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Our Belco brand has grown quite a bit in the last 60 years. It is something we take immense pride and joy in as we deliver the performance, value and quality machine systems our customers have come to expect. Message from the President Growing up in Southern California with my sister and two brothers, we learned from an early age that this small manufacturing family business extended way past ourselves to include employees, vendors and ultimately our customers. Our parents, Albert and Helen Misik instilled in us that the Belco name was more than a corporate logo, it became our personal signature on every machine system we built. Our Belco brand has grown quite a bit in the last 60 years. It is something we take immense pride and joy in as we deliver the performance, value and quality machine systems our customers have come to expect. That is why we treat every new customer as an important and valuable addition to our family. When an inquiry from a customer comes in, we strive to answer the challenge with the proper solution, a standard build or custom machine and not with what is in stock or on the showroom floor. Challenge us to solve your packaging problems. Our team has the experience, know how and talent to build exactly what you need and present it to you just as if you were part of our own family. Thank you for spending a little time with us! A. Michael Misik President

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Belco Employee Portal for day to day operations during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. COVID-19 Business Status Current Status OPEN FOR BUSINESS Belco has been categorized as an "Essential Business." What that means is, with a few exceptions, we will be operating business as usual. All employees are encouraged to have an open dialog with your direct supervisor if situations in your life change. We also ask that you check back to this page each day for any potential changes in business operation. We have also posted (below) information on current protections to your job and income. This is a constantly evolving situation. Please check back for updates. Los Angeles County to Implement Tighter Safeguards and Restrictions to Curb COVID-19 Spread Starting this Friday, New Restrictions Will be in Place as COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Significantly Increase Effective Friday, November 20 , Los Angeles County will tighten pandemic safeguards and restrictions as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to increase significantly. These safeguards and restrictions protect the public health and safety of our residents, and their ability to be served in our hospitals. COVID-19 cases have more than doubled since the beginning of November and hospitalizations have increased from an average of about 900 a day to well over 1,000 a day in same time period. The first measures, effective this Friday, are: For non-essential businesses permitted to operate indoors—including retail stores, offices, personal care services—occupancy will be limited to 25% maximum capacity. The number of patrons at outdoor restaurants, breweries and wineries will be limited to 50% max outdoor capacity. The number customers at cardrooms, outdoor mini-golf, go-karts and batting cages will be limited to 50% maximum outdoor capacity. Services at personal care establishments may only be provided by appointment to customers wearing face coverings by staff wearing face coverings. Services that require either the customer or the staff to remove their face covering, such as facials and shaves, are not permitted. Food and drinks cannot be served at these establishments to customers. Restaurants, breweries, wineries, bars, and all other non-essential retail establishments must close from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Outdoor gatherings remain the only gatherings permitted, and they must only include 15 people maximum who are members of no more than 3 households. April 15, 2020 Memo: To All employees From: Mike Misik, President Re: Covid-19 Virus Belco Packaging Systems is classified as an “Essential Business” in a letter by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on March 19th, 2020. Due to the support we continually provide to the medical industry, we will continue operating with standard business hours. Business Hours: Monday – Friday. 7am to 6pm. Weekend overtime schedule to be determined by management. Please continue to operate under your standard work schedule unless directed otherwise by management. To follow Federal, State, and Local government requirements, we are requiring everyone to wear a masks while you are in the building. We will provide to all employees who enter the building and any vendors and contractors as well, hand sanitizer, gloves, and masks. Some of you may choose to wear your own bandannas, masks, face shields, etc. Please exercise caution around other employees and with your family and friends when not at work. The best thing we can continue to do is practice Social Distancing when at work, in meetings and at home and outdoors. The accepted distance is 6 feet. We do not want to have any or our loved ones, friends and co-workers exposed or put at risk when there are practices we can do to help in this situation. Please be vigilant and wash your hands! Thank You, A. Michael Misik March 20, 2020 Memo: To All employees From: Mike Misik, President Re: Covid-19 Virus This memo is to you inform you of the changes that have taken place with respect to your employment with Belco Packaging System, Inc. The Senate passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act on March 18, 2020. This is an economic stimulus plan aimed at addressing the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on Americans and introducing paid sick leave and an expanded Family and Medical Leave Act to the nation’s employers. This act goes into effect on April 2, 2020. There are two provisions providing paid leave to employees forced to miss work because of the COVID-19 outbreak: an emergency expansion of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and a new federal paid sick leave law. Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act Expanded Coverage and Eligibility The act significantly amends and expands FMLA on a temporary basis. The current employee threshold for FMLA coverage would change from only covering employers with 50 or more employees to instead covering those employers with fewer than 500 employees. It also lowers the eligibility requirement such that any employee who has worked for the employer for at least 30 days prior to the designated leave may be eligible to receive paid Family and Medical Leave. However, the act now includes language allowing the Secretary of Labor to exclude and to exempt small businesses with fewer than 50 employees if the required leave would jeopardize the viability of their business. Belco has fewer than 50 employees. Reason for Emergency Leave Any individual employed by the employer for at least 30 days (before the first day of leave) may take up to 12 weeks of job protected leave to allow an employee who is unable to work or telework to care for the employee’s child (under the age of 18 years of age) if the child’s school or place of care is closed or the childcare provider is unavailable due to a public health emergency. This is now the only qualifying need for Emergency FMLA. Paid Leave The first 10 days of Emergency FMLA may be unpaid. During this 10-day period, an employee may elect to substitute any accrued paid leave (like vacation or sick leave) to cover some or all of the 10-day unpaid period. After the 10-day period, the employer generally must pay full-time employees at two-thirds the employee’s regular rate for the number of hours the employee would otherwise be normally scheduled. This new act now limits this pay entitlement to $200.00 per day and $10,000.00 in the aggregate per employee. Calculating Pay for Non-Full Time Employees Employees who work a part-time or irregular schedule are entitled to be paid based on the average number of hours the employee worked for the six months prior to taking Emergency FMLA. Employees who have worked for less than six months prior to leave are entitled to the Employee’s reasonable expectation of the average number of hours the employee would normally be scheduled to work. Job Restoration Employers with 25 or more employees will have the same obligation as under traditional FMLA to return any employee who has taken Emergency FMLA to the same or equivalent Position upon the return to work. However, employers with fewer than 25 employees are generally excluded from this requirement if the employee’s position no longer exists following the Emergency FMLA leave due to an economic downturn or other circumstances caused by a public health emergency during the period of Emergency FMLA. This exclusion is subject to the employer making reasonable attempts to return the employee to an equivalent position and requires an employer to make efforts to return the employee to work for up to a year following the employee’s leave. Effective Date and Expiration These provisions become effective on April 2, 2020 and remain in effect until December 31, 2020. Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act Reason for Paid Sick Leave This act now allows an eligible employee to take paid sick leave because the employee is: Subject to a federal, state or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19; Advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine due to COVID-19 concerns; Experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and seeking medical diagnosis; Caring for an individual subject to a federal, state or local quarantine or isolation o rder or advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine due to COVID-19 concerns; Caring for the employee’s child if the child’s school or place of care is closed or the childcare provider is unavailable due to public health emergency; or Experiencing any other substantially similar condition specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor. Of note, caring for another who is subject to an isolation order or advised to self-quarantine as described above is no longer limited to just family members. Eligibility This provision requires employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide full-time employees (regardless of the employee’s duration of employment prior to leave) with 80 hours of paid sick leave at the employee’s regular rate to care for qualifying reasons 4, 5 or 6 listed above. Cap on Paid Sick Leave Wages This act places limits on paid sick leave. Specifically, paid sick leave wages are limited to $511 per day up to $5,110 total per employee for their own use and $200 per day up t o $2,000 total to care for others and any other substantially similar condition. Carryover and Interaction with Other Paid Leave This paid sick leave will not carry over to the following year and may be in addition to any paid sick leave currently provided by employers. Calculating Rate of Pay Employees who work a part-time or irregular schedule are entitled to be paid based on the average number of hours the employee worked for the six months prior to taking paid sick leave. Employees who have worked for less than six months prior to leave are entitled to the average number of hours the employee would normally be scheduled to work over a two-week period. A business employing fewer than 500 employees is required, at the request of the employee, to pay a full-time employee for 80 hours of mandated Emergency Paid Sick Leave instead of the initial 10 days of unpaid leave permitted by the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act Effective Date and Expiration This program will become effective 15 days after it is enacted by President Trump and remain in effect until December 31, 2020. HealthNet Recommendations for COVID-19 Prevention March 20, 2020

