Every three years the North American plastics extrusion and converting industry meet for the National Plastics Exhibition.

This year the NPE will be held in Orlando Florida from May 7-11.

This is a unique opportunity for film extruders and converters to see their competitors, and suppliers (both equipment and raw materials) in one venue.

FAS Peco will be exhibiting at the NPE (booth W 2691) this year as we have in the past. In addition to representatives from our technical sales and service organizations, we will be demonstrating our equipment as well.

Our exhibit will feature a Euroline bag on roll system producing coreless rolls of trash bags in real time.

Regardless of your converting applications and challenges, we can demonstrate our technology in the following areas:

• Unwind stand for out of line operation (this equipment may also be placed in line if desired, as well)
• FAS Peco unique and exclusive tensionless sealing system let us show you how we seal the web from both sides under zero tension.
• FAS Peco infinitely adjustable perforation system we can show you how we perforate the web and how you can adjust the strength of that perforation infinitely.
• State of the art perforation detection system. We accurately and consistently count either the number of bags or the length of film going onto each roll. Your counts are correct, every roll.
• Industry leading coreless winding watch our winder run roll after roll without a missed transfer. Let us show you the advantages of our exclusive dual gripper design.
• Roll wrapping capability. at the show we will demonstrate our tape unit TU 220 which will place a printed label around each finished roll. This can be used for a final presentation to your customer, or simply to keep the roll intact for hand off to downstream automation.

So come to Florida and enjoy the nice weather and sunshine!

Stop by our booth, say hello and watch our live demonstration. Members of our management, sales and technical service teams will be there. We look forward to welcoming you to our stand, and discussing your converting applications and challenges with you.

Take a roll of bags with you as a souvenir and a reminder of your visit and discussions with us at the show.

FAS will be participating in the PLASTPOL exhibition at the Targi Kielce in Poland from 22-25th May 2018, in Hall C booth 29

Please stop in and see us at our booth, and watch our live demonstration of our bag making and winding technology.

FAS will be demonstrating our proven and popular Euroline bag on roll making system on the stand. You can observe our bag making technology as well as our coreless winding system in real time operation. The finished rolls that we will be presenting to attendees will have a label wrapped around them, done by our optional tape unit TU220.

This Euroline will be running out of line from an unwind stand. Stop in and discuss with our team how you can put this system in line with your blown film extrusion system as well. We can guide you through the benefits of in line production and assist you in making a determination if in line production is appropriate for your production program or not.

At the booth in the exhibition will be sales and technical service representatives of FAS, as well as our representatives in Poland RICCO INTERNATIONAL TRADE & CONSULTANCY.

Stop by, say hello, watch our demonstration and tell us about your film converting challenges and opportunities. We look forward to seeing you there and showing you how we can help you profitably take advantage of growth opportunities in your market.

We have a solution for you, regardless of your size, budget or experience level.

For any questions about the exhibition, our demonstration, and or any specific product inquiries please contact our regional sales manager Joakim Sjödin via mail or Piotr Polkowski, mobile +48 606 259 854 or e-mail.

Do you have any questions about our newsletter, please feel free to please contact Joakim Sjödin, Sales Manager, by phone on +46 72 090 89 30 or email here.

We hope you will plan to see us at the National Plastics Exhibition in Orlando Florida may 7-11 2018. FAS Peco will be in the west hall in booth W 2691.

During the show the FAS Peco technical team will be demonstrating our industry leading bag sealing and perforation as well as coreless winding technology. Watch film being converted, and take home a roll of bags as a souvenir. Our demonstration will feature the Euroline, our unitized cost effective solution for in or out of line bag on roll production. The rolls we produce will be wrapped with a printed label by out tape unit TU225, which is an available option for your existing SP500 or TW475 winders.

Stop by, say hello, and talk to our experts. We want to hear about your film converting applications and challenges and discuss with you our solutions. Check your email soon for a link for complimentary show passes.

40 years young

FAS Converting was founded 40 years ago in Ystad, Skane Sweden.

Our roots however go back even further in time as part of the Swedish industrial group Persöner Verkstad. In the 1960’s, that group formed Persöner Converting Machinery AB to produce bag on roll equipment.

In 1978, Messrs Flyghagen, Andersson and Stenqvist, left the Persöner group and formed FAS Converting Machinery AB, as we know it today.

The FAS company was founded around the concept of in-line bag making, focusing on rolled products. In-line bag production was somewhat of a novel idea in Europe in those days.

The concept of producing trash bags in line with the extrusion process was developed and promoted in the USA, but primarily for flat folded trash bags, a brand new product on the market there. The founders of FAS Converting had a vision to combine in line production and the European preference for coreless rolls, something which hadn’t been done before.

FAS designed its first machines to be robust enough to withstand the demands of 24/7 production, and developed a unique sealing system for a continuously moving web, well suited for inline production. This basic concept is in use today.

In the early 1980’s Peco Inc. was founded by Herb Baier to supply FAS Converting equipment in the United States as he saw increasing interest in rolled products in North America. In the mid 80’s Peco began manufacturing bag machines and winders in New Jersey under licence from FAS Converting. Herb was soon joined by his son and by our current parts manager Emilio.

The majority of companies in North America today refer to their coreless winders as “Peco’s”, many are more than 30 years old working every day!

As raw materials changed with the introduction of HMWHDPE, and LLDPE, gauges reduced and line speeds increased. FAS and Peco were right there innovating newer, faster equipment to meet the challenges of the market, ever faithful to the core principle of 24 /7 production dependability as a function of simple innovative designs. “Sophisticated Simplicity” was more than a slogan, it was a way of life.

When Herb Baier retired, FAS Converting purchased Peco and continues to supply the N American market today with new machines, parts, sales and technical service.

No company is successful without its valuable customers, and nowhere is this truer than with Peco FAS.

We are grateful for the support, and collaboration with customers, worldwide. New designs might be from FAS or Peco engineers, but they all begin with a conversation that goes something like “this is a new bag I need to make, can you help me do it?”.

FAS Converting and Peco engineers worked together to develop draw tape equipment, and rotary die cutters, folders, tape units and other equipment.

Another significant milestone achieved in the North American market will be observed this year.

Approximately at the time of the NPE 2018 in Orlando Florida (May 7-11), we will deliver our 1,200^th piece of equipment to North America.

This includes equipment manufactured in Sweden, as well as in the USA. This does not include used equipment that has migrated here from Europe.

We are proud of this milestone and thank you our customers for your support that makes this possible.

Contact us with your film converting application and challenges, it will be our honor to discuss them with you as we have been doing for 40 years.

Do you have any questions about our newsletter, please feel free to please contact Joakim Sjödin, Sales Manager, by phone on +46 72 090 89 30 or email here.