Steve Katz, Editor09.04.18
On July 19, 2018, Martin Automatic hosted its first ever Media Day, as a way to celebrate the equipment manufacturer’s 50th Anniversary while “pulling back the curtain” on the technology behind its “essential, extreme engineering.”
L&NW was honored to be among the select few invitees to receive an exclusive presentation and tour of Martin Automatic’s Rockford, IL, USA manufacturing facility. The agenda also included a visit to Martin Automatic’s Corporate Center, which, along with the company itself, has a unique history and background all its own.
Martin Automatic was founded in 1968 by John Martin, an eccentric engineer and inventor and the driving force behind the technology that fuels the company’s unrewinder, rewinder and tension control machinery, which are installed in more than 56 countries around the world. All of Martin Automatic’s machinery production takes place in the US, and according to VP sales and marketing Gavin Rittmeyer, there are over 7500 installations globally.
During his Media Day presentation, Rittmeyer stressed that the label industry is just one of sever
L&NW was honored to be among the select few invitees to receive an exclusive presentation and tour of Martin Automatic’s Rockford, IL, USA manufacturing facility. The agenda also included a visit to Martin Automatic’s Corporate Center, which, along with the company itself, has a unique history and background all its own.
Martin Automatic was founded in 1968 by John Martin, an eccentric engineer and inventor and the driving force behind the technology that fuels the company’s unrewinder, rewinder and tension control machinery, which are installed in more than 56 countries around the world. All of Martin Automatic’s machinery production takes place in the US, and according to VP sales and marketing Gavin Rittmeyer, there are over 7500 installations globally.
During his Media Day presentation, Rittmeyer stressed that the label industry is just one of sever
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