Board Converting News, January 25, 2021

Cowan Graphics Invests In Fujifilm Inca OnsetX3 HS

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Hanover Park, Illinois based Fujifilm North America Cor- poration, Graphic Systems Division has announced the in- stallation of its Inca OnsetX3 HS at Cowan Graphics Inc., a family-owned business for 75 years located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Cowan Graphics Inc. provides business- es of all sizes an extensive offering of corporate branding services including building signage, vehicle wraps/graph- ics, indoor/outdoor banners, murals, decals, retail/event signage, and specialty items.

THE HAIRE GROUP www.hairegroup.com

Haire Group is the premier provider of new machinery for the corrugated industry. As the exclusive US & Canadian agent for one of the largest machinery manufacturers in the world, Haire Group is able to pair clients with the best machinery solutions for the best value to meet their spe- cific needs. As an operating partner of the US-based DFA Technical Support Center (a joint venture of Haire Group and Dong Fang), Haire Group delivers top-notch 24/7 pro- fessional, reliable service and support, maximizing quality and uptime. Additionally, Haire Group has been the indus- try’s #1 pre-owned machinery broker and plant equipment appraiser since 1976. HarperLove is the leading provider of specialty adhesives, performance additives, and wet-strength resins to corru- gated packaging manufacturers. With the largest and most experienced field service and technical support team posi- tioned throughout the U.S. and Latin America, HarperLove has a long-standing reputation for providing outstanding service and delivering demonstrable performance improve- ments. HarperLove’s renowned services include not only innovative product development and custom product for- mulation, but also machine and process assessments, ad- hesive formula adjustments, machine tuning, detailed ser- vice reporting, and more. HARPERLOVE www.HarperLove.com

The addition of the OnsetX3 HS has allowed the com- pany to diversify product offerings including packaging capabilities, specifically regarding the ability to print on corrugated board, as well as developing free standing dis- play units, short run specialty packaging, and more. This enabled the company to handle new and unique requests from current and new customers, accelerating business growth. “As one of the largest digital and screen printing com- panies in Canada, we monitor industry trends and adapt practices to identify ways to help improve our customers printing and packaging needs,” said Blaine MacMillan, President and co-owner, Cowan Graphics, Inc. “We’re pleased to service our customers via Fujifilm’s OnsetX3 HS, which allows us to print high volume, quality images onto a wide variety of media. It’s important to have the right technology available that can keep up with market demand and that can also offer diverse products, per- sonalized prints, packaging and display options with a fast-turnaround time.“ Companies like Cowan are innovators in their field by recognizing and embracing the need for technology that expands and diversifies their product offerings. The Spe- cialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) announced in a 2019 report that many industry professionals have identi- fied opportunities to better serve their customers with ser- vices outside of their primary offerings, with 95 percent re- porting there is opportunity for expansion within their own businesses, and 93 percent saying they believe expansion is happening within the industry as a whole.

KIWIPLAN www.kiwiplan.com

Kiwiplan - premier worldwide software provider of enter- prise-wide, fully automatic solutions specifically for the cor- rugating and packaging industries. Kiwiplan’s Total Solution delivers comprehensive, seamless real-time flow of infor- mation from sales order management to dynamic total plant scheduling and inventory control through shipping.

MAROTECH INC. www.marotech.com

Manufacturer of Marotape®, Marotape®Plus, Marotape® FPT and MaroString™; hot melt coated tapes and strings used for reinforcement and easy-open features for pack- aging. Marotech Inc. also manufactures state-of-the-art dispensing and tape placement equipments to optimize the productivity of applying hot melt coated tapes in pack- aging.

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