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had been impressed by several Apstar installations that they had seen with the team at Haire Group. “We began the ordering process in August 2022 and the machine was fully installed in October 2023,” adds Williams.
Their 100,000 sq ft facility is about 60,000 sq ft for manu- facturing and 40,000 sq ft of finished goods. The company we service a 75-mile radius from Dayton including; South- west Ohio, and Southeast Indiana. The customers are di- verse in both size and products; MVPS have several tier 2 automotive suppliers, plastic extruders, distributers, those who sell to big box retailers and other various manufactur- ers. They primarily produce one and two color corrugated boxes in quantities from 50 to 50,000. They also convert plastic corrugated for customers in the auto industry. Upgrading And Investing “We have slowly transitioned our machinery for the 1960s machines installed in the company we purchased to more modern machinery,” explains Jamie Williams, Presi- dent, MVPS. “Our first purchase was a plain rotary die cut- ter, followed by a four color flexo folder gluer. Following the tornado we have installed a specially designed Alba- tross folder gluer, a two color McKinley rotary die cutter, and a Gazella two-piece stitcher.” He continues, “As we continued to grow, our large 60 x 120″ two color, letter press continued to get more work, while also continued to have breakdowns. After several months of expensive patchwork repairs, we decided it needed to be replaced with a new machine to improve efficiency and quality.” Williams and his fellow Directors went to market and
In Detail The Apstar HG2 1632 is a 66″ x 126″ two color rotary die-cutter with a full slotting section and AG Stacker. The APSTAR HG2 series is setting a new standard of performance in the corrugated industry with cutting-edge technology that comes standard on every machine. Every important feature necessary for flexo printing and consis- tent production rates is incorporated on the Apstar HG2 rotary die-cutter. With its extended feed and print sections, inline sheet cleaning, chambered ink metering with twin ink pumps, and its ability to easily expand with your market opportuni- ties, this rotary die cutter includes many standard features
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