Chris Heusch, Founder Of ARCH, On The Evolution Of Printing BY DWAYNE SHRADER ARCH Inc. opened its doors in 1996 as a consulting firm offering technical expertise to box makers who were try- ing to enter the then relatively new market of high-graphic
last 25 years. Born and raised in Germany, Heusch’s initial education and career was in finance. In 1987 he joined the family business, Dr. Lambotte & Schattenberg, ink makers of Bonn, Germany. Dr. Lambotte mostly served the pack- aging industries, with the main market being corrugated flexo direct print. Along with his father, Wim Heusch, he jointly managed the company for a number of years and expanded the international footprint to include key clien- tele throughout Europe, Africa and Australia. How has ARCH evolved over the past 25 years? ARCH Inc. was founded as a consulting firm, offering technical expertise to family owned and managed produc- ers of paperboard packaging in the Americas and Europe. In the beginning our main focus was on providing educa- tional products for production personnel. That’s still a key offering today as we work with box makers to bring their personnel on board with new equipment, technologies and best practice processes. Our capital equipment and general business consultancy engagements have grown over the years to a more prominent role, but education is still the main focus. Who were your first clients and why did they retain you? Wabash Fibre Box in Chicago, Tim Benecke, and Mid-Atlantic Packaging, Andy Pierson, were my first cli- ents. I think they still squabble as to who was actually
direct print. Chris Heusch, President, Founder and princi- pal consultant of the firm takes a look back at the begin- ning of ARCH and how the industry has changed in the Heusch inspects a sheet during a client training session .
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