On Oct. 1, 2019, Hudson-Sharp will become a part of PCMC and Barry-Wehmiller’s converting equipment platform. Hudson-Sharp, a world-renowned leader in the making of bag converting equipment, is currently part of BW Flexible Systems, the flexible packaging machinery division of BW Packaging Systems, Barry-Wehmiller’s packaging equipment platform.

"Over the last several years, PCMC has continually expanded our services in the flexographic printing industry, while developing new, exciting innovations," said Stan Blakney, PCMC’s US President. "The dynamic combination of Hudson-Sharp bag converting and PCMC’s flexographic print capabilities will take our services and ability to meet customer needs to the next level."

In 2017, PCMC acquired Graphbury Machines, a machine manufacturer and engineering-services provider for the flexible packaging industry, which has allowed PCMC to offer a wide range of products that improve flexographic printers’ production and performance. In May 2019, PCMC was a recipient of the Flexographic Technical Association’s Technical Innovation Award for its recent introduction of the SteadyPrint print-stabilization technology.

The Hudson-Sharp Machine Company introduced Inno-Lok® technology in 1997, which, literally, changed the way zippers are applied to packaging. From wicketers to stand-up pouch machines to the Inno-Lok® and Pour & Lok™ pre-applied closure product lines, the Hudson-Sharp brand has been the solution for bag converting companies for 100 years.