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Alan Buffington explains how running a successful print company is akin to competing in a marathon

Year
2019
Company
Murakami Screen USA
Author
Alan Buffington
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Categories
Printing Type
3D
Digital
Pad
Flexo
Screen
Industry
Automotive
Ceramics
Decor
Electronics
Flooring
Food & Beverage
Graphic
Labelling
Medical & Healthcare
Packaging
Security
Textile

Our industry has a mixture of companies, from recent start-ups, to midsized businesses, to large established corporations or apparel companies.

The age of the machinery can vary from first generation carousel presses to new ovals with more printing heads and flashes.

For many companies the growth levels off after their first few years of growing pains and the business achieves a level of production that pays the bills and starts making money.

Then there are those that simply never stop growing and add on presses every year or so to meet demand.

Go Long

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