Sheeter Trims Plant’s Labor By 50%

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All State Packaging Co., located in Opelika, Al, is a folding carton manufacturer with an eye toward the future. The company was founded in 1977 and serves a customer base concentrated in the southeastern Unites States. The company’s commitment to upgrade equipment coincides with its future plans. Chuck Bowman, All State’s plant coordinator, explained: “Over […]

Quality Assurance is Key in Paperboard Converter’s Growth

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By meeting customer requirements through quality assurance and increased operating efficiency, Telfer Packaging, a Toronto company, has become a leading supplier of sheet-fed, offset folding cartons for the detergent industry. Due to a recent expansion and by investing in state-of-the-art equipment and setting up a sheeting operation in-house, the company can now supply manufacturers with […]

Precision Sheeter Offers Merchant Greater Flexibility

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For the past 50 years, Blue Star Paper Company has been a quality supplier of sheeted paper stock. Five years ago, the company shifted its product mix to board grades. Located in Baie d’Urfe, Quebec, Blue Star is a job lot merchant serving commercial printers and folding carton operations within the greater Montreal area. According […]

New Converting/Distribution Center Helps Cross Pointe Optimize Quality

In June 1988, Miami Paper Corp. and Flambeau Paper combined their respective resources to create Cross Pointe Corp. (subsidiary of Pentair Inc.). The formation of this new company allowed both companies to better serve customer with a wider selection of high-quality printing paper. Cross Pointe’s product line feature premium paper grades. A high percentage of […]

Music Industry Carton Maker Moves Up the Charts

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The ability to adapt to marketplace conditions can often give a company the edge it needs over its competition. In today’s folding carton industry, fast, consistent, and dependable service with an emphasis on quality is the key to success. Disc Graphics, based in Hauppauge, NY, is one such company that has made uncompromising dedication to […]

J. MacKenzie, Chapter Two

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All profitable businesses start with a good idea. A few years ago, James E. Hammer, President & CEO of Rochester, NY-based Hammer Lithograph, recognized the need for a paper converting operation that would sheet and warehouse paper for Hammer Lithograph and, at the same time, develop an independent regional customer base of its own. The […]

In-House Sheeting – the Way to Go

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Worcester Envelope Co., an Auburn, Mass., firm, reduced sheeting costs while improving inventory control and efficiency with the purchase of a 49-in. Maxson MSH precision sheeter. Other bonuses have been better accuracy and quality control. The company, which had previously purchased the bulk of its paper already sheeted from the paper mills, today boasts an […]

In House Sheeting Program Pays Off For SBS Broker

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Setting up an in-house sheeting operation to better control quality and turnaround time has worked out well for Salwen Paper, Edison, NJ. The company has enjoyed an 80% increase in solid bleached sulphate board sales since the company installed its first sheeter in 1983. That unit, along with another purchased in 1985, has enabled 79-year-old […]

Improved Speed and Accuracy Support Brenner Paper’s Tradition of Quality

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For more than 55 years, Brenner Paper has been a family owned and operated envelope manufacturer. Located Glendale, NY, the company serves as a trade converter with a customer base concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Quality product and prompt, personal service are two reasons why Brenner Paper can compete with other envelope manufacturers. The company’s […]

Gain in Market Share Aided By New Equipment

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Additional equipment coupled with an increased sales effort has allowed a North Carolina paper converter and distributor to expand its converting customer base while obtaining a greater market share in the lithographic industry. In turn, the new equipment improved production methods and speeds and allowed the firm to produce the quality products demanded by its […]