Eagle Systems, a New-Jersey-based developer and manufacturer of foil enhancement equipment, recently completed installation of its Eco-Eagle Cold Foil System at the manufacturing operations of Glenmore Custom Print + Packaging in Richmond, BC. The family-owned and operated commercial printing and folding carton printer has been serving clients in the Metro Vancouver area and across Canada for over 30 years. While traditional offset printing on a Heidelberg is its specialty, Glenmore also offers digital, wide-format and variable printing on equipment from HP, Xerox and Kodak. But its most revered attributes are service, turnaround time and print quality.
The Eco-Eagle Cold Foil System can be easily retrofitted to almost any existing offset press without altering or interfering in the functions or electronics of the press. Glenmore’s new system operates in unison with the company’s Heidelberg XL 106 8-colour plus coater UV offset press. With about 40% of the company’s revenue driven by folding carton, and 50% commercial sheetfed (digital printing accounts for 10%), Glenmore thrives in a market where every production or quality advantage is critical. Another key factor in Glenmore’s success is its youthful, highly educated workforce.
“Every key position in our company is filled with an experienced, but young and super energetic individual,” said General Manager James Rowley. “The average age of our management team is about 32, which is comparatively very young by industry standards. But it’s our youthful and fresh spirit that inspires us to always pursue new opportunities, embrace bigger and better, and connect with the newer generation of print buyers. That’s why we saw the value of partnering with Eagle Systems. We spent the last month dialing in the system and learning its unique capabilities. So far the reaction from our clients has been positive. While cold foil will have an impact on our overall folding carton business, it’ll really help us cultivate our higher-end confectionery, beverage, cosmetic and pharmaceutical packaging segments. In addition, Eagle also gives us a new product range to offer to our POP signage clients.
Eagle President Mike King showed us that he would run through a brick wall to help us succeed. His commitment to cold foil was the most impressive, especially when compared to his competitors. Vendors and printers alike said that the Eagle was the most reliable and well serviced system on the market. We quickly came to the consensus that Eagle gave gave us the best chance at a faster ROI,” Rowley added.
Eagle Systems has been a leader in the design and manufacture of foil application and print enhancement equipment for 25 years, with hundreds of installations worldwide. The systems are manufactured, assembled and tested at its new plant in Ocean, New Jersey, and can be installed and in production usually within five days. Its highly automated systems reduce foil costs and run smoothly and foil-dust-free without operator intervention.
British Columbia’s Glenmore Printing installs Eco-Eagle Cold Foil System from Eagle Systems
