We sat down and discussed bag/pouch making with Sanjay Amin from Mamata Enterprises, Inc., Scott Fuller from CMD Corporation, Raul Matos from Karlville, James F. Pease from Sun Centre USA, Jesse Rosenow from Totani America, James Russell from Modern Manufacturing Services, LLC, and Joe Vannieuwenhoven from B&B Packaging Technologies. What follows are the excerpts from that discussion.

Ricardo Abud has been named president of CMD Corporation.

December's Roundtable is with Scott Fuller, CMD; Fabio Dacò, Elba; James F. Pease, Sun Centre USA; Jim Russell, Modern Manufacturing Services, LLC; Shoji Tsuruta, Totani America; and Sanjay Amin, Mamata Enterprises.

CMD Corporation has acquired Ligornetto, Switzerland-based advanced converting solutions provider flex4 of. The acquisition will expand CMD’s international footprint to include a Europe-based service center. 

Q: With more converters having to carry out shorter runs, how are you adapting your machinery to meet these changing requirements?

Q: How important is speed when it comes to bag/pouch-making machinery? Presently, what is your fastest machine?