Converting

Bags

With one of the largest bag departments on the West Coast, Emerald Packaging offers customers a variety of bag shapes and sizes, zippers and closure options. Our 28 bag lines including 20 side seal wicketers and four two-lane side seal flat-belt machines, can create bags from three to 30 inches wide with zipper and hermetic closures. Additional features like tapering, gusseting, hot needle perforation, wicketless hot needle packs and slider zippers are also available. We are also one of the nation’s leaders in the application of Instant Redeemable Coupons and traceability labels to packaging.

While many converters struggle to hit exact dimensions for lip size, tears and wicket hole alignment, we use Hudson-Sharp WASP wicketers equipped with computerized centering edge guides to deliver near-perfect wicket packs.

Roll stock

We have four high-performance, 70-inch-wide, tension-controlled slitters for roll stock in our facility. One is outfitted with a register capable laser microperforation and two with hot needle perforation units.

Lamination

Emerald Packaging has a 61” wide Comexi laminator capable of both solventless and dry bond lamination. The unit, new in 2007, offers the most modern tension and adhesive metering controls, ensuring the highest possible product quality.

Specialty converting

Emerald Packaging uses a Hudson Sharp Inno-Lok zipper machine to insert a pre-applied zipper and bag top zipper into printed roll stock and provides recloseable slider zipper and press to close string zipper bags for both standard and cast polypropylene film.

For customers seeking a sleeker look, we can create tapered bags in different shapes and sizes.

Need bags that breathe? No problem. We offer laser micro-perforation and hot needle micro-perforation units capable of creating bags with oxygen transmission rates tailored to customers’ specifications. We also offer oxygen transmission rate films as well.

Our company has also become a leader in biodegradable packaging, offering products that meet stringent ASTM requirements. In 2007, Emerald Packaging introduced the first flexible produce packages made from NatureWorks PLA resin.