Outlook 2016: Meeting Asia's rising demand for high performance systems

"As global economic uncertainties continue, capital investment will be impacted. Davis-Standard will continue to focus on offering high quality products that provide a rapid return on investment. We will also focus on the excellent opportunities for upgrading existing lines and providing 24/7 aftermarket services. Specific to Asia, we anticipate the food packaging market to continue to grow by 10 to 15 percent.

Our line of dsX™ products are doing very well in the marketplace due to their exceptional value, high performance and fast delivery, and we expect this to continue. Examples of this include our dsX s-tretch™, dsX flex-pack™ and dsX flex-film™ lines.  

The dsX s-tretch™ cast film line is the first in-line pre-stretch machine to provide exceptionally strong, thin film that can be run at higher speeds. It can produce three-, five- or seven-layer conventional or pre-stretched films with greater efficiency and consistency.  The dsX flex-pack is engineered for cost-sensitive flexible packaging applications where fast and reliable production is essential. It features an adaptable machine configuration to support converters, printing companies, multinational companies and start-ups.

The dsX flex-film™ is engineered for applications from one to nine layers for the blown film industry’s core market. This includes laminating and converting, bag making shrink film, hood shrink film, collation film, multi-unit packaging films, roll stock and surface print films. 

Extrusion systems in general will remain strong for us as will cast film and extrusion coating, and in this area we will continue our bid to innovate.
 

Mr. James Murphy, President & CEO, Davis-Standard LLC
 

Expansion in ASEAN
We will continue to see growth in developing nations across the ASEAN region and India. Manufacturing continues to grow due to government incentives and we continue to expand our team and geographic capabilities and service accordingly.

Davis-Standard also recently acquired blown film leader, Gloucester Engineering, giving our customers access to the industry’s premier blown film technology and aftermarket services under one roof. This will be a significant benefit in 2016 as it will provide a significant advantage in blown film for our customers throughout Asia. This addition strengthens all areas of our blown film operation including engineering, installed base and aftermarket capabilities – all geared to improve processing and profitability for our customers."

Mr. James Murphy
President & CEO
Davis-Standard LLC
Tel: +1-860 599 1010
E-mail: jmurphy@davis-standard.com
Website: www.davis-standard.com