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introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . march 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message hudson sharp machine co. industry converting and flexible packaging founded 1910 headquarters green bay wisconsin united states website www.hudson sharp.com hudson sharp machine company is active in the design and manufacture of plastic bag making machinery pouch making equipment and reclosable packaging solutions . contents 1 company profile 1.1 history 2 products 3 references 4 external links company profile edit the hudson sharp machine company is a worldwide 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 we have been providing hudson sharp quality sales and service for over a century . headquartered in green bay wi usa the hudson sharp machine company also has manufacturing and sales facilities in belgium brazil mexico australia and the philippines . acquired by thiele technologies part of the family of barry wehmiller companies in 2009 hudson sharp is dedicated to helping converters make value added high quality bags and pouches . our broad based product line includes a full line of plastic film converting equipment to make a wide variety of plastic bags and pre made pouch styles including bread bags merchandise bags hygiene bags deli bags stand up pouches 3 side seal pouches security pouches bags on a roll folded and stacked trash bags inno lok pre zippered roll stock pour & lok reclosable packaging 1 history edit 1870 a small machine shop began operation along the east river in what is now the city of green bay wi united states . 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 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 assets of ro an through a secured third party sales transaction . 2010 100 year anniversary of the hudson sharp machine company . 2011 the hudson sharp machine company continues to be involved in the design and manufacture of plastic bag making machinery pouch making equipment and reclosable packaging solutions . 2012 began hudson sharp certified pre owned program 2014 hudson sharp releases newly redesigned m275w servo wicketer 2015 hudson sharp releases ez stand a system that pre applies a bottom gusset to a roll of film that can produce a stand up pouch when run on vffs machine . 2 products edit hudson sharp is the company that first commercially produced a servo driven wicketer and is the leader in wicketer technology . we set the standard for plastic bag making equipment . with over a century of converting experience and industry leading technology we will deliver high quality machinery and world renowned customer service . visit specific product pages by using the links below wicketers inno lok technology pouch machines bag machines flat belt bag machines bottomseal bag machine attachments & accessories ntr 800 roll to roll machine ro an oem parts & equipment bag machines rotary draw tape bag on a roll pour & lok resealable bags & pouches ez stand references edit hudsonsharp.com . hudson sharp machine company http www.hudsonsharp.com hudson sharp.php cid 1001 & pid 0 . retrieved 18 august 2016 . missing or empty title help http www.hudsonsharp.com hudson sharp.php cid 1008 & pid 1001 official site external links edit 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