H&H Corrugated Boosts Profits With Baysek’s C-170 Die Cutter
The first time Jim Houk saw the Baysek C-170 die cutter in operation and saw the clean partitions it could produce – all without hand strip- ping – he was sold. Since adding the Baysek machine to the factory floor at La Vernia, Texas basedH &H Corrugated Services, Inc. it has been beneficial to the company, as well its customers. Houk, the second-generation owner of H&H, said that the Baysek
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is providing faster, relaible service at an affordable cost. The company was able to decrease prices to be more competitive and increase their profit margins by implementing the single-operator machine. “The C-170 has increased production and lowered labor costs. We had large orders that were taking five days with eight people,” Houk said. “We now run this same job in two days with three people. It’s a huge savings and a faster turnaround for the customer.” It was at a trade show in Orlando, Florida, in 2016 that Houk first had contact with the Amherst, Wisconsin based Baysek Machines In- corporated. Now in regular contact with the specialty machine maker, Houk says it continues to be a pleasant experience with top-notch customer service. “From start to finish the process has been professional and timely,” he said. “The crew at Baysek are very attentive to all our questions and concerns. Someone always answers the phone.” Tim Engle, Baysek’s North American Sales Manager, said that Houk and his team were great to work with as well. “Everyone was enthu- siastic about getting the machine in place and running. It has been a pleasure getting to know Jim and developing a lifelong friendship,” Engle said. The state-of-the art C-170 was a fitting addition to H&H, which has grown exponentially since Houk and his father, Jim Houk Sr., founded it in 2002. In the beginning, it was just a father-and-son operation in a 750-square-foot bay. One of the first pieces of equipment they bought was a flat roller bed die cutter. “Looking back, it sure looks slow next to the Baysek,” Houk said. Over the years, H&H, which specializes in corrugated partitions, pads and specialty gluing, grew out of and added more building From left, Scott Lyons, Operations Manager; Jim Houk Jr, second-genera- tion owner; and Roman Houk, Design Manager, with samples of the many products H&H Corrugated manufactures with its Baysek C-170 Die Cutter.
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