Gallus/BHS Thinks ‘Inline the Box’

PHILADELPHIA—Inline was the word of the day at the Gallus/BHS Folding Carton Technology Seminar in Charlotte, N.C, Nov. 1. Johannes Stickling, president, BHS Printing Machinery, and Uli Kretzschmar, business development manager, folding carton, Gallus, Inc. welcomed about 50 attendees, including North and South American folding carton manufacturers and paperboard converters to learn “How to add value to the box while improving efficency.”

The companies hosted an afternoon of presentations from key players in the industry. Klaus Bachstein, CEO, Gallus Group, kicked off the afternoon with a presentation on the Gallus/BHS inline philosophy. He explained that creating finished diecut blanks with a web-based system in a single pass optimizes workflow, simplifies handling, saves time, and boosts cost-effectiveness. He said it also allows for improved effeciency and process flexibility.

Other speakers at the event included:

• Roger Wagner, senior vice president, Partners in Human Resources International, LLC, “The Importance of Packaging in the Marketing Mix”
• Robb Frimming, print services director, Schawk, Inc., “Industry Trends”
• Mark Vanover, vice president, marketing North America, EskoArtwork, “Prepress Solutions for Folding Carton”
• Tom Hammer, product manager, XSYS Print Solutions, “Ink Solutions for Brand Identification and Protection”
• Johannes Stickling & Ernst Vormwald, “Gallus/BHS Mid and Wide Web Solutions”
• Jerry Lux, division president, Cadmus, & Bill Campagna, Paperboard Packaging Council, “User Experience”
• Bud Gray, Brand Protection Alliance, “Brand Protection”

The host of the event was Cadmus—The Whitehall Group, provider of packaging, printing, assembly, and distribution services to customers in healthcare, apparel, technology, and consumer goods markets. The company has installed multiple press systems from Gallus/BHS for inline production of high-end folding cartons.

At Cadmus’s Charlotte facility, Uli Kretzschmar and Wade Bryant, technical services manager, Cadmus, held a live machine demonstration, “From Roll to Diecut Blank in a Single Pass,” on the Gallus KM 510 S. Attendees were the first in the Americas to see the newest inline paperboard converting machine system in action in a production environment. Kretzschmar and Bryant demonstrated the Gallus KM 510 S’s capabilities and highlighted it’s inline philosophy, running cartons for golf balls, setting up a 20-minute job changeover, and switching to a diecut blank run.

Gallus/BHS’s Folding Carton Technology Seminar wrapped up with a dinner, where Ferd Rueesch Jr., vice chairman of the board, Gallus Group, raised his glass in appreciation and thanked everyone for their participation in a successful day of networking and learning.

For more information, visit www.gallus-packaging.com