Taking A Second Look at ‘FIRST'

Finpak had built its business around flexo line work. But when President Rob Finch noticed a swing toward process work in packaging, he wanted to be "ahead of the game" by readying Finpak to offer that capability.

The first step toward a flexo process upgrade came in January 1999, with the purchase of a used, 6-color CI press that could run fine screen anilox rolls with chambered doctor blade systems. Built in 1975, the press did require reconditioning and some add-on equipment, but it was still "like night and day," Finch says, when compared to Finpak's existing cadre of presses, which he describes as "more like glorified rubber stampers."