Kroenert to represent Kelva and Vetaphone in North America

Coater/laminator machinery manufacturer Kroenert Corp., Kenosha, WI, has reached an agreement to provide sales and service for subsystem suppliers AB Kelva, Lund, Sweden, and Vetaphone A/S, Kolding, Denmark, in the North American market.
Vetaphone supplies corona-treating equipment into the coating and printing markets. AB Kelva provides ink pumps, braking and tension controls, as well as non-contact and contact web cleaners. Kroenert will focus on the contact web-cleaning aspects of the Kelva product line.
"After extensive review and analysis, the management of the Kroenert Group feels that both Kelva and Vetaphone offer products and services consistent with the engineering and commercial values that have made the Kroenert Group of companies a success in North America," says Robert Dages, senior VP, Kroenert Corp. "We look forward to serving the needs of both end users and OEMs for these pre-coating processes."
Kroenert Corp. has traditionally focused on providing the sales and service for the Kroenert Group, Hamburg, Germany, which consists of Maschinenfabrik Max Kroenert and Drytec plus Bachofen Meier, Bulach, Switzerland.