Contract Manufacturing & Converting Review

Converting companies are an integral part of the nonwovens supply chain. For all of the advantages the industry’s products provide, a lot has to happen prior to their end use. Nonwovens need to be cut into a variety of shapes and sizes, scaled down to become a single-use product, as well as printed, packaged and more. Sometimes the process is simple, and sometimes more complex, with converting companies using the latest technology to add value to products and make them easier to use. The following is a compilation of capabilities and services of some the nonwovens industry’s leading converters.

American Custom Converting

American Custom Converting provides a wide range of processing and converting of materials from nonwovens to poly and kraft papers. Its newest small roll rewinder supports business development for unique conversions of finished goods.

Laminations are a specialty at ACC. It combines various substrates such as papers-to-papers, Kraft-to-film and nonwovens-to-film. Its adhesive technology options and width variations allow it to provide complete and fast service. Two machines are dedicated to water-based laminations. Hotmelt extrusions are another capability. Between ACC’s water-based and hot melt strengths, options include 100-plus-inches unwind widths.

Slitting, rewinding and plying substrates are core essentials contracted to brand and other manufacturers across a spectrum. ACC’s customers are in construction materials, graphic vinyls, housewrap, roofing underlayment, landscaping fabrics, paint masking, packaging, folded specialties, food service, medical and other markets.

American Custom Converting is located in the heart of the “converting corridor” in Green Bay, WI. Founded in 1998, ACC provides support and stability for customers, while creating a safe and positive work environment for its employees. ACC has grown with a reputation as a trusted converter of a wide range of materials as well as complete product finishing. Its team adheres to Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), supported by its dedicated quality assurance team.
www.ACConverting.com

Athea Laboratories

With over 60 years of experience, Athea Laboratories is a leader in private label wet wipe and liquid manufacturing and packaging. Athea’s expertise and experience give customers an extensive variety of product formulas to serve numerous end user markets with a private labeled product. As an EPA and FDA facility, Athea’s manufacturing capabilities include custom wipe converting, custom formula development, blending services, on-site chemists, formula-substrate compatibility testing, graphics and technical support. Athea can offer customers a turnkey solution to their private label needs at low minimums. 
www.athea.com

Beckmann Converting

Beckmann Converting, Inc, is a “roll-to-roll” toll converter delivering ultrasonic laminating services to its customers who design and make textile products for diverse industries and applications. The company continues to serve its customers during the economic and global trade disruptions of 2025 by continually innovating and paying close attention to the details of its ultrasonic bonding processes. These efforts translate to growing volumes of production and successful support of new product development programs for current and prospective customers.

The Beckmann technical team can select from any of 10 or more ultrasonic anvil rolls for the right roll pattern that will best achieve the customer’s requirements. As an alternative, the company can utilize an approach referred to as “Lane Bonding” in certain situations.

Rather than laminating a given pattern across the full width of the material’s web, “lane bonding” laminates selectively in narrower “lanes” in machine direction. The areas between these bonding lanes remain completely open and unbonded. The number of lanes, the width of the bonded area, and the distances between the lanes are driven by the needs of the application.

The U.S.-based company converts continuous, wide web, roll-to-roll customer owned technical materials into multiple layer high performance textile composites. Ultrasonic laminating lines process raw materials up to 126 inches wide with finished product incorporating two to seven layers of nonwovens, films, knits, wovens, meshes and other materials. Beckmann Converting operates on a fully registered ISO9001:2015 Quality Management Program. 
www.beckmannconverting.com

Converted Products

Converted Products, LLC (CP) has been operating for over 30 years and remains a leader in the contract converting industry. CP’s services include wide width, high speed slitting, hot melt laminating, traverse (spool) winding, rotary and flatbed die cutting, warehousing/logistics and product/process development. Certified in ISO 9001:2015, Converted Products’ 160,000 square foot facility is located on the northwest side of Milwaukee, WI.

CP’s slitting capabilities include score, shear, razor, single knife and rotary, in widths ranging from 1⁄8 to 136 inches along with experience in a wide variety of flexible materials. CP also offers a full-service Quality department performing on-site analysis, certifications and reports to meet a wide array of industry needs.


“Today’s customers desire rapid turnaround and on-demand response time,” says CP founder Chris Gorenc. “Investing in new equipment, maintaining a quality work force, and providing personal customer service prove to our partners that we are committed to meeting their needs. The additional equipment and our HAACP food packaging plan are great additions to our already robust list of services.”

Continuous improvement is a staple of CP’s ever-evolving capabilities.

CP is a fixture in the contract converting market and serves a wide array of industries both domestically and globally. CPI is ISO 9001:2015 certified and offers slitting/rewinding, hot melt laminating and spool winding.
www.convertedproducts.com

Drylock Technologies
Drylock Technologies, a leading global manufacturer of hygiene products, continues to protect people and the environment through innovation and sustainable growth.

In 2024, the Belgium-based company expanded its worldwide footprint with the opening of a new 430,000-square-foot baby diaper manufacturing facility in Reidsville, NC. The site—Drylock’s second U.S. plant and 10th globally—creates 300 new jobs and strengthens the company’s ability to serve its valued North American customers.


This milestone investment reflects Drylock’s strategy of following its customers and meeting the growing demand for baby care products in North America. The new plant builds on the company’s successful U.S. launch eight years ago, when Drylock invested in a state-of-the-art production site in Eau Claire, WI, to manufacture adult incontinence products.

“With baby diaper production now established in the U.S., we can deliver our innovative solutions more swiftly and efficiently—bringing our customers unmatched speed to market,” says CEO Bart Van Malderen.

