Company

Who We Are

CeraTek is a leading manufacturer of medical heat sealing technologies trusted by medical device, pharmaceutical, laboratory, and other regulated industries worldwide. With more than 75 years of engineering experience and over 20,000 systems in operation globally, we help customers protect product integrity through reliable, repeatable, and accurate sealing solutions.

Our portfolio of medical pouch sealers, tray sealers, rotary band sealers, and laboratory systems is designed to support validated packaging processes where seal integrity and process control are critical. Beyond equipment, we provide technical expertise, helping manufacturers maintain confidence in their sterile barrier systems throughout the product lifecycle.

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Key Facts

  • Our consistency is coupled with many optional add-on risk mitigation features.
  • Our sealers are the easiest to validate and provide the highest uptime and longest service life.
  • We enable our customers to focus their time and energy on continuous improvement rather than equipment downtimes.
  • For years, over 20,000 CeraTek sealers have been trusted by our valued customers across 6 continents.
  • CeraTek machines are designed and manufactured in the United States to international standards.

History

1947

SencorpWhite was founded in 1947 under the name Packaging Industries Inc. in Montclair, NJ and primarily supplied bag sealers for government and military applications. The company moved to Hyannis, MA in 1964 and the customer base expanded to include commercial packaging applications and laboratory heat seal testing.

1963

Packaging Industries relocates to Hyannis, MA and expands to include commercial packaging applications and laboratory heat sealing under the Sentinel Machinery Division of Packaging Industries Group Inc.

1970’s

Sentinel Machinery begins developing innovations focused on medical pouch and tray sealing.

1989

Sentinel Machinery Division is sold and becomes Sencorp Systems.

1990’s

Emphasis on medical device packaging grows and new product development results in the creation of the first AS/2 and MD medical heat sealing models.

2002

The CeraTek brand is formed to focus on solving the evolving challenges associated with sterile packaging.  The first PLC-controlled P-Series sealer is designed.

2008

SencorpWhite is formed through the merger of Sencorp and White Systems.

Today

The CeraTek product line remains the leading provider of pouch and tray sealing solutions to all major medical device manufacturers worldwide.

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