Ultra 2 Press Conference
Watch SencorpWhite held a press conference at NPE 2018 discussing the new Ultra 2 thermoforming machine and their partnership with Asano Lab.
New Thermoformer Ultra 2
Thermoformer Offers More Precision, Control of Form and Trim
SencorpWhite (Hyannis, MA) introduced its newest thermoforming machine—the Ultra 2—which it will highlight at NPE2018. Designed for multiple industries looking for more precision and control of form and trim, along with efficiency, the Ultra 2 is equipped with a more robust, heavy-duty rail transport system, unmatched in the industry, according to SencorpWhite.
The new rail transport system allows SencorpWhite’s clients to use less material and produce less waste. The Ultra 2 utilizes the company’s proprietary off-load system, which is up to 70% faster than previous designs. The Ultra 2 combines speed along with the ability to deliver more ups by cycle or to produce larger pieces.
The machine includes inline steel rule tools to help reduce tool and labor costs. The tools are designed to shorten production time by allowing users to perform changeovers within hours, not days, at a significant cost savings (10 times less than traditional punch and die, according to the company).
Visit SencorpWhite at booth W591 at the upcoming NPE2018.
SencorpWhite expands warehouse software and hardware portfolios by acquiring Intek, partnering with Icam
Automated packaging and automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) provider SencorpWhite will acquire Intek Integration Technologies Inc., a vendor of warehouse, inventory, and supply chain software products, the companies said at a press conference Wednesday. The move will allow for more coordinated product offerings and tighter solution integration between SencorpWhite’s White Systems brand AS/RS products and Intek’s warehouse management systems (WMS) and warehouse control systems (WCS), White Systems President Chris Lingamfelter said.
Also on Wednesday, SencorpWhite showed off its White brand horizontal carousel, now available with integrated inventory control software, bar-code scanning, and a collaborative piece-picking robot featuring Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer-model robotic arm.
Finally, SencorpWhite announced a partnership in which it will be the sole U.S. distributor of products from Italian vertical lift module (VLM) vendor Icam Intelligent Space Solutions.
New owners for thermoforming machinery firm SencorpWhite
SencorpWhite Inc., the Cape Cod maker of thermoforming machinery, blister packaging and sealing equipment and automated equipment for storage and handling, has a new owner: Connell Limited Partnership of Boston.
Connell bought SencorpWhite on Nov. 1. Terms were not disclosed. Connell is a family trust.
Connell bought SencorpWhite from the machinery manufacturer’s owners, a management group that included President and CEO Brian Urban, and Providence, R.I.-based investment firm Management Capital LLC. SencorpWhite employs 160 people at its 155,000-square-foot headquarters plant in Hyannis, Mass. — one of the few manufacturers on Cape Cod.
Connell focuses on manufacturing companies, and has more than $500 million available for investment. Urban, in a blog posting announcing the sale, said
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SencorpWhite Inc., the Cape Cod maker of thermoforming machinery, blister packaging and sealing equipment and automated equipment for storage and handling, has a new owner: Connell Limited Partnership of Boston.
Connell bought SencorpWhite on Nov. 1. Terms were not disclosed. Connell is a family trust.
Connell bought SencorpWhite from the machinery manufacturer’s owners, a management group that included President and CEO Brian Urban, and Providence, R.I.-based investment firm Management Capital LLC. SencorpWhite employs 160 people at its 155,000-square-foot headquarters plant in Hyannis, Mass. — one of the few manufacturers on Cape Cod.
Connell focuses on manufacturing companies, and has more than $500 million available for investment. Urban, in a blog posting announcing the sale, said SencorpWhite fits the criteria that Connell wants in a company, including playing a critical part in the supply chain for global companies, have a leading market share and the capacity to expand geographically.
SencorpWhite’s key markets include Sencorp machines to make blister and clamshell packages for consumer products, medical, food, cosmetics and electronics. The White side of the business makes equipment for storage and retrieval. Urban said Connell’s investment will allow the company to capitalize on new products like WillCall Rx, an automated pharmacy, and RFID, which is growing in importance in the supply chain from packaging to storage and retrieval.
Urban, who remains as president and CEO, stressed that Connell is not a private equity company. “SencorpWhite will not be subject to ‘end of fund’ exit or return requirements,” he wrote in his blog. “Instead, the firm focuses on growing businesses organically and through additional investments and acquisitions.
“While SencorpWhite has enjoyed continuous growth over the last five years, what I find particularly exciting is Connell’s challenge to accelerate our growth even further through enhanced sales and marketing, new product development and strategic partnerships and acquisition,” Urban wrote in his blog, posted on the company’s website.