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its base at Alliance, Rogers was able to leverage much of his past experience at other converters in the area, as well as DieTechs’ expansive hold on the die business of so many local converters. “DieTechs sells dies to nearly every converter in our area, which gave us a great advantage in spreading the word about what we were doing at FlexoTechs,” he said. “It was simply a matter of telling our die customers that we also make plates, as well.” Rogers stresses that equipment can only propel a com- pany say far; its the employees who ultimately decide the success a company enjoys. “We’ve built a team that pro- vides expertise, creativity and longevity,” he said. “We are all cross trained; everyone has their primary position with the company, but they have secondary positions, too.” The box business experiences enormous variance throughout the year, from low to high volume and back again. It’s typical to hire workers in the summer when business booms and then lay them off when slow season begins. But what FlexoTechs has done with staffing is to provide a more secure position where no one gets laid off. Since everyone is cross trained, if people take vacation or take sick days, there is coverage. Like many companies, COVID was a watershed moment for FlexoTechs. At one point, a visiting vendor exposed the workers to COVID and they all had to work remotely for 14 days, which they managed to do without missing a single
Head Imaging concept. The ThermoFlexX imager is controlled by a 360-degree rotating display, making the machine accessible from any side. The interface shows the job list with all parameters and a preview of the currently imaging plate.
The imaging system consists of three independent modules: motor, optics and laser. The design reportedly allows straightforward replacement of any of the modules. It is possible to perform optical fine tuning remotely. When the original decision was made to expand Flexo- Techs’ business footprint to even greater degrees outside The ThermoFlexX 80 imager offers a user interface that dis- plays machine controls, a comprehensive job list complete with parameters, and an intuitive imaging preview.
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