET), Ltd., using Gloucester Engineering's engineering designs and technology.
The line has been specifically designed for flexible-packaging printer and converter Prropyl Packs, Ltd., of Kerala, India. Prropyl Packs will use the machine to manufacture film for primarily edible-oil packaging applications. The barrier film will not only meet government shipping standards but will improve the shelf life of the oil, protecting it against oxygen and moisture and ensuring its cleanliness.
Representatives from some of the leading packaging and converting companies in India were in attendance at the open house, including Supreme, Essel Propack, Positive Packaging, Vishakha, and Ecoplast. The event drew attendees from around the globe, including companies from Africa and Asia.
Adam Blumenthal, managing partner of Blue Wolf Capital, majority owner of Gloucester Engineering, said, "I am extremely proud to see the equipment run so well and am gratified to observe our customers openly embrace the KAGE brand. We look forward to continuing to serve both the domestic and export market with our KET partners and expanding KAGE's global market share."
At the open house, the 5-layer blown film line produced 2,200-mm layflat barrier film at 525 kg/hr, producing film for oil-packaging applications. The line, which can also be used for producing lamination films, is designed for outputs of up to 600 kg/hr and has an installed capacity of 4,000 metric tons/yr.
More info: www.gecextrusion.com
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