Finishing & Screen Printing
Spring Industries Brings Folding Carton Gluing Home with ECO Folder-Gluer
Friday 07. May 2010 - The in-house print shop for Spring Industries, Inc. in Lancaster, S.C. reports the installation of a Heidelberg ECO 105 folder-gluer with automatic lock bottom capabilities and a 4-channel, 3-gun, cold glue system. The installation marks the shops initial foray into folding carton packaging.
“Before we purchased this machine, we had no folding and gluing capabilities at all, and were limited to flat, die-cut packaging,” said Wayne Tull, shop supervisor. “Now we have the ability to do straightline folding, book folding, auto lock bottom and gluing, all of which expand our market and save us the money we previously spent outsourcing these types of jobs.”
In continuous operation since the 1950s, the all-Heidelberg shop prints exclusively for Springs Industries packaging plants across North America, as well as externally for customers across North America. Additional Heidelberg equipment includes a pair of 6-color Speedmaster 74 presses, as well as a high-speed POLAR cutting system with scale, jogger and lift.
“Ive always recommended Heidelberg when equipment purchases are contemplated,” Tull said. “Service after the sale, including training, is outstanding, and the mechanical reliability of Heidelberg machines is superior.”
The shop employs a staff of 20.