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The
entrepreneurial spirits of Andy and Joyce Mandell resulted in the
creation of Data-Mail, from a one part-time employee company to what is
now a 550-employee company. Located in Newington, CT on 270,000 square
feet, Data-Mail produces approximately 750 million pieces of mail a
year.
Data-Mail
acquired the computer-controlled folder, Multimaster CAS, manufactured
by Mathias Bäuerle of Germany and distributed in the U.S. by its
subsidiary, GBR Systems Corporation. The folder’s chief advantage
according to Mandell is its quick changeover capability. "After
much research, we found that this folder would work in a specific phase
of our operation because of its quick changeover capability and
automatic setting features it affords versus its competition," said
Mandell. "We use the folder for our shorter job runs where there
are a variety of form sizes and formats then it becomes easy to
switchover," said Mandell. He added that on a daily basis they need
to run multiple samples for clients. "A client will call and
request 100 samples of a job we previously ran for them. The set-up is
locked in the folder and we simply hit the button rather than spending
an hour resetting the folder."
The
CAS folders have a large display panel where the operator scrolls
through icons to select the fold units for the fold type, enters the
fold panel lengths, and hits the set-up button. The fold plates
automatically move into position according to the computer data entered.
Up to 60 custom fold types can be stored in memory, all recalled by push
button in often less than a minute.
Mandell
also believes that the folder offers a solution for labor savings. He
explains that its often difficult to hire talented mechanical people and
labor turnover can be high, so if operators can be trained in setting up
folders as well as running them then significant labor savings are
involved.
"After
much research, we found that this folder would work in a specific phase of
our operation because of its quick changeover capability and automatic
setting features it affords versus its competition."
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Andy Mandell, President Data-Mail
Application
Short
runs with a variety of form sizes
and formats
Solution
CAS
52/4 DAT 24 Folder
Benefits
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Quicker job changeover
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Increased production
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Increased efficiency
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Labor savings
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