Over the last 10 years, Adams Litho’s percentage of sales in packaging has been skyrocketing. With expectations that packaging sales will continue to increase, the Chattanooga, Tennessee, company invested in several Heidelberg machines — a Speedmaster CD 102-6+L, a Diana Easy 115, a Easymatrix 106 CS, and Versafire EP.
The company chose the six-color Speedmaster CD 102 with UV capabilities — its third CD press — for its flexible processing of a large variety of jobs and materials. “The CDs have always been a great fit for us,” said Wyatt Hogue, President of Adams Litho. “Currently, our newest CD 102 is sitting next to our 2008 Speedmaster CD 102-6+L; however, our new press has UV capabilities, which allows us to print on uncoated paper and different non-porous substrates. We run UV 100% of the time, 24 hours a day, five days a weeks, and our operators have loved running it.”
The Diana Easy 115 allows entry into the folding carton market as the machine can grow with Adams Litho’s requirements — whether for field upgrades for rear folding, inline ejection, central carriers or higher speeds. According to Hogue, “It’s the perfect model for us. As this is our first folder-gluer, we really wanted a machine that was easy to learn and to love for our operators. Our goal is to fill this Diana Easy up to maximum capacity and buy another one – it’s going to be a huge segment for us.”
By replacing its older diecutter with the Easymatrix 106 CS, Adams Litho was able to increase productivity by over 100%. For short run commercial and packaging work, the company chose the Versafire EP due to its ability to support 24 point stock plus a variety of synthetics.
Wyatt Hogue, President of Adams Litho, with the Speedmaster CD 102
