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POUCH MAKING # Automation in Core Cutting Don’t waste time handling cores. Our automated solutions provide perfect cut-to-length cores, freeing operators to perform other important tasks. � Automated core loading reduces labor costs and safety risks � Batch or set cutting � Automatically delivers cut cores to next operation � Notch, crimp, cap or plug cores � Network interface capability � Manual or automated core feeds (Top) One of the two Bielloni slitters at Fisher Container’s plant. (Bottom) Printing is accomplished on one of three eight-color gearless flexographic Bielloni presses. Customer and Employee Satisfaction Don’t cut corners. Improve safety while reducing production costs. Cut cores cleaner, faster, and with less labor. www.appletonmfg.com/p28 Fisher says that bringing employees into the equipment purchasing process not only allows the company to benefit from their expertise but also makes them feel like valued members of a highly successful, family-run business. The result: Not only have customers such as ARAMARK been with Fisher Container for more than a quarter of a century, many of its 85 employees have been with the company for at least 20 years. And, says Fisher, while a fruit basket may not be enough to retain a customer, doing the little things goes a long way to keeping employees happy: calling people by their first names, blue jean Fridays, Christmas parties, and summer picnics. “Imagine a company that allows people to bring their children and even their dogs into work,” says Fisher. “That’s us.” Of course, annual bonuses, profit sharing, and 401(k) plans don’t hurt either. Quite simply, Fisher says he considers his employees “partners” in the company’s success and treats them accordingly. “We’re a small family business, with family morals and values,” explains Fisher. “As corny as that sounds, boy, is that different from a lot of what the industry offers. We’ve watched our employees get married, buy their houses, have their children. We’re intimately involved with them enough so that everybody cares.” Ultimately, though, it all leads to customer satisfaction. When Fisher visited ARAMARK late last year to introduce himself to the company’s new purchasing manager, they shared a laugh about the fruit basket incident that ultimately led to their 25-year relationship. And, the next day, Michael Fisher even sent her one! uSupplier Infot uMamata Machinery | www.mamata.com PFFC-ASAP 301 uBielloni Converting | www.bielloni.it PFFC-ASAP 302 Neenah, Wisconsin 800-531-2002 24/7 Product Support PFFC-ASAP 124 36 | APRIL 2008 Want To Know More? Michael Fisher, president of Fisher Container Corp., has some advice for people just starting out in our industry. See “Experience Speaks” on p96 of our May 2007 issue or visit our website at www.pffc-online.com. WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM http://www.mamata.com http://www.bielloni.it http://WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM http://WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM

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PFFC - April 2008 Table of Contents First Glance Calendar of Events From the Editor Web Lines Process Management News Clips Narrow Web & Label Reporter Narrow Web & Label What’s New Products Carton & Box Reporter Carton & Box What’s New Products Green Converting Pouchmaking Show Preview Flexible Packaging Gravure Printing What's New Products Services Directory Classifieds Marketplace Equipment Buyers & Sellers Advertisers Index Experience Speaks

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