Static Control
pP: How do you view the general business climate for static control/web cleaning suppliers to the package-printing market? How much of a threat is overseas competition?
Gibis—The package-printing market has and will continue to be challenged by dust issues due to the wide variety of substrates they print on. Static control/web cleaning suppliers such as ourselves are continually striving to provide cost-effective solutions that drive up profitability for printers. Those that accept the challenge of developing new technologies for this ever-changing market will always be in demand. Being a U.S. manufacturer, we do see overseas competitors focusing their attention on this large North American market. Competition obviously is important because it motivates us to concentrate on improving our products and maintaining our position as a market leader.