Drylock reported €1.2 billion in sales in 2024, and the company remains committed to growth by exploring new market trends, listening closely to customer needs and fostering long-term partnerships. This forward-looking approach enables Drylock to continue paving the way for an innovative and sustainable future.
drylocktechnologies.com

Fox Converting

Fox Converting offers a range of high-performance machines designed to meet converting needs with precision and efficiency. The company’s equipment includes advanced C1S, C2S and laminating machines. All engineered to handle various materials such as silicones, moisture vapor transmission resistant (MVTRs), primers, wash coatings, adhesives, pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs), indicator inks and two-part thermal coatings. Fox Converting’s machinery is built for wide web products, high-speed operations, and versatile applications, ensuring reliable results across different production requirements.

Fox Converting has process development experts. The company helps its customers with superior process development and improved process controls. Fox Converting has assisted customers in developing innovative manufacturing processes to produce improved paper products around the world.
www.foxconverting.com

Kleen Test Products

Kleen Test Products was founded in 1944 and is a family-owned, financially strong business headquartered in Port Washington, WI. It is one of five subsidiaries of Meridian Industries, Inc., headquartered in Milwaukee, WI. With five manufacturing locations in Wisconsin and two in Ohio, KTP has become a trusted production partner to consumer-packaged goods companies both large and small. Known for innovation and strong relationships with suppliers and technology partners, KTP consistently delivers high-quality products in the home health, personal care and home cleaning segments.

KTP’s core values of safety, quality and customer service ensure that it delivers the highest quality products for its customers each and every production run. This commitment to quality has allowed KTP to maintain long-term customer relationships, some for more than 50 years. And to keep its customers coming back, KTP continues to invest in upgrading and automating manufacturing facilities, increasing production capacity and improving delivery and shipping logistics. Additionally, KTP continually provides safety and technical training for its employees.

KTP’s focus on manufacturing high-quality products to meet or exceed customer expectations has kept it at the forefront of contract manufacturing for over 80 years. And its continued investment in its people and its facilities has positioned KTP for growth and business success for the future. KTP truly delivers on its corporate promise: ‘Your brands, in trusted hands.’
www.kleentest.com

Micrex

Micrex is the developer and manufacturer of the Micrex/Microcreper family of compressive treatment machinery for nonwovens, paper, films, composites and textiles. Companies worldwide use Micrex technology to add softness, bulk, drape, absorbency, extensibility and stretch to a wide range of products. 

Contract Microcreping is at the core of its business. Running a wide range of materials improves Micrex’s grasp of market needs and informs its R&D. As Micrex has no product except its technology, the company will never be a competitor to its contract converting customers


Micrex performs product development through the Micrex Innovation Lab.  This integrates with contract Microcreping services for those firms whose current needs do not yet require the purchase of a dedicated Micrex/Microcreper system. Micrex is prepared to support projects from initial development through large scale production. All configurations of Micrex/Microcreper are available for contract production. 

No-cost lab scale screening trials are available to qualified customers. For information about this program, please see: http://micrex.com/screening-trials/
www.micrex.com

National Wiper Alliance

National Wiper Alliance, a business of Ecolab Inc., is recognized as the largest private label contract converting operator in the U.S. Its expansive production facility safely houses over 30+ converting lines, including pre-saturated wipes.

National Wiper Alliance has built its reputation over the years through its customer-centric focus and unparalleled service.

National Wiper Alliance is registered to ISO 9001:2015 standards and maintains its site registrations with the EPA, FDA and recently completed NSF Supplier Assurance Packaging certification.
www.nationalwiper.com

Peak Slitting and Converting

Pinnacle Converting Equipment, located in Charlotte, NC, announced that its in-house converting department is officially spinning off and will now operate as an independent company. This strategic move allows the new entity, Peak Slitting & Converting, to focus exclusively on providing high-quality slitting, sheeting and perforating services, while continuing to uphold the same standards of excellence, precision and customer service that has defined Pinnacle for over three decades.

As a stand-alone entity, Peak Slitting & Converting plans to continue investing in cutting-edge slitting technology, expand capacity and tailoring solutions to meet the unique needs of customers across a wide range of industries. While the department is moving forward under a new name, the team remains the same; bringing the same expertise, reliability, and commitment to quality that customers have come to trust.
www.PeakConverting.com

Web Industries

As the global nonwovens market continues to grow, Web Industries offers Personal and Home Care (P&HC) product companies unique capabilities and capacities that ease end-product manufacturing challenges and reduce business uncertainties.

“For consumer packaged goods, brands must maintain manufacturing speed and efficiency to protect profitability,” says Ed Martins, vice president of Web’s Industrial & Consumer business unit. “The biggest consumer product companies trust Web’s wide-format slitting, spooling, printing and supply chain management solutions. We’re enabling those companies to achieve scale, speed and optimized production across a wide range of personal hygiene, home care and packaging products.”

Another challenge for these companies is finding cost-competitive efficiencies from reliable domestic suppliers who can keep market channels stocked regardless of global conditions. That’s where Web Industries’ unmatched converting scale, innovative slitting/spooling formats and wide-width multi-color flexographic printing options can provide real business advantages.

“Web has some of the largest converting lines in the world, and we’ve developed highly-automated solutions for producing large format and extra-large-format spooled output,” Martins continues. “Spooled slit materials offer significant runtime advantages versus traditional slit pads, and Web’s largest spools provide twice the capacity of regular spools.”

Backed by years of expertise, Web’s proprietary spooling design optimizes tension control to convert thinner, extensible and high-loft nonwovens with precision while maintaining material integrity.

For brands looking to secure their manufacturing base through onshoring, Web’s co-located converting and printing operations simplify the process of rationalizing a regionalized supply chain.
www.webindustries.com