ST. PAUL, Minnesota–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HB Fuller Company (NYSE:FUL) today announced a strategic partnership in North America with Enimac, a global manufacturer of tape application equipment that serves more than 100 customers in more than 30 countries. The agreement brings together specialists from both companies, who effectively combine their market and application expertise with advanced knowledge of pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes to support the growing e-commerce packaging industry.

HB Fuller, an Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier (APASS) Certified Provider, is a recognized leader in the e-commerce packaging industry and provides Open Sesame® tear strips and Close-Sesame™ closure strips that are effectively applied with Enimac equipment.

“As the e-commerce packaging market embarks on its next wave of exponential growth, the agreement with Enimac strengthens our market presence by leveraging our performance tape and application technology expertise to deliver quality solutions and technical support to a wide range of packaging manufacturers,” said Tania Montesi, global business development manager for e-commerce packaging at HB Fuller.

Enimac was founded in 2013 by Biemme Adesivi Srl, who has 50 years of experience in tape application and conversion. Located outside of Milan, Italy, this industrial company works with tape converters around the world to offer complete solutions for substrate bonding, tape and automation, with the aim of reducing costs and increase productivity. Enimac designs, manufactures and markets table-top and stand-alone machines for applying adhesive tape to sheets of paper and cardboard, tape applicators for integration into machines and production lines, and complete stations, modules and systems for ribbon application.

“We look forward to partnering with HB Fuller,” said Martin Buerger, vice president of Enimac. “By combining our application equipment with their portfolio of opening and closing tapes, we are becoming a one-stop-shop for packaging manufacturers, which will improve our customers’ experience.”

In addition to the company’s Close-Sesame™ closure tapes, HB Fuller recently launched Open Sesame® fiber-based tear tape designed to promote sustainable e-commerce packaging. This first-of-its-kind, global, patent-pending innovation is validated on Enimac equipment and meets the plastic-free packaging goals of consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands and e-merchants.

For more information, visit hbfuller.com/ecommerce.

Open Sesame® and Close-Sesame™ are trademarks of HB Fuller (“HB Fuller”) or an affiliate of HB Fuller.

About HB Fuller:

Since 1887, HB Fuller has been one of the world’s leading adhesives suppliers focusing on perfecting adhesives, sealants and other specialty chemicals to improve products and lives. With net sales of $3.3 billion in fiscal 2021, HB Fuller’s commitment to innovation and sustainable adhesive solutions brings together people, products and processes that meet and solve some of the world’s greatest challenges. Our reliable and responsive service creates lasting and rewarding relationships with customers in the electronics, disposable hygiene, medical, transportation, aerospace, clean energy, packaging, construction, woodworking, general industries and other consumer businesses. In addition, our promise to our employees provides them with opportunities to innovate and thrive. https://www.hbfuller.com/.

About Enimac:

Enimac srl was founded in 2013 by Biemme Adesivi with over 50 years of experience in tape application and conversion. Headquartered in Italy, the company serves more than 100 customers in more than 30 countries in segments such as table-top and stand-alone machines for applying tape to sheets, tape applicators for integration into machines and stations, modules and custom tape application systems. Enimac’s mission is to become an international reference for the automation of tape applications. https://www.enimac.it/en/.