Golden West Packaging Unleashes Innovation
City of Industry, California based Golden West Packaging Group, formed around six years ago through the acquisi- tion of Cal Sheets, operates as part of a partnership con- sortium. Golden West Packaging comprises around ten converting plants, with the Golden West Stockton site be- ing the sole plant equipped with a corrugator, supplying various flutes to plants in Northern California and Wash- ington state.
The Stockton plant faced challenges with its under-uti- lized eProductivity Software Escada corrugator control system. With the leadership of Darwin Featherstone, Op- erations Manager, the company embarked on a strategic approach to re-awaken the system, improve the reliability of its corrugator, and address operational challenges.
“When I came on board at Cal Sheets, we attempted to update the Escada system; we discovered that many of our materials and hardware were obsolete. We proposed to corporate to purchase the new system to receive the benefits of better quality, faster run speeds, and more reli- ability,” comments Darwin. Golden West Stockton adopted a two-pronged ap- proach: fully utilizing the existing Escada system’s capa- bilities and holding the OEM accountable for machine status. Darwin continues, “The team from Escada came in prepared with a set of goals, ready to achieve them. We CONTINUED ON PAGE 20
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