Industry Manufacturing Owner M.J. Maillis Group Headquarters Ayer's Cliff, Canada | Area served Worldwide Website wulftec.com Founded July 1990 | |
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Parent organization M.J. Maillis S.A. Industrial Packaging Systems & Technologies | ||
Wulftec International is a Canadian packaging company specialized in semi-automatic and automatic stretch wrapping machines, strapping systems and conveyor systems. It is a division of the M.J. Maillis Group; a Greek company specialized in end-of-line packaging.
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Wulftec has been a member of the PMMI since 1999.
History
In 1990, Wolfgang Geisinger acquired Ayer's Cliff Industries Ltd, a local machine shop from Ayer's Cliff, Quebec and founded Wulftec International Inc. The first stretch wrapper was manufactured in the following year. In 2002, M.J. Maillis Group announces the acquisition of Wulftec International Inc., the leading manufacturer of stretch wrapping machines in Canada.
In November 2005, Wulftec announced an investment of $1.5 million to further increase productivity. The investment involved a major expansion of Wulftec's plant in Ayer's Cliff, increasing the total surface area from the current 110,000 square feet to a whopping 136,000 square feet. The project was divided into two phases: first the construction of the new addition, and second, the reorganization of the production line.
In June 2014, Wulftec International announces the injection of over $1 million into its manufacturing plant to accommodate its growing business and order book. This amount announces the start of the construction of a new operations area of 10 000 sq. feet to the Ayer’s Cliff plant, an addition which will bring the total surface area of the plant to 146 000 sq. feet. The project is divided in two phases: the construction of the addition and the reorganization of the production line
Turntables
At the end of 2004, Wulftec introduced the SMART Series to replace the WHP and WLP semi-automatic turntables. The SMART series is modular in design.
In fall 2008, Wulftec standardized the WCA automatic turntable series on the same basis; merging the WCA-150 and the WCA-200 under a unique name: the WCA-SMART.
Rotary arms
Wulftec uses 25" ring GEAR bearing with pinion GEAR drive for unbeatable strength and durability. The same kind of bearing used in crane, a swing yarder, windmill, etc...
Orbital stretch wrapping
Orbital stretch wrapping was first introduced by Wulftec in 2001 with the WRWA-200. The WRWA-200 strength and reliability come from its heavy duty structural steel construction and the heavy-duty ring bearing gearbelt drive system similar to the one used for crane and excavators. In 2011 the WRW-SPIN, a downsized version of the WRWA-200, was introduced, opening new markets for this type of machine.
Strapping systems
The Maillis name has been recognized in the strapping industry in Europe for more than 40 years. In 2004, Maillis moved its production of high-end machinery for North America to Maillis Strapping Systems, in Fountain Inn, South Carolina. There, with domestic sourcing of off-the-shelf components, including Allen Bradley controls, Maillis Strapping Systems is producing strapping systems suited to the North American market. In 2010, the production of all strapping machinery was moved to the Wulftec facility in Ayer’s Cliff, Quebec.
Conveyors
Wulftec has built conveyors for many year and, since then, came up with multiple conveyor solutions for all types of industries. Over the years, Wulftec has built various customized conveyors: rollers, chains, belt and v-shaped to name a few. Wulftec also offers numerous additions for its conveyors, like pop-ups, centering devices, elevating sections, turn crosses, index tables, as well as many types of coating, etc.…