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Making the toughest machines on the market begins with solid mechanical principles and designs. Our "Made in the USA" machines are built at our Norwalk, Connecticut plant with all parts manufactured in-house. This total control results in the highest quality workhorses in the industry.

The Mandrel
Part of PDC's patent no.4765121, the Mandrel opens and forms the sleeve, lending itself to high speed, thin film applications. The sleeving material flows over the Mandrel, which can be cylindrical, oval or rectangular in cross section, fully and positively opening the sleeves as they are applied to the product. PDC Mandrels are coated with a special extra-hard, low-friction surface for extended life.

The Tetrahedron Wedge
The Tetrahedron Wedge is part of PDC's patent no.3924387, an extremely reliable and consistent system that positively handles sleeving material flows over the wedge and is refolded before entering the cutting blades and proprietary tooling.
This technology is extremely robust providing highly efficient operation shift-after-shift, year-after-year. Tooling change parts are fixed and can only be installed one way, eliminating fine adjustments during changeovers. Due to its mechanical nature, performance is consistent, drastically reducing downtime, and maximizing productivity.

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