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A Life In Corrugated The younger Mehiel comes to the corrugated industry honestly. His father provided a hands-on introduction to everything from machinery to balance sheets, which he re- calls his father attempting to explain to him on an airplane ride at the age of 7.
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AES is a leading full-service provider of integrated convey- ance systems specializing in scrap, trim, and dust. AES en- gineers custom scrap systems and works as a partner in process improvement to help businesses achieve greater profitability, productivity, and sustainability. Products include balers, shredders/hoggers, core shredders, filters, fans, and specialized dust control and collection systems. AES is the ex- clusive distributor for the AirShark Rotary Material Separator. For a wide variety of new and used equipment on to- day’s market, visit our website at www.acm-corp.com. BAUMER HHS CORPORATION www.baumerhhs.com hhs is a global leader in advanced gluing, camera verifica- tion and quality assurance systems for the packaging indus- try. Zero-defect quality and elevated production speeds are key parameters in the manufacturing of corrugated boxes. With hhs Xcam Box Monitoring and non-contact flap gluing of corrugated board, hhs offers every option for quality as- surance in the production of boxes with flexo folder gluers. AMERICAN CORRUGATED MACHINE www.acm-corp.com BLOWER APPLICATION COMPANY (BLOAPCO) www.BloApCo.com BloApCo has served the corrugated industry since 1933 with a variety of scrap handling solutions, including Hori- zontal Floor Shredders, Trim Cutters, and Material Handling Fans and Conveying Systems. BloApCo Shredders allow for continuous shredding and pneumatic removal of sheet waste stacks of all sizes, roll slab, cores, and carton scrap.
“I worked in the factories in the summers when I was a kid and all the way through college. My father was a big believer in building character through lots of sweat and toil,” he said. “When I was in high school, my friends were lifeguards, I had a friend that drove an ice cream truck, and I was catching off the back of a die cutter. So, I’m a lifer.” After college, Mehiel wanted to spread his wings away from the stretch of his father’s significant wingspan. After Dennis D. Mehiel stops to speak to Brandy P. on the floor at Delmarva Corrugated Packaging.
a couple years as a sales rep for Stone Container in At- lanta, Georgia, he soon was able to prove to himself that he could be financially successful and bring value to an organization whether in or outside the corrugated indus- try. After he accomplished what he wanted to do, he was ready to join his father in the business. “I called my old man and said, ‘Hey, I think I’m ready to come into the business if you’ll have me,’ and I took a 25 percent pay cut and went to work for my father.” As it would turn out, the skillsets of father and son, though different, were extremely complementary as busi- A Macarbox Flexo Folder Gluer offers speed production up to 24,000 boxes per hour.
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Leading manufacturer and installer of quality retrofits, up- grades and replacement parts for S&S and Prime Flexo Folder Gluers. Specialists in reconditioning of S&S Flexo Folder Gluers, including ink, air and electrical systems.
CORRUGATOR BELT SERVICE LLC www.corrugator.com
Serving the corrugated box industry since 1991, Chicago- based Corrugator Belt Service LLC maintains corru- gator belts for peak board quality and performance.
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