Service Is The Key to Bok Industries Success

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Bok Industries is a company that places service above all else. Whether it means turning around in one day, or providing a customized design service, Bok Industries will do what it takes to satisfy their customers. For the past 35 years, Bok has been a quality producer of presentation binders, loose leaf products and packaging. […]

More than a “Wax Paper Tiger”

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Handy Wacks Corp. has been producing wax paper products in Sparta, Mich., since 1935. Forty-five years later, an aggressive marketing program was implemented when specialized manufacturers’ representatives were more strongly emphasized on the sales force, and, subsequently, new marketing territories were opened. By 1980 sales had doubled, and one year later increased another 60 percent. […]

In-House Sheeter Gives Converter Competitive Edge

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A New York envelope has gained a competitive edge by proving prompt service and a quality product in a time of softer markets and intense competition. Alcor Envelope, Hamburg, NY, a subsidiary of Alling & Cory, is a medium-sized envelope converter, servicing a customer base concentrated in the Northeast. The company produces as many as […]

Exercising Control Over Quality

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The need for greater quality control was central to one folding carton manufacturer’s decision to bring sheeting in-house. As a result of this move, Compte’s Inc., can now offer their product faster and at a more competitive price, while also maintaining a high standard of quality. Located in Pico Rivera, Calif., Compte’s was founded in […]

Envelope Firm Finds In-House Sheeting Beneficial

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From a beginning six years ago in the basement of a home, a suburban Chicago, IL, envelope converter has grown steadily to become a successful operation with more than 70 employees. Diamond Envelope, Naperville, IL, is a full-service envelope company serving a customer base concentrated along the East coast and in the Midwest. The firm’s […]

Diversity is Key to Commercial Printer’s Success

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In today’s competitive marketplace, a creative approach to doing business can often be the key to success. Buse Printing & Advertising, Phoenix, AZ, is one commercial printer who actively pursues this philosophy. With increasing sales and growing demand for its services, Buse’s efforts are paying off. What makes this printer unique is the diversity of […]

Can a Sheeter Help to Improve a Community?

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There was a time when little attention was paid to the needs of the developmentally disabled in our communities. Indeed, sometimes there was shame attached to admitting that a member of the family was so afflicted, and many individuals spent their lives in overcrowded, locked institutions, under-stimulated, bored and over-medicated. Those days are over, and […]

Between the Sheets

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In the pressroom of Foster Printing, a sign on the wall reads, “The secret of the greatness is simple: Do better work than anyone else in your field and keep it.” These words embody the spirit of Foster and its president Nick Griswold. During the last three years, the Michigan City, IN-based firm has seen […]

A Sheeter Made to Order

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In a tough situation? Call Situation Materials, whose niche lies in unusual, specialty materials, which often mean shorter runs. But shorter runs are no longer a problem for them, thanks to the addition of a Maxson sheeter that produces press-ready sheets (no guillotine trimming necessary) and features a shaftless, self-loading back stand and an air-loaded […]

Repro House Invests In New Sheeters

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Phomat Reprographics does not rest on its laurels. What sets them apart is their willingness to improve the performance of established products and the service they offer their customers. With this attitude Phomat, based in Madison Heights, Mich., has grown from a small coating and converting to an innovator in the reprographic industry. Recent sheeter […]