A-B-C Packaging

ABC Packaging has automated the packaging line.

A-B-C developed innovative PET bottle packaging lines that linked.

The product line has been expanded to include box palletizers.

In 1940, in the town of Quincy, Illinois, Morris P. Neal founded A-B-C Packaging Machine Corporation. An engineer by trade, Mr. Neal designed the original box makers and sealers that automated the packaging line. A-B-C equipment became known for its simplicity and reliability and the company’s success grew. Soon, the product line was expanded to include a bottle and can handling equipment and the reshipper bottle decreases.

By the 1950s, Florida was the fastest-growing state in the Union. Mr. Neal moved the company’s offices to Clearwater and the manufacturing plant to Tarpon Springs on Florida’s west coast, joining the thousands of Americans who sought the state’s booming business opportunities and temperate climate. The move proved fruitful as the company tripled in size. The product line grew to include the first case sealers that used a new instant-bonding hot melt adhesive

On October 12, 1951, A-B-C became a member of the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI) and A-B-C management joined other packaging pioneers at a PMMI meeting at the Mid Pines Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina.

In the early 1970s, James L. Neal, Morris’s son, became president, and the company continued to grow. The late 1970s saw another packaging revolution, with the introduction of the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) beverage bottle. A-B-C developed innovative PET bottle packaging lines that linked case erectors, H-partition inserters and pad inserters to help blow molders keep up with the burgeoning demand.

By 1981, virtually every blow molder in the country was operating packaging lines built by A-B-C. A pioneer in adapting successful machinery innovation for American markets, A-B-C signed an agreement with Max Kettner GmbH in 1977 and was among the first U.S. companies to customize European bottle handling machinery designs for the U.S. packaging industry.

As the packaging industry consolidated in the 1980s and 1990s, A-B-C remained fiercely independent, led by President Donald G. Reichert. The company’s sales network stretched into the Caribbean, Mexico, South America, Australia, and the Far East. The product line expanded to include case palletizers, partition inserters, tab slitters, and bulk depalletizers.

Today, A-B-C’s Tarpon Springs facility encompasses 100,000 square feet, with approximately 10,000 square feet devoted to the general offices, sales, and engineering and the remainder utilized for manufacturing, assembly and parts inventory. A-B-C machines operate around the world in many industries including food, beverage, household chemicals, computer electronics, cosmetics and glass, and plastic bottle manufacturing.

As the company embarks on the challenges of the 21st century, led by current president Mark Reichert, it is with a continued focus on quality, innovation, and service. Over 79 years in business has shown that a firm commitment to serving customers will ensure mutual success in the future.

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811 Live Oak Street - Tarpon Springs - Florida 34689 - USA