Testimonials

“We needed a shrink sleeve placer for aerosol cans – a cut-in-place system for tamper evident banding. We thought this could be the most problematic of the equipment we were buying at the time, because we had never used one before. In fact, it turned out to be the easiest machine to use of any we have.

We supplied PDC with a sample can, and they supplied a machine tailored to exactly what we needed, then backed it with fantastic tech support. Our product is an aerosol foam sealant used by homeowners and contractors – it’s labeled at a rate of 70 a minute, 2 shifts.”

“We manufacture eye care related products, and have done business with PDC since the late 80s. We did an extensive evaluation of vendors, and they’ve been a preferred supplier ever since. Our most recent system was installed here in Ft. Worth; we also have several PDC systems in process for our new plant in Singapore.

The combination of baby boomers getting older and increasingly needing our products, and emerging markets becoming more affluent and better able to care for their sight is fueling substantial growth for us – we see PDC as an excellent partner for this growth.”

“We’ve had a great relationship with PDC since Tropicana Group/Pepsi recommended them to us. Our first system was purchased in 2002; we now have two R-300s running side by side. These are hot-fill PET lines that apply full shrink labels, and perfect registration is critical.

We bought the R-300s because of their versatility – we label containers that are 8 oz. to 46 oz. – every bottle is different and there are 20 different sized labels. The tallest is 10”, so the system must be highly and easily adjustable. As a contract manufacturer, we need lots of change parts, and PDC’s turnaround is always very fast. PDC has provided great help and technical support.”

"We bought our original 2 PDC neck banding systems in the early 80s, for tamper evidence.  They are true work-horses, running 20 hours a day, 5 days a week.  We neck band at 150-200 bottles per minute, running PVC bands that are 68 to 42 lay-flat size, 2-3 mil gauge.  We are literally the poster kids for systems that run continuously and reliably.

We now have 5 PDC systems and use them for all of our sauces.  The equipment’s only downtime was following Katrina, when, after being in 5’ of water, they had to be refurbished.  They were returned to service immediately – they are incredibly robust systems.”

“All of the neck shrink sleeve applications for Jim Beam – our premium and upscale products – are done on PDC equipment. They do a fine job – I bought the first system about 10 years ago for our Cincinnati plant, and we recently purchased two additional machines. People from the food and paint industries come in here to see how they operate, and the systems virtually sell themselves. A month ago, we needed change parts; we sent samples and drawings and quickly received the specified part. Their customer service is exceptional.”

“We bought our first PDC system for tamper evident neck banding on our bottled juices – also ketchup – in 2000. The machine was re-built, so we anticipated adjustments might be needed. One thing we found was we needed a deeper perforation for the film we were using – a different knife system. PDC’s service technician came here, quickly made and implemented a solution, and we’ve been operating that line at 400 bottles per minute ever since. In about 2007, we purchased a second system – this time new equipment, a full sleever, also for bottled juices. Any time we need change parts, they arrive quickly; their technical support is excellent.”

“We use PDC equipment to apply 33mm to 38 mm finish PET neckbands for syrups and barbecue sauces.  This is the tamper-evident technology that Wal-Mart, a major customer of ours, prefers for their ‘Great Value’ brand products.

We’ve had three of these systems for 20+ years and they just run – from 110 to 200 bottles per minute, with no issues.  Registration is not always critical, but when it is, we get great consistency.  And we get excellent service on spare parts and change parts.”

“Our PDC system applies neck bands to all of our ‘409’ cups for cultured products. We did some experimenting with their engineering team with a new idea for a captivating system – how the cups are held for neck banding – and came up with a solution that works well for our application. PDC also assisted in implementing a quality control step that would sense if the band was present and properly applied.”

“We have 4 PDC tamper-evident banding systems for ice creams. We became acquainted with PDC through the referral of a banding material supplier in 2001. We benchmarked their systems in 2001 and found they were very robust. The machines are fully mechanical –and build like tanks. And they were the only machines that could give us high speed (250/cups per minute, with an actual rating of 300 cups/minute) in what was then very limited space. On our ‘swing’ line, we run little cups to 24 ounce cups to quarts on one bander and the fact that tooling is straightforward and easy to changeover is a real benefit.”

