Lakeland Paper Company, located in Sturgis, MI is one trade converter with a formula for success. Much of this success lies in the company’s commitment to service and quality. As Charles Schmidt, Lakeland Paper’s sales manager, explains, “During the paper shortage of the early 1970’s, many small folding carton companies needed a source for sheeted […]
Category: MAXSON MSS Sheeter
The MSS Sheeter is a universal machine that can withstand heavy cutting loads, yet handle light weight films. It is specially designed for short runs on different size set ups.
This Converter Sharpens Operation with Upgrade
In a move to market its product more competitively, a manufacturer of pressure-sensitive materials recently upgraded its sheeting operation with a precision sheeter and doubled the capacity of its sheeting operation while reducing labor requirements by more than 50%. General Formulations, Sparta, MI, has produced pressure-sensitive materials since 1950. The company caters to both short-and […]
This Converter Gets Quality, Savings in Sheeter Upgrade
A Wisconsin converter of laminate systems has found investing in a new sheeter has brought major production benefits, including labor savings and improved quality. Since 1958 Allied Signal Laminate Systems, La Crosse, WI, has been a quality producer of prepreg and laminates for circuit-board industry. The firm’s product line is used for high-end military and […]
Sheeting Efficiency Gets Boost With New Equipment
Quality and service have been instrumental in an Illinois converter’s growth from a small plastics distributor and converter to an extrusion specialist with state-of-the-art converting facilities. Lustro, Evanston, IL, supplies the offset-printing industry with sheeted film products and has a worldwide customer base. End-use applications included transparencies, overhead projections, book inserts, greeting-card over-lays, and point-of-sale […]
Sheeter Purchase Allows Converter to Cut Lead Time
A Midwest converter’s commitment to service and quality through upgrading and improving operations has helped the firm achieve an average 60% annual growth rate during the past eight years. Universal Duramark, Minneapolis, MN, has supplied the graphic-arts industry with pressure-sensitive-film products since 1962. As demand for these products grew, so did the company’s operations. In […]
Sheeter Helps Converter Meet Orders, Hike Quality
The purchase of high-speed precision sheeter has helped give an Illinois-based board converter greater flexibility while satisfying the growing demand for its product and opening up market opportunities. Jarvis Cutting Elk Grove Village, IL, was founded in 1981 to serve as the converting arm for its parent company, Andrews Paperboard. Today, the company employs 12. […]
Sheeter Cuts Plant’s Labor and Trimming
With the purchase of a sheeter, one folding carton manufacturer more than doubled the production capability of its sheeting operation and reduced its labor requirements by more than 75%. Wynalda Litho, Rockford, MI, has manufactured folding cartons for the entertainment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries for more than 20 years. During that time the company has […]
Service Is The Key to Bok Industries Success
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”
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
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 […]