09.07.18
Scodix announced the sale of the first E106 system in North America to TPC Printing & Packaging. The installation is planned for November 2018, replacing the UltraPro with Foil TPC Packaging installed in May 2017.
TPC Packaging produces a range of high-end custom folding cartons and promotional packaging for customers primarily in the cosmetics, fragrance, spirits and health & beauty markets. They installed the UltraPro to expand the range of effects they could offer their discerning clientele, and it was immediately popular.
The piece TPC Packaging created for the open house event that introduced the new capabilities — titled “Rise & Shine” — to showcase the full range of effects won a national Benny award, as well as a regional Printing Industry Association of the South (PIAS) Best of Show award.
“It was an introductory promotional piece, and it really helped us kick off this technology, and communicate the new capabilities properly with our existing as well as target customers,” said Joseph A. Schmissrauter III, president, TPC Packaging.
However, Schmissrauter noted that within a year, they quickly realized that client demand necessitated an even larger and faster system. The original purchase agreement allowed for an upgrade once the E106 became commercially available, and they made the decision to authorize the switch.
In addition to running jobs with special effects that can’t be easily or cost-effectively created on traditional equipment, TPC Packaging also plans to transition all of its short-run foil work to the E106, which it anticipates will significantly cut down on the costs to produce those jobs.
“That will automatically feed business into the E106,” said Schmissrauter. “We should have a sizeable amount of machine hours already booked on day one, when the press hits the floor. And we anticipate some larger programs coming in that will utilize the unique combinations we can produce on the E106 shortly after that.”
TPC Packaging produces a range of high-end custom folding cartons and promotional packaging for customers primarily in the cosmetics, fragrance, spirits and health & beauty markets. They installed the UltraPro to expand the range of effects they could offer their discerning clientele, and it was immediately popular.
The piece TPC Packaging created for the open house event that introduced the new capabilities — titled “Rise & Shine” — to showcase the full range of effects won a national Benny award, as well as a regional Printing Industry Association of the South (PIAS) Best of Show award.
“It was an introductory promotional piece, and it really helped us kick off this technology, and communicate the new capabilities properly with our existing as well as target customers,” said Joseph A. Schmissrauter III, president, TPC Packaging.
However, Schmissrauter noted that within a year, they quickly realized that client demand necessitated an even larger and faster system. The original purchase agreement allowed for an upgrade once the E106 became commercially available, and they made the decision to authorize the switch.
In addition to running jobs with special effects that can’t be easily or cost-effectively created on traditional equipment, TPC Packaging also plans to transition all of its short-run foil work to the E106, which it anticipates will significantly cut down on the costs to produce those jobs.
“That will automatically feed business into the E106,” said Schmissrauter. “We should have a sizeable amount of machine hours already booked on day one, when the press hits the floor. And we anticipate some larger programs coming in that will utilize the unique combinations we can produce on the E106 shortly after that.”