Steve Katz, Editor05.30.17
MPI/Labeltek
985 Seville Road, Wadsworth, OH 44281 USA
www.mpilabels.com
MPI Label Systems got its start like many companies in the industry do – an entrepreneurial individual buys a no-frills press and starts printing and selling labels out of the family garage or small facility. In the case of MPI, the individual was Don McDaniel, and in 1967 in Sebring, OH, USA, he purchased a 3", 2-color Mark Andy press for $1,000. At first, he used the press to manufacture double-sided foam tape, and soon after, along with a pressman and someone to handle office work, he entered the pressure sensitive label market.
McDaniel’s company is turning 50 this year, and half a century later his vision has turned into one of North America’s top 10 label manufacturers. MPI is now coast-to-coast, with 11 total production facilities in California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. The company’s corporate headquarters have remained where it all started in Sebring – with two additional Ohio locations in Alliance and Wadsworth.
Leading the company is its
985 Seville Road, Wadsworth, OH 44281 USA
www.mpilabels.com
MPI Label Systems got its start like many companies in the industry do – an entrepreneurial individual buys a no-frills press and starts printing and selling labels out of the family garage or small facility. In the case of MPI, the individual was Don McDaniel, and in 1967 in Sebring, OH, USA, he purchased a 3", 2-color Mark Andy press for $1,000. At first, he used the press to manufacture double-sided foam tape, and soon after, along with a pressman and someone to handle office work, he entered the pressure sensitive label market.
McDaniel’s company is turning 50 this year, and half a century later his vision has turned into one of North America’s top 10 label manufacturers. MPI is now coast-to-coast, with 11 total production facilities in California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. The company’s corporate headquarters have remained where it all started in Sebring – with two additional Ohio locations in Alliance and Wadsworth.
Leading the company is its
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