Exton-Based All-Fill Searches for Local Talent as Boom in Domestic Manufacturing Continues

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Last year brought a great deal of uncertainty for many industries, including manufacturing.

Fortunately, Exton-based All-Fill was labeled an essential business and, as such, continued to manufacture packaging machinery, both safely and efficiently, throughout the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only did the company manufacture packaging machines to support vaccine distribution, but it continued to find solutions to drive shorter lead times and success for all of its customers, not just those in pharmaceuticals.

“We thrived through the pandemic and supported major supply chains, including some of our longstanding customers like Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Unilever, General Mills, Procter & Gamble, Nestle, and many others,” said Ryan Edginton, President and CEO of All-Fill. “We produced machinery — container unscrambling and labeling equipment, for example — to aid in the nationwide distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.”

Being there for its customers, especially during the uncontrolled times of a pandemic, is the hallmark of All-Fill, a third-generation, family-owned company.

“When the demand for products like food, chemicals, building materials, etc. goes up, so does the demand for packaging equipment,” said Edginton. “At the beginning of the pandemic, the demand for shelf, packaged goods increased considerably.”

Sales of packaging machinery surged throughout the latter half of 2020, and the year ended with record, year-over-year growth (14.7 percent), according to the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI). PMMI is a trade association that represents more than 900 North American manufacturers and suppliers of equipment, components, and materials to the packaging and processing industry.

“Our revenue grew tremendously,” said Edginton. “Companies bought our packaging equipment to plan for their future success.”

Likewise, All-Fill has its sights set on tomorrow.

“We’re always focused on the next new thing and how to adapt to matters that might take us out of our comfort zone,” said Edginton.

Central to All-Fill’s strategy in preparing for the future is hiring more employees and investing in new technologies. Despite the current labor shortages, All-Fill has hired 40 new skilled workers in 2021 and is currently looking to add electrical and mechanical engineers to its team.

“Hiring valued employees and improving our internal processes will continue to help us expand our production,” said Edginton, “as well as learn how to adapt to new obstacles that come our way.”

Learn more about All-Fill.

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