The new generation of Belco Packaging machines are making waves in the industry. See what people are saying! Belco Press Tray sealing and F/F/S wrapper machines provide high quality seals Medical tray sealers and flat film wrapper machines from Belco Packaging minimize material waste and maximize package quality. Powerful PC-based control systems from Beckhoff help ensure high precision and a low cost per package. See Original Post PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO 2019 Break Multiple Records October 2, 2019 @PMMIorg PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO hit an unprecedented trifecta this year, breaking records for number of exhibitors, total exhibit space and total attendees, according to show owner and producer PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies. By the show’s close on Wednesday, Sept. 25, preliminary numbers reveal that more than 2,000 exhibitors covering nearly 900,000 net square feet of the Las Vegas Convention Center convened with over 31,000 attendees; an eight percent increase from the 2017 show. “With the incredible role it now plays for the packaging industry, PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO was the international packaging event of 2019," says Jim Pittas, president and CEO of PMMI. “The sheer size and scope of PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO indicates that as our industry continues to prosper it turns to PMMI shows for the solutions and tools to improve business.” The Technology Excellence Awards debuted at PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO with record voter participation. The winners included Berry Global (Baking and Snack), TECMA ARIES (Beverage and Dairy), Sleever International (General Packaging), UltraSource (Meat/Poultry/Seafood) and Belco Packaging Systems (Pharmaceuticals/Medical Device). Read the entire article 2019 Belco BM2030-PC Technology Excellence Award Winner Medical Tray Sealing: PC-Based Control Systems and New Belt Actuator Offer Precision Push-to-start medical tray sealer from Belco Packaging Systems, Inc. minimizes material waste, maximizes package quality and improves operator safety. by Keren Sooke Nov 6th, 2019 In medical tray sealing, balancing high precision, speed, operator safety, and per-unit cost are all critical. To meet these needs, Belco Packaging Systems introduced its BM2030-PC Medical Tray Sealer at PACK EXPO Las Vegas in Sep. 2019. Awarded with a PMMI Technology Excellence Award at the show for new innovation, the system is designed for consistency and repeatability, producing high quality seals for FDA-monitored operations such as implantable device packaging. Based in Monrovia, CA, Belco has served the manufacturing industry for over 60 years. The company explains that the BM2030-PC represents customer feedback and wishes collected over 45 years of manufacturing medical tray sealers. “The system is designed for customers in FDA-regulated environments who need the machine-generated evidence that they’re complying with their quality management system,” explains Belco Vice President Tom Misik. “The machine will let you know if something is not working right. When it is functioning properly, it will provide the data for the MDM [medical device manufacturer] to upload into their permanent device record.” The system offers speed and control, thanks to two Festo belt driven linear actuators, a Beckhoff industrial panel PC and several other features for safety and ease of use. One of the hallmarks of Belco designs is “No ifs, ands or bolts.” The machine is built with a welded structural steel foundation, robust for avoiding metal distortion or warping in heat sealing operations that combine high temperature and pressure. Read the entire article

For 60 years, Belco has been producing industry best Shrink Tunnels and Curing Tunnels. All machines are Made in America and can be custom built for any workflow. TUNNELS SHRINK TUNNELS ST Fan These budget friendly shrink tunnels use a combination of cal-rod heating elements and adjustable speed fan motors to heat and swirl the air about your package as it travels through the tunnel chamber. A digital temperature control monitors the heat and a variable speed conveyor allows for production speeds in the range of 5-40 ppm depending on the size and shape of your package and the tunnel chosen. These are also called Convection Air Tunnels. More Info ST Recirculating When the best shrink possible is required, even for difficult shapes and sizes or for higher production speeds, this Belco shrink tunnel can provide repeatable performance at all speed ranges. A digital temperature controller monitors the hot air within the tunnel chamber and multiple fin strip heaters and a 1 H.P blower motor create a forced air flow to shrink the film evenly. The air delivery system allows the precise application of hot air directly to the film from all sides and can even pattern the airflow when necessary to achieve the best shrink performance at much lower temperatures than competitive machines. More Info ST High-Speed Recirculating These dual chamber, extended length shrink tunnels feature digital temperature controls, twin 1-H.P. blower motors, independent air flow controls and the ability to deliver the proper amount of hot air to the top, bottom and both sides of the package as it travels through the tunnel chamber. Speeds of 40 -150 ppm are typical, even for difficult to shrink packages using today’s thin films. Lower tunnel temperatures and faster production speeds make these the most efficient machines in their class. More Info CURING TUNNELS CT Curing Tunnel When the need for absolute process control is necessary, Belco Curing Tunnels can perform at production rated speeds and expectations. Digital controls monitor tunnel temperature, conveyor belt speed, blower motor air flow and overall time in the heated chamber. Whether you need extended heat soaking times or annealing capabilities, these custom designed machines can significantly improve your quality and throughput. More Info Download the Belco Industrial Brochure

