Corporate

History

1961

Gloucester Engineering founded by G. Wilbur Tracy, Ingvar Tornber and Charles M. Schott.

First winder and extruder.

1963

First garment bag machine.

1964

CRS Universal Bag Machine 418.

1965

First High Speed 419 Garment Bag Machine.

1966

Model 422 Bag Separator

1967

First single and dual turret automatic winders introduced.

1968

Extro foam extrusion system.

Polycool Air Ring cooling system

423 Bag Separator.

First (internal bubble cooling) system developed.

1971

Extrusion Corporation founded (7/12/71) to make ion implant machine, located in Peabody, MA.

Gloucester stock offered on the American Exchange

1972

First granulators developed.

First sheet extrusion system.

Model 425 Dual Head Bag Machine developed.

1973

Gloenco Newport founded.

Expanded machine shop at Sargent Street facility.

1975

First 3-layer die.

1978

Gloucester Engineering becomes part of Battenfeld Group.

1981

BGE celebrates 20th anniversary.

1982

Model 192 winder developed. 1985 Extrol development began.

1986

Model 1010 high speed winder for stretch film.

First Contracool Extruder.

Extrol 6032 introduced.

1987

First Traversanip.

Model 1002 winder for high speed stretch film introduced.

1989

First Contracool sheet extruder.

1990

Touchscreen controls incorporated in winders.

1991

Autoprofile systems developed.

1009S Phantom Axis Winder.

First 7-Layer die built.

1992

BGE celebrates 30th anniversary.

4180 Bag Machine developed.

Model 700 Cast Film Unit.

1993

900 Series Air Ring.

1994

1020/1021 Surface Winders.

1995

5-layer stretch film line installed

1002DS (Dual Turret) Winder.

Oscillating Autoprofile Air Ring.

5-layer concentric mandrel Blown film IBC die introduced.

Gravimetric Blending System.

1997

First 9-Layer die built

Optifilow LP™ (low profile) die.

Extrol Anywhere remote access.

Opticell™ Foam Die.                            

1998

1022 Automatic Surface Winder.

Servo indexing developed for stretch film winders.

1999

1002CS (Center Support) Winder.

4.8 meter wide CPP line installed.

1033 Phantom Axis Winder.

2000

Harold Wrede retired.

Phil Murphee named fifth president.

Horizontal Haul Off introduced.

2003

BGE launches the Horizontal Haul Off or H-Nip and also a Softbox for CPP production.

2004

BGE pioneers In-line MDO's for Blown Film pre-stretched hand wrap market.

2005

BGE introduces redesigned 9-layer blown film die with installation on its industrial scale lab line.

BGE introduces its first Servo Shuttle Bag Machine Model 4180

2006

BGE installs market's first 17 layer cast film line. Also introduces 'Flexelite' flexographic printing press.

2007

Introduction of Encapsulated Feed Technology (EFT) for blown film dies and Light Grooved Feed (LGF) for extruders.

Carl Johnson becomes president of BGE.

Mousam Ventures buys BGE and renames it: Gloucester Engineering Co.

2009

WOW Winder introduced at NPE2009

Symphonix introduced at NPE2009