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and meet any challenges they lay before us.” An enormous benefit for FlexoTechs is its location with- in Alliance Packaging. With a top-of-the-line corrugated facility at its fingertips, which can be used for training and trouble-shooting, it’s an invaluable resource. “We have a test kitchen,” Rogers said. “If we are talking amongst our team about the difference between a top printer and a bottom printer or rotary diecutter and flexo folder gluer, and someone is struggling with the concept we can literally walk out to the plant and talk with a press operator.” Rogers, in addition to his stated title of Operations Manager, is also in many ways involved in sales. He is the one currently leading the charge in marketing the compa- ny and increasing its presence into the broader market- place outside of Alliance. He and his team at FlexoTechs envisions a future that positions them as an undisputed resource for boxmakers. “As far as capabilities go, we offer full creative services along with print consultations,” he said. “We’re the experts and can entrusted to set up your files for your specific press so that you do not have to worry about it.” With box plants typically not having on-site graphics designers anymore, and with a much younger, inexperi- enced workforce in place, FlexoTechs wants to position itself as the business partner that can fill that gap. “One of our mottos,” said Rogers, “is that, ‘We design
due date on a order. The pandemic reinforced the notion that having a pre- pared workforce, ready for any contingency or emergen- cy, was a non-negotiable necessity. “Right now, anybody on our my team, if need be, could be out for an extended period and we would be able to operate without missing a beat,” said Rogers. “It might not be easy, but we have prepared ourselves as best we can.” Part of that preparation, from Rogers’ standpoint, was making certain the when the when Anderson & Vreeland showed up on site for training on the new equipment, he would be there every step of the way. “There was no part of the operation that I could dele- gate,” he said. “I had to know everything about the equip- ment. As Operations Manager, if someone had a question, I had to be able to answer them. I never wanted to be in a situation where I had to tell an employee to go ask some- one else. “As far as the rest of the team is concerned, there isn’t a thing I need to worry about. This is a great group of peo- ple; they’ve been given the room to grow and learn and they’ve willingly accepted that challenge. “Alliance is a great company, family-owned, and it’s al- lowed us to follow by example. All of which trickles down to our customers. We are always going to do our best to communicate with them, answer any questions they have,
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