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Here at Belco, our goal is to provide you with a product that anyone, with very minimal training, can use. However, sometimes you may have a situation that you simply don't know the answer for. And that's ok! That's why we are here! Need Help with Your Belco? We're sorry for your troubles. A Service Representative will be in touch with you shortly. SEND FOR HELP! Office Hours: 8am - 5pm (Monday - Friday) My Name is Jesse Millan Let Me Help You! Call: 626.357.9566 x118 Email: parts@BelcoPackaging.com TESTIMONIALS "I want to give a shoutout to you and your team for helping us get our Belco sealer back up and running in a timely manner. We were able to get the machine back to production status before our Friday deadline which saved us on overtime and potentially parts lost. We appreciate the urgency and understanding in our requests." Jake / Manufacturing Engineer "We are looking to expand our production line, to have duplicate equipment at another location in Sinking Springs, PA. We want to keep the same awesome and reliable Belco model (BM3025) we currently use, and were wondering if you could duplicate the items. Please quote a quantity of 2 of each item and lead time." Andrew /Manager, Manufacturing & Facilities Engineering

Founded in 1959, Belco is a premier manufacturer of Industrial Shrink Packaging Equipment and Medical Tray and Pouch Sealers on the West Coast. About Us Belco was founded in 1959 as a precision machine shop and has since become the premier manufacturer of Industrial Shrink Packaging Equipment and Medical Tray and Pouch Sealers on the West Coast. With a worldwide reputation for high quality systems, Belco machines are built to last and are backed by one of the most comprehensive warranties in the industry. Belco Packaging Systems, Inc. manufactures and sells a broad range of shrink packaging and heat sealing equipment including semi-automatic and automatic L-sealers, medium speed side sealers, high speed F/F/S wrappers, shrink tunnels, sealer-tunnel combinations, industrial blister sealers, bag top sealers, custom conveyors and accumulating turntables. Belco machines are available in a variety of models to package a wide range of product sizes and shapes at speeds up to 120 ppm. Digital, PLC and PC controls allow you to choose the best operating system for your needs. For the Medical Device Industry, Belco Packaging Systems, Inc. also designs and manufactures constant heat medical tray and pouch sealers, hot knife shrink packaging machinery and custom heat curing and annealing tunnels. Digital, PLC and PC controlled sealers and tunnels offer increased levels of process control - all easy to validate. CE Certification, RFID recognition technology, bar code reading capability and other standard and custom options are available. Markets We Serve Meet Our Team Become A Distributor

New to packaging? Confused by your options? Go here to learn all common terms, to make your purchase less confusing. Glossary Air Evacuation – A hole or series of holes placed in the film to allow the excess air in the bag to escape during shrinkage. Antifog Film – A film containing a wetting agent which reduces the surface tension on the film to allow water to wet the surface rather than form water droplets; which causes a cloudy appearance. Ballooning – The lifting action of the film away from the product caused by the pressurizing of the excess air in the bag during the shrink process. Bead Seal – The resultant weld caused by the simultaneous sealing and cutting of two or more pieces of film. Biaxial Orientation – A film that has been stretched under certain temperature conditions equally in both the machine and transverse directions. Blocking – A condition where layers of film cannot be separated. Blown Film – Film produced by extruding resin into a tube, which is expanded by air pressure. Bubble – The inflated tube of film in the blown film extrusion process. Burnthrough – A weakening of the film where the heat of the tunnel exceeded the heat resistance of film. Typically, it will appear as a hole or a very cloudy area. Centerfolded Film – Film folded in half in the machine direction and then wound into roll form. Centerfolder – A device used to produce center folded film from flat film. Clarity – The transparency of the film, which is a function of surface gloss and internal haze. Coefficient of Friction – A comparative value indicating the ability of the film surface to move against itself or another surface. The higher the coefficient of friction, the more difficult to slip or move. Coextrusion – Two or more different materials simultaneously extruded into a composite film. Copolymer – A resin polymerized from two or more monomers. Core – A paper tube used as a base for forming a roll of film. Crows Feet – The residual wrinkles that can be left in a poorly shrunk sample. They are normally associated with the excess film in the corners of the pouch. Dancer Roll – A mechanical device used to control the tension of the film between the film unwind and the film sealing area. Density – Weight per unit volume. Films with a low density offer more coverage per weight of film. Dog Ears – The excessive film the corners of the pouch formed by placing a