Equipment for Bandage Manufacturing

Elwyn Industries manufactures bandages and field dressings for the U. S. Government. The current equipment used in the manufacturing process is outdated and cannot meet the surge and sustainment requirements for these items. The Government intends to purchase new equipment for use by Elwyn Industries to manufacture the required bandages and field dressings. The Government is interested in purchasing the following equipment required to manufacture bandages and field dressings in assorted sizes. Pad Making Machine: Makes compresses consisting of cotton pad backed with a sheet of polyethylene and wrapped with gauze. (Possibly a modification of disposable diaper or sanitary napkin machine.) Pleating Machine: Pusher bar pleating machine. Ability to form accordion type pleats, every X (variable number that can be set be the operator) pleat must be higher than the others. Material to be pleated: gauze Sealing Machine: Two different sealers are required, a vacuum sealer and a form and fill machine. Rewind Machine: Machine to rewind 2, 3, and 4 width gauze into 6 yd rolls. (Design and manufacture) Unwind Stands: Unwind stand is to maintain constant forward motion and not allow material from parent roll to - fly back and tangle the unwinding. (Design and manufacture) Conveyer Feed Line for the Multipress