Muscling Forward

The firm rolled out in-house pouch manufacturing capabilities in October 2009 with the purchase of a pouch machine from Karlville Development Group. Increased volume prompted the installation of a second Karlville machine in July 2010. Like the MIRAFLEX, these investments support Galloway's ultra job-shop vision for the firm by providing the flexibility to produce a variety of pouch types, including stand-up designs in a variety of sizes, as well as side-gusseted and pillow-pack designs. Further, these investments in flexibility position Bema favorably to manage customers' heightened attention to flexible packaging sustainability. This is a trend that Galloway believes will not only affect the range of substrates used in pouches, but also the specifics of the pouch manufacturing process.