High-speed sleever debut

REPORTING FROM PACK EXPO: Running at an unprecedented 800 sleeves/min, Coastal Sleeve Label (Brunswick, GA) is showcasing its Autowrap wrapper from Hauni Richmond (Richmond, VA). Seams are made online, reducing production time 35%.

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Through a joint-venture between Coastal and Hauni, Autowrap is available in a horizontal application format for tubed products and vertically for others. It features an angled vacuum drum to transfer out vertical products. Applications include cosmetics, markers, beverages and aerosols.

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Tubed Products

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(left to right) Jon McClure, president, Pregis South Carolina operations; David Timm, division president, Pregis Performance Flexibles; South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster; Kevin Baudhuin, CEO, Pregis; and Dan Zamlong, managing director, Warburg Pincus.

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