Atlas Die, Inc.

Sometimes an ordinary cutting die works fine and can get your job to market. But a die not properly designed for the specific application can be costly. Poor die design can cause long make readies, sticking and stripping issues, and decreased efficiency – as one converter recently learned. His finishing issues were costing him $20,000 a day. Quickly correcting his problem relied on a die supplier with the know-how to design dies for each unique job.

Atlas Die has announced the recent appointment and return of Ken Smott as president and CEO of the company. Smott previously held the position for 15 years, prior to a one year departure.

The combination of Atlas Die and Bernal will give customers in the packaging, consumer and specialty converting industries a complete tooling suite of steel rule, flexible and solid rotary dies as well as system design and integration.

ELKHART, Ind.—Atlas Die LLC recently acquired all of the business operations and assets of Gardall Manufacturing Corporation of Wood Dale, Ill. Gardall is a manufacturer of rotary dies, print cylinders and anvils for the narrow-web label, tag, and specialty converting industries. Mohammad Azim, former Gardall president and owner, will assume the role of vice president and general manager of the newly formed Rotary Products Division for Atlas Die. Under the Rotary Products Division, Azim will have business responsibility for both the solid tool products as well as the flexible tool products produced at Atlas Chem-Milling (ACM) located in Elkhart, Ind. Azim said, “I am

ELKHART, Ind.—All of the business operations and assets of Gardall Manufacturing Corporation of Wood Dale, Ill. were recently acquired by Atlas Die LLC. Gardall is a manufacturer of rotary dies, print cylinders and anvils for the narrow web label, tag, and specialty converting industries. Mohammad Azim, former Gardall president and owner, will assume the role of vice president and general manager of the newly formed Rotary Products Division for Atlas Die. Under the Rotary Products Division, Mohammad will have business responsibility for both the solid tool products as well as the flexible tool products produced at Atlas Chem-Milling (ACM) located in Elkhart, Ind. According