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fulfillment part of the business on three shifts but we have the ability to flex that up and down based on customer needs, said Moore.
“We really like the size of the machine, which was a little bigger than what we had before, so it gives us a little more flexibility as to what we can do. We’re really happy with it,” claims Moore, who made it a point to say the machine was shipped in from Korea, installed right on schedule and be-
Moore cites ‘economic uncertainty’ as a reason for the company’s fluctuating sales over the past year but says that August saw more orders received than in any month throughout the year. “Many of our customers are bringing products in from around the world. We will manufacture the displays, assemble them, and pack them out—fulfill- ment is a huge part of our business here—but because of the tariffs, our customers don’t know what’s going on from day to day. Several customers have said “we’re not going anywhere but we’re just hitting the pause button right now because we don’t know what our true costs will be.” U.S. Display Group installed a DGM 2800 SL Magafold Spe- cialty Folder Gluer a few months after its Young Shin machine.
gan running earlier this year. “Young Shin’s people stayed around and trained us for about two weeks before letting us ‘play with’ the machine for a month or so, then we had Above and below, the Young Shin Zenith Die Cutter can han- dle a maximum sheet size of 82-inches by 59-inches (2100 x 1500 mm) and can produce up to 5,000 sheets per hour.
Moore is confident that the fluctuations will level out and customers will continue to shop for bigger and more eye-catching displays like they always have. U.S. Display will continue to invest in machinery and its people. “We have a great mix of industry veterans and a lot of young talented employees who keep us on our toes”. Bringing in Gabriel Perez and nurturing the next generation —Moore’s daughter Jessica joined the company 11 years ago with a master’s degree in accounting and is in sales. His son Jor- dan has a degree in supply chain management and is also in sales—will ensure the next 40 years are as successful as the first 40. U.S. Display Group’s Automatan laminator continues to com- plement the company’s growing family of machinery.
them come back to do even more work with our operators and supervisors, which helped a lot. Our operators love our new Zenith. We all do.” Future Investments In Machinery And Family Despite customers’ indecision and uncertainty about tariffs and the economy, U.S. Display’s Young Shin die cut- ter is delivering everything as promised. The machine is not yet at full capacity, nor is the DGM 2800 SL Megafold Specialty Folder Gluer that was put in a few months later. Both of these machines have made noticeable improve- ments in the volume we can push through the plant, but there is still room to add more business. We also run the
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