Warren Packaging, a family-owned and operated company located in Ontario, CA, USA, is reaping the benefits of adding the Domino N610i digital UV inkjet press. The company, which has been in business since 1999, added the digital press in July 2021.

Phil Warren, owner and president, has seen the company thrive in his more than 30 years in the business. Over the past several years, Warren Packaging has continuously increased facility size and capabilities to manage the growing volumes and demand, while developing new and innovative packaging for current and future customers. Phil says, “We believe that a great product deserves great packaging, and that is what we consistently strive to provide.”    

To provide the best quality and service to their customers, Warren Packaging focuses on Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement. One critical aspect of Lean is focusing on eliminating wasted time and material. “We constantly continue to improve our facility and manufacturing practices in order to provide the highest quality labels, corrugated boxes, and folding cartons,” says Phil.

Domino helped Warren Packaging with unmet needs. "The first driver would be flexibility to run various quantities and multiple SKU items with the best quality possible," states  Phil Warren Jr., vice president. "Another is the savings we are able to pass onto our customers for new items or changes to existing items. Finally, with the new technology of digital printing in both the label and box industry, we have made it a point to maintain our position as a leader in new development and technology in the industry… to be able to offer the best options to our customers in relation to both quality as well as pricing. We have been highly satisfied, and we hope to purchase more equipment from Domino in the future.”

"We first found out about Domino sometime in 2018 or 2019," states Phil. "We felt Domino would be a strong partner as we continue to grow, due to their innovation and continued growth in the market.”

“We had realized after looking through our jobs that a digital press would be a huge asset to our company," adds Phil Jr. "Many of our jobs are in the 5,000-20,000-foot run lengths with multiple versions, as well as constant art changes.” 

Warren Packaging has been able to move 30% or more of its flexo work to the Domino press, which has allowed the company to produce more work in a shorter time span. According to Phil Jr., the new digital press has been a tremendous asset to Warren Packaging's production floor.

"Our customers hold us to a high standard regarding quality as well as lead times, while also expecting competitive pricing," explains Phil Jr. "This requires us to focus on continuous improvement to maximize our efficiencies in production, upgrading and maintaining our equipment, as well as building strong relationships with suppliers to keep our costs and material lead times where we need them."

The Domino N610i has allowed Warren Packaging to take on jobs that were not advantageous beforehand. "We have been able to pursue new projects that previously we were either not competitive on due to press efficiency, or the tooling and changeover would create complications and unnecessary costs to us and the customers," states Mike Dittenber, business development manager. “The most important thing about Warren Packaging is our focus on packaging development and continuous improvement in all three areas that we specialize in: labels, corrugated boxes, and folding cartons. We will consistently be a supplier with the ability to offer high quality designs to finished products at competitive pricing. By having the Domino, we have been able to increase output by moving jobs to this press that we previously ran flexo. This has been a huge asset for us and our customers.  It has also allowed us to produce quicker turnaround for our customers while providing us less costs and better profitability. We’ve seen an increase in the bottom line due to efficiency of this press, and the ability to hit the silver and clear market that we had not be able to before we had the Domino.”
 
Warren Packaging specializes in a wide range of markets, including high-quality pressure sensitive labels for many applications including bottles, clamshells, storage containers, boxes, bags, and PLUs, to name a few. The industries range from produce, beef jerky, meat, storage to cleaning products, chocolates, syrup, pastries/baked goods, laundry soap, and more. The company utilizes a variety of materials and finishes to meet and exceed the needs of its customers, from white BOPP or semi-gloss to silver or clear materials with gloss, matte, or more customized finishes.

"What we do better than anyone else is develop our customers’ packaging alongside with them, rather than offering limited options," comments Dittenber. "We move quickly in our development stages so the customer can make decisions and get their products to market.”

“The Domino Difference for us means high-quality with quick lead times at competitive pricing,” concludes Phil Jr.