Converting Focus - March 2012

The Montalvo Corporation specializes in the analyzing, upgrading, and servicing of customer's web tension control equipment in the converting, paper, foil, nonwovens, and plastic film industries, as well as packaging, medical, and high-tech applications.

The company began in 1947 when Edwin J. Montalvo, Sr., with degrees in engineering and law, began as a New York City-based manufacturer's representative. In 1970, he changed careers and introduced his patented, air-cooled, dual-disc, multiple-range brakes and clutches, building prototypes in his basement.