"Our Mission"
Pak-Master®, Inc. is committed to the sustained benefit of our customers, our employees, and our community by providing leadership and integrity within the manufacturing process. We believe that personal development in the work place enriches our customer experience, our individual lives, and our community. We will assure the best possible Return on Investment by providing a reliable, efficient and durable machine.
"History"
The Pak-Master® wrap-around case packer was originally designed by Fibreboard Corporation in 1962 and the first manufactured machine completed in 1963. Early machines were designed to run a dedicated can size and pack pattern. The Pak-Master® was easily distinguishable by virtue of its revolutionary case forming method, (actually using the product as a mandrel), and by the vertical compression section. These novel ideas allowed end users to enjoy the benefit of much tighter corrugate shippers than had previously been possible. This tighter package resulted in less damage to both the product and labels as the cans were unable to move around in the wrap-around case. Because its top and bottom panels were uninterrupted the case provided better support in all phases of transportation. Also, the sealed flaps of a wrap-around case are normally located on the smallest panels, rather than the top and bottom, thus allowing corrugate savings of up to 30%. These features assured the popularity of this new design. Fibreboard was soon forced to find a manufacturer capable of keeping up with demand for this innovative machine and able to provide the necessary development and engineering to assure its continued success. Wilcox Manufacturing Company of Stockton, California, an early pioneer in the development of electro-mechanical machinery, was contacted to fill that requirement.
Machine installations quickly spread through California canning operations before branching into different industries. By 1966 the first machine east of the Mississippi river was installed at Hi-Acres Concentrate in Orlando, Florida, starting a trend in the orange juice industry. Other industries that followed suite include: oil & automotive retail products, cheese and dairy, paint, beverage, pharmaceuticals, food, pet food, floor tile, and many others. Some of the packages and products handled by Pak-Master® case packers include: cans; with or without over caps, bails, pop tops, two piece, three piece, aerosols, “f” style, multiple tiers, with or without tier pads bottles; with or without partitions, glass, plastic, squeeze type, spray nozzles, spout necks, and jugs, composite canisters; with or without over caps, pull tabs or bands, round, and oval-rectangular shapes, cartons; horizontal or vertical orientation, multiple tiers, frozen products, gable top, and microwaveable trays, tiles; linoleum, carpet, soap; pump bottle, bar, cartons, Cheese; slices, loaves, blocks, hand grenades, sewing machines, mail boxes, propane canisters, packets, multi packs, sleeve packs, hi-cones, and many others.
In 1978 Pak-Master® head quarters was established in Hayward, California when Fibreboard opened its new manufacturing facility. By 1980 Pak-Master® was one of the leading manufacturing companies in the packaging industry with equipment installations throughout the world. The establishment of sales and service centers in Chicago IL, Patterson NJ, Atlanta GA, Los Angeles CA, and Hayward CA, helped to reinforce the Pak-Master® market lead. In 1982 Pak-master® was acquired in a buy out of Fibreboard, by the Georgia Pacific Corporation and shortly there after sold to Paxall, Inc., a Chicago holding company. Pak-Master® quickly established itself as the crown jewel of the Paxall group when they led the 2 liter beverage industry into wrap-around savings.
Sasib, an Italian conglomerate, later acquired Paxall in an attempt to enter the American packaging market. Sasib then commissioned an outside engineering group to provide a complete redesign of the wrap-around case packer and other Paxall product lines. Great care was taken to address areas of concern, particularly from the stand point of marketing and cost reduction. After several years in the market the Sasib Packaging Group sold all of the packaging lines they had acquired including the Pak-Master® line. Pak-Master was sold to Packaging Technologies Corporation of Georgia. This company was founded by a former employee of the original Pak-Master® Manufacturing Company. Shortly after acquisition Pak-Master®, Inc. was created as a California corporation. The emphasis of this company would be to re-establish the once undeniable Pak-Master® credibility. This required going back to what had made Pak-Master® the most sought after name in wrap-around case packing; quality.
After considerable review it was determined that the Pak-Master® PM-II represented the best aspects of Pak-Master® equipment through the years. This machine still is a recognized leader in terms of durability and reliability. The machine runs at competitive speeds (even though its geometry lends itself to substantially higher speeds with a few minor changes), and its patented 6 side compression still produces the tightest and squarest case in the industry. A separate review followed to determine what changes might be integrated into this venerable work-horse to bring it in line with today’s standards. This process led to an understanding that a number of beneficial improvements could be implemented without destroying the integrity of the PM-II. With this in mind, the New Pak-Master, Inc. set out to simplify the operation, increase efficiency, improve flexibility, run faster, handle a larger variety of product, improve the range, and enhance machine safety, while keeping the price competitive. Essentially we decided to bring the 21st century to the PM-II. Finally, after several years of development, we have created the latest version of the well respected Pak-Master®.
Welcome to the new Pak-Master® PM-X. The Pak-Master® PM-X is a fully integrated, automatic, wrap-around case or tray packaging system capable of taking a flat scored and slotted corrugated blank, placing it underneath a group of product, which have been automatically collated on a modularly constructed infeed section, placing that product on the blank, forming the blank around the product, sealing all flaps, and delivering the finished shipper to a location compatible with the customers requirement. The PM-II-LP is capable of running up to 40 cases or 45 trays per minute, utilizes a single infeed design to run most products, will accommodate an optional high capacity blank feed, changes over in 15 minutes, and offers linear motion in either pneumatic or servo technologies.
