Kliklok-Woodman Expands Bagmaker Line With CMD Vertical Form/Fill/Seal Technology - Companies Ink Exclusive Sales and Support Alliance
August 03, 2005
ATLANTA, GA — Industry leaders Kliklok-Woodman (Decatur, GA) and CMD Corporation (Appleton, WI) have signed an agreement that expands the Woodman line of bagmakers, and creates an exclusive marketing, sales and after sales customer support channel for CMD vertical form, fill, seal (VFFS) technology. This alliance propels the two privately-held companies to the forefront of a competitive market niche by bringing new value in VFFS technology to current and prospective customers.
“Kliklok-Woodman already meets our customers’ price and performance points with the broadest offering of machines in the snack industry,” explains Peter Black, Kliklok-Woodman president. “CMD has developed exciting technologies in high speed packaging and in special shape and reclosable packaging. By aligning and offering CMD’s compelling technology with the Woodman family of bagmakers, we significantly broaden our industry reach and bring best in class products to our mutual customers.”
CMD’s president John Schmidt sees this relationship as unique in an environment where many alliances typically result in a duplication of equipment and cost structures. “The two companies bring different but complementary expertise to the table,” affirms Mr. Schmidt. “Kliklok-Woodman offers a proven-effective infrastructure in sales, parts and service support as well as deep experience in many markets. At the same time, CMD develops vertical form, fill, seal technologies that reach into still other markets. By coming together with one approach and one offering, we ensure success for customers across more numerous industries and effective growth for both organizations.”
Impressive Track Records
CMD Corporation, an established 25-year equipment designer and manufacturer, is a global supplier to the plastics converting and packaging industries. The company offers a full line of bagmaking, pouchmaking and converting equipment, as well as VFFS rebuild, upgrade and technology services. CMD, which continues to make advances in technology, has established new methods in high-speed rotary bag making, overlapped bag winding, high-speed bag folding and packaging automation, many of which have been patented. In fact, CMD’s commitment to advancing technology is so strong that it has devoted an entire division solely to the development of customized and proprietary technology, processes and equipment. According to Mr. Schmidt, CMD will continue to expand its current range of VFFS machinery and services and will work with Kliklok-Woodman in the development of new technology for VFFS systems.
The 60-year-old Kliklok-Woodman is a global leader in paperboard cartoning and vertical form, fill, seal packaging machinery. Kliklok-Woodman, which maintains US- and UK-based fabrication, sales and engineering operations, already boasts the largest installed base of snack food packaging machines in the world and is a dominant supplier to the bakery and prepared foods industries.
For more information on the alliance and/or the new Woodman line of bagmakers offered exclusively by Kliklok-Woodman, contact Ross Long at 770/981-5200 or Lisa Kain at CMD 920/730-6888. Further information about both companies can be found at www.klikwood.com and www.cmd-corp.com.
Contacts:
Ross Long
Phone: +1 770-981-5200
Kliklok-Woodman
trlong@klikwood.com
Lisa Kain
Phone: +1 920-730-6888
CMD Corporation
lmk@cmd-corp.com
Marilee Davis
Phone: +1 404-261-0309
Davis & Associates
danda@mindspring.com