Never ceasing in their quest for innovation, Duro Bag developed a state of the art 6-color “Handle Up” bag machine that is the only machine of its kind in the world. The design went live in November, 2006 for in-house testing and trial bag runs. Information is now being released about the machine in order to market its ability to potential Duro customers.

 

Globally there are only twelve “Handle Up” bag printing machines which utilize the Flexo print process. Duro holds the patent and rights to the design of the “Handle Up” bag machine and all twelve of the machines only have 3-color printing capability. As demand has been gradually increasing for 6-color bags across other Duro Bag product lines, the Duro engineering team explored the idea of enhancing the 3-color printer design to a 6-color custom-built Flexo machine that would be further enhanced with advanced circuitry and a robust measure of safety components. 

 

According to the story shared by Rob Arnold, Plant Manager for Duro Bag Manufacturing in Alsip, Illinois, “…our team began brainstorming this unique idea, but wanted to do it in such a way that the safety equipment would not be compromised. We began our design process by trying to bump the machine up to a 4-color at the request of the marketing department. We discussed additional design options with Lloyd Cobble and the design team. Within three weeks, we came up with a wonderful solution that provides a 6-color Handle Up grocery bag.”

 

The prototype bag run resulted in a 6-color Handle-Up Santa bag printed in both Kraft and White paper. The staff loved it.

 

Currently Duro Bag is seeking eager customers to stretch the capability of this machine in order to generate sample production numbers and performance benchmarks.

 

 

Rob Arnold                                          Michael Ruscher

Plant Manager                                      Marketing Representative – Standard Products

Duro Bag Mfg.                                     Duro Bag Mfg.

12245 South Central Avenue                7600 Empire Drive

Alsip, IL 60803                                    Florence, KY 41042

(800) 783-8566 ext. 242                      (800) 879-3876 ext. 504