Nordson’s EDI brand celebrates 50th anniversary

Nordson Corp.’s EDI brand, known for its flat dies for film, sheet and coatings, marked the 50^th anniversary of its founding. Nordson acquired the company, which was originally known as Extrusion Dies Inc., in 2012. It began in Chippewa Falls, Wis., as a five-person machine shop, and has grown to support 350 employees.

In 2020, Nordson completed construction of EDI’s new 145,000-square-foot world headquarters in Chippewa Falls, which includes manufacturing, engineering, aftermarket support and R&D operations. Nordson, based in Westlake, Ohio, manufactures a wide range of products and components for extrusion and injection molding.