USER REPORT 1
Keystone Folding Box Co.

USER REPORT - Keystone Folding Box Co.

Website URLUSA

https://www.keyboxco.com/Achieving a synergistic effect with the 970
model and 1060 model

367 Verona Ave., Newark, NJ 07104

Mr. Wade Hartman,
President

Operating two RMGT presses
for short and long run printing ofhealthcare packaging
Keystone Folding Box Co. is one of America’ s leading printing companies specializing in package printing for healthcare products.
By providing high-quality, high value-added products and services with short lead times, the company has earned the trust andconfidence of clients, both large and small. In renewing its production line with the aim of ensuring continued stable growth, in 2021
Keystone purchased an RMGT 970 model A1-plus size press, followed by an RMGT 1060 model B1-size press in 2022. The results havebeen even more successful than they expected.
The expertise to promptly and accurately
respond to client needs
Keystone has enjoyed steady growth as aproven leader in the continuously expanding
healthcare package printing market. The company’ s main business is packaging (foldingboxes and blister packs) for pharmaceuticalproducts, including prescription drugs, OTC

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custom product innovation, with a focus on
rapid turnaround and the highest quality standards.

and retail drugs, and drugs for clinical trials,
as well as packaging for medical devices.
Rather than merely producing packaging,
Keystone’ s wealth of expertise enables them
to work closely with pharmaceutical companies and propose the ideal packaging andsolutions for specific client needs.
Keystone has devoted considerable time andresources to developing innovative packaging
solutions now used by a number of the pharmaceutical industry’s most prominent companies. That expertise has won the company anexcellent reputation throughout the pharmaceutical industry, as evidenced by the many
awards received.
President Wade Hartman explained Keystone’ s
policy. “We acknowledge the importance of asmall customer with a small order. We don’ t
bump the little guy to give priority to a massive order. Smaller customers don’ t get thattreatment everywhere in the industry. That
integrity is important to me.” Regarding thecompany’s strengths, he states that their ability to design novel products, their engineeringand their capacity to make custom samples
are top notch. The company does high quality
rapid prototyping and offers a large amount ofThe 970ST-5 + CC + SLD model that Keystonepurchased in 202 1 is ideal for printing
small-size packaging such as blister packs.
Although it is the company’ s first A1-plus sizepress, it has been a great success and hasdelivered high-quality results from the very
start. Regarding the 970 model’ s performance,Mr. Hartman says it “has been running for 3years with little to no maintenance issues.
Downtime is almost nonexistent with this machine. It’ s great for jobs with quick turnarounds
and gives us the extra push we often need.”
Anticipating lower running costs and increased
production volume after their purchase of the970 model, in 2022 Keystone also purchased a1060LX-6 + CC + LD model. As a result, they
have been able to efficiently allocate jobs tothe two presses according to the type of work,
printing mainly small and medium-size jobson the 970 model and large jobs on the 1060LXmodel. The ability to flexibly satisfy clientneeds with high-quality products has furtherenhanced the company’s reputation.
The 1060 model is currently used to print
about five jobs per shift for a total of 50,000
to 60,000 sheets, while the 970 model isused to print three or four small-to-medium
size jobs averaging 1,000 to 10,000 sheets
each. With the addition of these two machines, the company has signif icantly
increased their sales volume.
The new presses have enabled production togrow, helping the company keep up withincreased customer demand. Mr. Hartman
says that auto register and auto color density controls are critical in ensuring the production of good materials with a higher yield.
They give the company both a competitiveand quality edge while also reducing operator stress levels. According to Mr. Hartman,“Operators enjoy when the press is responsive and helps them do their jobs more effec-

RMGT 970ST-5 + CC + LD A1-plus size 5-color press

RMGT 1060LX-6 + CC + LD 1,060 mm format wide-stock range 6-color press

tively. Our customers get a bump in quality
and we reduce waste and save material,
which is particularly important as material
costs rise. That has been our experience
with these RMGT presses.”
Ensuring efficiency throughout the production process
Having achieved a system capable of fast,high-quality printing at low cost, the company is now planning to also renew theirpost-press equipment with the aim of improving the efficiency of the entire production line. Commenting on the company’ s
future vision for further strengthening theirproduction infrastructure, Mr. Hartman says

“With the 1060 and 970 models upgrading
our printing department, along with acquisitions to upgrade other departments downstream, we are able to create a significantly
larger company with excellent balance so
there are no bottlenecks in production.”
Regarding RMGT and RM Machinery, he says
“In addition to the support we receive from RM
Machinery, it is obvious that RMGT management is engaged with and supporting the US
market. They make the effort to come over tothe States. They are approachable and willingto listen to customer feedback. This gives me
a great sense of security, knowing that future
product innovations are going to be customer-driven.”

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