Hammer Packaging

After experiencing solid results the last five years with two paper cutters from Colter & Peterson, Hammer Packaging recently installed a third machine – a custom 75” Saber XXL.

Since 2000, Printing Industries of America has honored the best places to work in the graphic arts industry with annual awards. The Best Workplace in the Americas Awards is one of the most stringent human resources awards programs available in any industry.

You'd think a company that's been around since 1912, reports annual sales of more than $100 million, and regularly garners high praise for its core business practices and people-oriented culture, might be inclined to rest on its abundant laurels. You might think so, but in the case of Hammer Packaging you'd be dead wrong.

Printing Industries of America has chosen Hammer Packaging as its Best Workplace in the Americas 2012 award winner for the company's exemplary human resources practices. "This distinction is a reflection of the special people that make up this company and its culture as defined by the values we share," said James E. Hammer, president and CEO.

News on printers in the packaging printing industry, including Keystone Folding Box Company, Rollprint Packaging Products, Spear, Outlook Group Packaging & Printing Solutions, Hammer Packaging, The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC), Prolamina Corp., Bell Inc., Sonoco, The MATLET Group and Plastic Packaging Technologies.

The acquisition of a webfed Berhalter diecutter now provides Hammer with new capabilities to support IML-I requirements beyond the current counter pressure-cutting systems. It can diecut complex shapes directly from the VSOP or flexo web presses and is a perfect complement to the multiple formats of roll-fed printing.

News on printers in the packaging printing industry, including Ampac, Bizerba North America’s USA Label Solutions Division, CCL Industries, CSW Inc., Hammer Packaging, CardPak, Atlantic Zeiser Group and Laminations.

Twin Rivers Paper has honored Hammer Packaging with a special commemorative 100 year recognition award. The award was presented by Jim Gehrman, president, Twin Rivers Paper, to James E. Hammer, president and CEO of Hammer Packaging.

Hammer Packaging is investing in two new presses, and has also purchased a third variable speed offset printing press (VSOP), due in mid-November. The purchase of this additional press reportedly makes Hammer the single largest user of VSOP sleeve technology in the world.

News on printers in the packaging printing industry, including the TLMI, Hammer Packaging, ASL Print FX, Multi-Color Corporation and Century Label.