03.01.10
2311 South Eastern Ave.
Commerce, CA 90040
Phone: (323) 720-4000
Fax: (323) 721-6000
www.inksystemsinc.com
Sales: $52 million.
Major Products: Heatset, sheetfed and UV inks.
Key Personnel: Urban S. Hirsch III, ex-president; Tim Van Scoy, VP of sales and marketing; Peter Notti, another VP; Masood Solaimani, VP UV/EB; Mike Houtsager, president of Ink Systems Northwest; Steve Simpson, president, Ink Systems East.
Number of Employees: 250.
Operating Facilities: Commerce, CA; Elk Grove Village, IL; Portland, OR; Lincoln Park, NJ; technical service centers in Salt Lake City, UT; Seattle, WA; Orange County, CA; Minneapolis, MN.
Comments: The recession and the changing nature of printing have taken its toll on the publication and commercial printing segments, and even the high-end printers have suffered. Ink Systems, Inc., a specialist in providing state-of-the-art in-plant operations, high-quality ink systems and proprietary software run by experienced personnel for the heatset, commercial sheetfed and UV markets, had an off year in 2009.
“Our business was down this year, as pretty much every account we had was probably smaller,” said Urban S. Hirsch III, Ink Systems’ ex-president.
At a time when many ink manufacturers are cutting back on local facilities, Ink Systems is moving forward through expansion. The company opened technical service centers in Salt Lake City, UT; Seattle, WA; Orange County, CA and Minneapolis, MN.
In a major move, Ink Systems is opening a new subsidiary, Ink Systems East, in Lincoln Park, NJ. Ink Systems brought in Steve Simpson as president of the Ink Systems East, which is housed in a new 25,000 square foot manufacturing facility.
“We are probably the only company on the commercial side of the ink business that is opening up facilities,” Mr. Hirsch said. “We are in the process of opening Ink Systems East in Lincoln Park, NJ. We are still sort of unknown on the East Coast, and this will help us support the new business that we hope to pick up.”
Commerce, CA 90040
Phone: (323) 720-4000
Fax: (323) 721-6000
www.inksystemsinc.com
Sales: $52 million.
Major Products: Heatset, sheetfed and UV inks.
Key Personnel: Urban S. Hirsch III, ex-president; Tim Van Scoy, VP of sales and marketing; Peter Notti, another VP; Masood Solaimani, VP UV/EB; Mike Houtsager, president of Ink Systems Northwest; Steve Simpson, president, Ink Systems East.
Number of Employees: 250.
Operating Facilities: Commerce, CA; Elk Grove Village, IL; Portland, OR; Lincoln Park, NJ; technical service centers in Salt Lake City, UT; Seattle, WA; Orange County, CA; Minneapolis, MN.
Comments: The recession and the changing nature of printing have taken its toll on the publication and commercial printing segments, and even the high-end printers have suffered. Ink Systems, Inc., a specialist in providing state-of-the-art in-plant operations, high-quality ink systems and proprietary software run by experienced personnel for the heatset, commercial sheetfed and UV markets, had an off year in 2009.
“Our business was down this year, as pretty much every account we had was probably smaller,” said Urban S. Hirsch III, Ink Systems’ ex-president.
At a time when many ink manufacturers are cutting back on local facilities, Ink Systems is moving forward through expansion. The company opened technical service centers in Salt Lake City, UT; Seattle, WA; Orange County, CA and Minneapolis, MN.
In a major move, Ink Systems is opening a new subsidiary, Ink Systems East, in Lincoln Park, NJ. Ink Systems brought in Steve Simpson as president of the Ink Systems East, which is housed in a new 25,000 square foot manufacturing facility.
“We are probably the only company on the commercial side of the ink business that is opening up facilities,” Mr. Hirsch said. “We are in the process of opening Ink Systems East in Lincoln Park, NJ. We are still sort of unknown on the East Coast, and this will help us support the new business that we hope to pick up.”