| Industry | Converting and Flexible Packaging |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1910 |
| Headquarters | Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA |
| Website | www.hudson-sharp.com |
Hudson-Sharp Machine Company is a world-wide leader in the design and manufacture of plastic bag making machinery, pouch making equipment, and reclosable packaging solutions.
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The Hudson-Sharp Machine Company is a world-wide leader in the design and manufacture of plastic bag making machinery, pouch making equipment, and reclosable packaging solutions. With manufacturing and sales throughout the world, Hudson-Sharp has been providing quality sales and service for over 100 years. A partial list of product categories include:
1870
A small machine shop began operation along the East River in what is now the city of Green Bay, WI, USA. The company repaired steamboats and manufacturing parts for sawmill machinery.
1910
David Hudson & Alexander Sharp took over the small shop and expanded the company into developing equipment for paper mills, winders for toilet tissue, and produced high-speed folders for tissue and napkins.
1925
Hudson-Sharp began manufacturing printing presses and manufactured the first central impression aniline press built in the United States.
1947
S.J. Campbell purchased the Hudson-Sharp Machine Company and conceived, designed, and patented the Campbell Wrapper, the world's first horizontal form, fill, and seal machine. Variations of the Campbell Wrapper are still used today throughout the world in wrapping candy, cheese, bakery products, and other various items.
1956
FMC Corporation acquired Hudson-Sharp as a part of the Packaging Machinery Division with divisional headquarters in Horsham, PA. Over the next decade, the company continued to grow by introducing several innovative packaging machinery lines. The first sideweld bag machine produced was nicknamed the "Flyswatter". Also the first wicket stacker machine was developed.
Besides new innovations, Hudson-Sharp introduced their products into new regions around the globe, specifically the Australia/Asia region. Those regions are still supported to this day.
1967
Support began in European markets as operations began in Aalst, Belgium. The Aalst facility was responsible for the sales and service of plastic bag converting equipment, the manufacture of machinery for cardboard and plastic set up boxes, horizontal packaging machinery, and paper tissue machines.
1970
Wicketer development continues and Servo technology was introduced.
1978
High-speed rotary sidewld machine for the production of large trash bags were introduced.
1986
Plastic grocery bag line introduced.
1989
First commercially produced servo-driven wicketer introduced.
1997
Hudson-Sharp introduces INNO-LOK® pre-zippered film reclosable packaging.
1998
Divestiture from FMC, becomes The Hudson-Sharp Machine Company once again.
2000
Hot melt glue patch handle line introduced.
2004
Hudson-Sharp acquires Amplas and expands product offering of bottomseal technology.
2006
Side Gusset Bottom Seal Pouch Machine with patented Inno-Lok® transverse direction zipper applicator introduced.
2007
NTR800 Roll to Roll Machine introduced.
2008
Hudson-Sharp introduces new generation servo pouch machinery.
New packaging design introduced called, Pour & Lok™, it is a side gusseted, pour spout packaging application for pre-zippered roll stock.
2009
Hudson-Sharp is acquired by Thiele Technologies, part of the family of Barry-Wehmiller Companies. Thiele Technologies acquires certain asses of RO-AN through a secured third party sales transation.
2010
100 year anniversary of the Hudson-Sharp Machine Company.
2011 and Beyond
The Hudson-Sharp Machine Company continues to be a world-wide leader in the design and manufacture of plastic bag making machinery, pouch making equipment, and reclosable packaging solutions.