ARPAC-Hefestus USA is a joint venture between Arpac LP of Schiller Park, Illinois and Hefestus Ltd of Cesaria, Israel. Hefestus Ltd was established in 1993 as a manufacturer of customized primary packaging equipment for the food industry. They quickly evolved into a leading manufacturer of Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) systems using a unique and internationally patented technology called Shelf Life BoosterTM (SLBTM). Hefestus LTD has hundreds of successful installations throughout Israel, Europe, Asia and Africa.

Arpac LP is a leading manufacturer of end of line packaging machinery based in Schiller Park, Illinois near to O’Hare International Airport. Established in 1971 the ARPAC product line consists of Shrink bundling, shrink wrapping, corrugated tray and case packers and erectors and a full line of automatic and semi-automatic stretch wrap systems.
ARPAC has over 20,000 installations worldwide. ARPAC and Hefestus have teamed up to form ARPAC-Hefestus USA to bring the SLBTM Modified Atmosphere Packaging technology to North America.

All ARPAC-Hefestus MAP systems have been re-engineered for the US market and will be manufactured at the ARPAC facility in Schiller Park. ARPAC-Hefestus USA will also service and support every installation from Chicago and through a growing network of qualified packaging distributors