three-dimensional item in a flat pouch. Excessive “dog ears” normally indicate poor shrinkage technique. Electronic Hole Burner – a device that uses an electrical spark to burn a round hole in the film for air evacuation during shrinkage. Electrostatic Seal – An electrostatic discharge is applied to the overlap of two edges of the film. This keeps the edges aligned until film blocks together in the shrink tunnel. Elmendorf Tear Resistance – A measure of the resistance to tear after the film has been cut. Elongation – The percentage a film will deform or stretch prior to breaking. Extrusion – A technique for producing film by melting a resin and forcing it through a die. Fish Eyes – The circular or oval patterns that remain on a package that has been poorly shrunk. They are normally associated with the absence of adequate heat or air velocity. Fogging – A buildup of water droplets on the surface of a film. Forming Head (Plow) – A mechanical device used to shape flat wound film into the desired bag shape needed for a particular package. Gas Transmission Rate (GTR) – A measure of the rate a gas will permeate through a film. Gauge – The average thickness of a film. Gloss – A measure of the reflected light from the film surface. Haze – A measure of the cloudiness of the film. Hole Burner – A device that uses a hot wire formed in a circular shape to burn a round hole in the film for air evacuation during shrinkage. Hole Punch – A device to punch a round hole in the film for air evacuation during shrinkage. Impact Resistance – The resistance to impact of a film. Impulse Seal – A seal produced by an intermittent electric pulse, which heats a round, wire or ribbon to cut and seal film. Initial Tear Resistance – A measure of the force needed to begin a tear in a film. Inverting Head – A mechanical device used to separate and invert centerfolded film as the film is transferred into the sealing area of the wrapper. Irradiation – A process that uses high-energy electrons to cross-link a film. Lap Seal – A seal produced by overlapping film and then sealing it together either thermally or electrostatically. L-Sealer – The most common means of sealing film for heat-shrinkable applications. An L-shape sealer produces two seals simultaneously on folded film. Low Temperature Flexibility – The lowest temperature at which a film can withstand a flexing test without cracking. Machine Direction (MD) – The direction the film was manufactured and also comes off the roll. Modulus – A measure of film stiffness. Moisture Vapor Transmission Rate (MVTR) – The rate moisture vapor will pass through the film. Monomer – A simple compound, which can react at high temperature and pressure to form a polymer. Orientation – The stretching technique used to obtain molecular alignment in a film during manufacturing, which increases tensile strength and stiffness and decreases tear strength. Oxygen Transmission Rate – A measure of the permeability of a packaging film to oxygen. Plasticizer – A substance blended into plastics such as PVC to improve flexibility and softness. Polyethylene – A resin made from ethylene gas, which produces tough transparent film. Polymer – A high molecular weight, long chain compound formed from one or more simple molecules. Polypropylene – A resin made from propylene gas, which produces lightweight, highly transparent, stiff film. Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) – A resin produced from vinyl chloride. Generally compounded with plasticizers and other additives to improve flexibility. Sealing Wire – A nichrome wire, which is heated by its resistance to electrical current. It is used for sealing and cutting shrink film. Shrink Film – A plastic film, which has been produced under special orientation conditions that will allow the film to shrink when heat is applied. Shrink Force – The force exerted on the product by the film during the shrink process. Shrinkage / Percent Shrink – The decrease in dimension of a film when it is subjected to heat. Single Wound Film – Flat film wound on a core. Slip - How easily one surface moves across another. Slip Agents – Lubricants added to films to improve slip and reduce friction. Static – An electric charge generated by film moving across itself (unwinding from the roll) or any other surface. Tear Strength – The ability of the film to resist tearing. Highly oriented films generally have reduced tear resistance. Tensile Strength – The force exerted on the film from external sources. Tension – A force exerted on the film from external sources. Transverse Direction – The direction at right angles to the film movement during its manufacture, usually the same as the width of the film. Trim – The edges of film, which are cut from, a package formed on an L-sealer or side sealer when the seal is made. Uniaxially Oriented Film (Preferential Shrink Film) – A film that will shrink in only one direction. Yield – Coverage of a film per unit weight (usually sq in/lb) rolls.

Belco Packaging Systems partners with PMMI, Institute of Packaging Professionals, and ASTM to bring you the highest quality Medical and Industrial Packaging Equipment. ASSOCIATIONS PMMI connects the makers of goods with the packaging and processing suppliers they rely on. Together they help provide people around the world with innovative, safe, convenient and cost-effective products that touch lives every day. IoPP is dedicated to the proposition that packaging is a positive, environmentally responsible and economically efficient force, operating in a modern economic society for the benefit and improved well-being of its people. Over 12,000 ASTM standards operate globally. Defined and set by us, they improve the lives of millions every day. Combined with our innovative business services, they enhance performance and help everyone have confidence in the things they buy and use.