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adelphia. “We had Triangle around the corner and its own- er, Jack Grollman, and they were printing the “Mona Lisa” directly on corrugated,” he said, referring to the industry’s flexographic printing innovation in the late 1980s and early 1990s. “I wanted to be that. I felt that was the direction we needed to go. In the end we wanted to be everything to everybody, and that was a challenge.” So how does a company excel at producing such di- verse and demanding product mix? “You pay some tuition along the way,” says Kevin. “You learn through stubbing your toe from time to time, but if you have good people and good processes, you find a way.” Process management and automation are key, says Ryan Zambon. “I think that our success is unique in what we’ve been able to offer the marketplace. There will al- ways be a place for value and service. Doing so in the confines of efficient manufacturing will continue to be the challenge,” he said, adding, “whether it’s through automa- tion, technology, or better processes, that’s going to be what Weber will hang its hat on in the future.” Keira Zambon Bergvall agreed, saying, “the ownership of the company has to continue its capital investment, making sure we have the equipment to make things more efficient.” Relationships Are Key It sounds trite to say, but like any independent in the corrugated or paperboard packaging business, Weber be-
tems) converting and finishing equipment. The company’s workhorse printing machines are a six-color Bobst DRO rotary die cutter and six-color MarquipWardUnited rotary die cutter. Rounding out its flexo printing capability are two Bobst flexo folder gluers – a four-color 1228 50-inch and a 3-color 618 Mini Martin – and a 2-color Bobst ExpertCut
flatbed die cutter. A Stock label laminator, a Bobst Master- Cut flatbed die cutter, and a Bobst MasterFold specialty folder-gluer complete the list of current equipment. Weber’s capital investment strategy driven by its “de- sign through delivery” philosophy. Bob Doherty credits Weber’s printing excellence today to its competition early on, namely Triangle Container, now Menasha, also in Phil-
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