“We use (PDC) Model 75s to apply neckbands to our 2, 5 and 12. oz. pepper sauces. We recently bought a system – our fifth - for miniatures. The original four systems have operated since 1990. We bought them for performance, and speed; systems run 300 bottles per minute. We also wanted to keep the parts inventory interchangeable. Todd Smith, in parts, has always worked with us to get the best service life. Recently, he recommended hardened blades to cut the PETG films we need for shipments to certain countries. PETG is abrasive, and we wanted a longer service life from these movable blades, without sacrificing the stationary blades.”

“Two years ago, we replaced another tamper evident banding system with PDC equipment.   We run 800-900 jars a minute, of baby foods and juices. With the former system, tooling changeovers took an entire shift –a  whole day. Now, changeovers take just 20 minutes.  Also, the former system took 6-8 times the space to do the same work- and it was costly to keep running, because it had so many moving parts. The PDC system has very few moving parts –and it’s very user friendly. PDC did the training and set-up at the time of installation, and it performs very well. All Heinz tamper evident baby food products are done on PDC equipment.”

"We produce over 380 million plastic bottles annually for consumer products. There are about 20 different bottles, from 6 oz. to 60 oz. We have two PDC machines used for sleeving, purchased a year apart. We get very good tech support: whatever we need, we get immediately. I would like to convey my sincere thanks for working hard to make the delivery of the tooling and feed screws. This was an impossible task which PDC made happen. Samples were approved by the customer yesterday, and we are in production today."

“We purchased our first PDC system in 1993. It was installed by the man who invented it, which was very impressive to us. We’ve bought 5 other systems since then and we still get that kind of attention. We use the (PDC) equipment on every line we run to apply full body sleeves for fabric paint and window etching products, and to tamper-proof the flip cups for paint, stains and glue. The systems run 24 hours, 5 days a week & we’ve had no issues at all.”

“I bought PDC systems for 3 facilities – full body sleeve equipment for our Jeffersonville and Morristown plants, and a neckbanding system for our facility here in Dallas. The Dallas neckband line includes a post-shrink tunnel, also supplied by PDC. It works on our mouthwash line, and has been in operation for about 8 years with no problems. Recently, we contacted PDC regarding new tooling for a different-sized neckband. As always, customer service was excellent.”

“We’ve used a PDC Model 65M for tamper evident neck banding for more than 20 years. It is one of our older pieces of equipment, and the one that has the least amount of problems. The feature that sold us in the beginning what how straightforward and direct-to-the-point it was.

We originally had a single-screw, which was adapted to a twin-screw type to accommodate plastic bottles, which are packed hot. We use a heat gun following band application, also from PDC, for bottles that have straight shoulders. Engineering has always been very helpful.”

“We have 12 PDC systems here in Ft. Worth, one in Brazil, one in Mexico City, and we’ll soon have one in Singapore. We were one of their first customers and have an excellent relationship. The most recent system we purchased applies tamper bands on prescription drug bottles one ounce and smaller. We like that they have excellent documentation for change parts; if we need a replacement, they can provide it in just 1-2 weeks.”

“We manufacture generic prescription liquids for a broad range of purposes at this facility. All of the bottles are neck banded with PDC model 75s and 50s. We also have a pre-shrinker for whole bottle bands that shoots bottles with a jet of hot air.

During our upcoming fourth of July shutdown, we’ll run R&D batches of a new product – an 8 oz. mouthwash – and install add-ons to some machines. PDC will also update our PLC programming. They’ve always provided excellent tech support. Qualitest is all in the US. now, but will soon market internationally. We see PDC as an excellent partner for this expansion of our business.”

“I’ve been a PDC customer for more than 25 years. Most recently, we bought a system for our west coast operation. We use their neckbanders and heat tunnels for all of our salad dressings – both T. Marzetti and Teresa’s. The systems are rated at 150 per minute. I can’t comment on tech support – the 25-year old machine has never needed help, and the new system – the one we've had for just 8 years – hasn’t either. We also use one of their fancy tunnels – an 8-foot – with two styles of heat: radiant up front and a secondary heat for the shrink; that does a great job, too.

Even though PDC equipment has never had an issue, our band people did once, and even though it wasn’t their problem, PDC came out and helped with that.”