GOEX expands coex-film/sheet capacity

-- Converting Magazine, 7/17/2008

Janesville, WI-based GOEX Corp. installs a state-of-the-art, co-extrusion line to support its investment in the graphic-arts market. The proprietary, new film and plastic-sheet line (left) is capable of running a variety of materials including polystyrene, PVC, PETG and polycarbonate. This is the second major installation in as many years for the rapidly growing manufacturer.

 “The addition of another new extrusion line represents a significant increase in our production capacity,” says GOEX president Josh Gray. “This new line will enable us to keep our lead times short and our customer response rates high.” 

The new extrusion line was supplied by a domestic vendor close to the company’s Midwest location. “We worked collaboratively with our OEM supplier to achieve a blend of technologies we know are essential to produce extruded-sheet products with consistent, desirable characteristics,” reports Brian Cowan, vp-technology for GOEX. “This line new has features that allow our manufacturing technicians to automatically monitor and control multiple processing conditions. In addition, the line is networked into our plant-wide ERP system to enable real-time data collection.” 

GOEX manufactures extruded sheet and rollstock products for the packaging, graphic arts, medical and electronics industries. It is reportedly the only North American producer of PVC lenticular material used in 3-D, “flip” and motion/animation graphics.