“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 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.”

“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.”

“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 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.”

“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 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 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.”