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A Team Effort Edited by Deborah Donberg Associate Managing Editor Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM Knife Upgrade
Founded in 1990 in rural Darien, WI, Protect-all prides itself on being a team that is determined to meet new customer application demands through the modernization of its procedures, the purchase of new equipment, and the renovation of existing machinery. The 65-employee company is divided into two focused divisions: Thermal Laminating Films and Synthetic Papers. Thermal products include standard and premium clarity laminating films as well as specialty and custom lamination products, such as curl-resistant films; printable/gluable clear, metallized, and holographic products; colored films; and a variety of textured films. Wide-Ranging Markets
Protect-all serves more than 500 customers worldwide, including companies that produce folders; baggage tags; credit, ID, loyalty, and gift cards; book covers; fishing and hunting licenses; parking permits; signage; maps; ski-lift passes; event tickets; wristbands; outdoor/weather-proof banners; menus; calendars; and much more. With more than 130,000 sq ft of manufacturing and warehouse space, the company also is able to offer toll coating, laminating, slitting, and sheeting services to the trade.
Protect-all's in-house converting equipment includes a variety of slitters, rewinders, and doctor roll machinery capable of slitting from ⅜-72 in. wide, including four Camerons (now supported by GL&V USA), six Dusenberys, two REMs, and two Stanfords; a Pemco sheeter; two Egan extruder/laminators capable of poly coating and laminating widths from 24-62 in.; a custom-engineered emulsion coater/laminator running widths to 64 in.; several Stanford roll doctors; and corona treaters on nearly every machine from suppliers that include Pillar, Enercon, and Softal. Enter New Knives “Our old spring-loaded knives took workers with 30 years experience almost ten minutes to reposition each pair. With our new Mario Cotta air-loaded knives, anyone can adjust the knife within minutes,” says Steve Nimz, president of Protect-all's Print Media Div.
The Protect-all team first came across the Mario Cotta slitter knives at the 2005 CMM trade show in Chicago. After checking out other brands of knives and knife holders, they selected the Mario Cotta knives. Explains Nimz, “Mario Cotta's great service and follow-through made the purchase a very easy decision. Through the entire process, they were very accommodating, and once we received the knives, it was very easy to get our machine up and running.” Nimz adds, “The knives have successfully expanded the range of capabilities we offer, as well as the ability to constantly meet the demands of our customers. They offer cleaner cuts and increased quality and quantity. We can run our machine longer because the knives don't require sharpening nearly as often as the old knives, which minimizes our downtime.” Adding More Efficiency The Protect-all team prides itself on innovative methods and equipment. Sometimes that requires expensive new equipment or challenging new technology. And sometimes it is a relatively simple upgrade to existing equipment that brings a whole new look to the process. CONVERTER INFO: SUPPLIER INFO:
Mario Cotta — PFFC-ASAP 380.mariocotta-usa.com
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