24 March 2014

Digital Capability with flexo feel

Diversified Labeling Solutions (DLS) was launched by Bob Hakman in 1985, and is currently located in Itasca, Illinois, near O’Hare airport. DLS has twenty-one flexo and die-cutting presses at its 140,000 square foot headquarters and an additional 26 presses at its locations in Texas, Nevada and Atlanta.

DLS has annual sales of USD $48m, with the majority built from TT/TD and laser variable image labels. One hundred percent of the business is conducted through resellers.
The converter installed the 8.7 inch wide Colordyne CDT 1600-PC Laser Pro press with in-line varnishing, laminating and laser die-cutting in January of 2013.

Hakman says, ‘I knew we had to get into digital. We have more short run requests coming our way and we’re looking to find growth in the prime label market. As a business owner I must be able to justify the cost to ROI and Colordyne’s system offers an attractive capital investment for complete in-line production. We pay a little more for material, but the hourly rate is less and production speeds remain efficient with the laser die-cutter.’