# Duravant acquires Arpac to expand packaging capabilities

Duravant, a global engineered equipment manufacturer, has acquired Arpac, a designer and integrator of end-of-line packaging solutions, to expand its packaging platform and systems integration capabilities.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2016-11-02
- Where: Downers Grove, Illinois, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: shrink wrappers, shrink bundlers, case/tray formers, palletizers, pallet stretch wrappers
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md), [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md), [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Duravant](https://endata.com/companies/1604.md) (acquirer)
- [Arpac](https://endata.com/companies/19516.md) (target)

## Sources

- [duravant.com](https://www.duravant.com/news/extreme/), 2016-11-02: "Duravant, a global engineered equipment manufacturer serving the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors, announced today it has acquired Arpac, a prominent designer, manufacturer and integrator of complete end-of-line packaging solutions."
- [packagingstrategies.com](https://www.packagingstrategies.com/articles/89256-duravant-acquires-arpac-expands-product-and-service-offerings), 2016-11-15: "We are delighted to welcome Arpac to the Duravant Family of Operating Companies."
- [mmh.com](https://www.mmh.com/topic/tag/Acquisition/P45), 2016-11-28: "Engineered equipment provider expands secondary packaging equipment and integration capabilities in North America."
- [packagingeurope.com](https://www.packagingeurope.com/duravant-acquires-arpac/), 2016-12-15: "Arpac is a strategic acquisition for our packaging machinery segment and reflects the high quality, high reliability and customer-centric standards that’s at the core of all our businesses."

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