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often before committing capital. Build more than you think you will need because you likely will need it sooner rather than later if you are focused on success.” And perhaps most important, involve the employ- ees, he says. “If they have ownership in the project, your chance of success is greatly enhanced. Since we are an ESOP company, we try very hard to be transparent with our employee owners when it comes to sharing financial information on the company and what our future plans are. We are also very big on incentive compensation. If the company does well, all employees share in the success.” Ausburn attributes SMC’s success in part to member- ship in AICC, of which he is a Director At Large. “We have been members of AICC since the mid 1970s and value the knowledge we have gained and the relationships that we have developed from our involvement. What we have learned about the box business if not gained on the job, was learned through the AICC. “We will celebrate our 50th anniversary in business next year and have many customers, vendors, employees, and other friends to thank for this longevity,” he adds. “You would think that after all this time we would have most things about the box business figured out. However, not a day goes by that we do not learn something new or that we are not surprised by something that happens for the first time.”
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
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
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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.
Robyn Smith at 910-553-4055 / rsmith@nvpublications.com Len Prazych at 518-366-9017 / lprazych@nvpublications.com
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