West Bridgewater, MA -- Double E Company LLC, 319 Manley Street, West Bridgewater, MA, recently purchased Appleton Mfg. Division.  Headquartered in Neenah, WI, Appleton Mfg. Division joins Epoch Rollers and Double E Europe (STCMi), under the Incline Equity Partners owned Double E Company LLC group.

“The acquisition is Double E’s second in the last 12 months, building on a market strategy to offer a single source solution for all your web handling needs,”  said Double E’s CEO, Tom Pranka. “We are excited to welcome Appleton into the Double E family and honored to be associated with a company with such broad and deep roots in the web handling and converting industries.”

Appleton Mfg. Division is a fully integrated engineering, design, sales, service, and manufacturing firm.  It is the industry’s leading provider of core cutters, core handling and finishing equipment, roll and cart movers, and related core processing and handling solutions. Its origins date back more than 100 years in the paper and web handling industry.  Ron Hirn, Appleton’s President reflects, “The Appleton Manufacturing/Double E combination results in a stronger team overall, allowing us to leverage the skills and specialties of both organizations into a company that delivers ever more value to our customers.”  www.appletonmfg.com

Double E is the premier supplier of engineered solutions for Core Chucks, Safety Chucks, Core Plugs, Core Shafts, Idler Rollers, Reel Spools and associated accessories to the web handling industry worldwide.  www.ee-co.com