Muscling Forward

General growth in demand for pouch printing and converting has already been a driver behind several other recent converting and finishing equipment investments at the firm. While Bema originally outsourced a portion of its pouch business, the firm brought pouch manufacturing completely in-house more than two years ago in response to customers' requests for reduced lead times and costs. Galloway adds, "In keeping with our vertically integrated manufacturing philosophy, entering into the pouch manufacturing market was a natural transition for Bema."