Printing Industry Trend of Plastic Racking Boards Accelerates in 2007
Durac Development International, LLC, the inventor of the Dura System plastic Dura Board™ racking boards and Dura Corner™racking corners, signed several agreements with the industry's leading printing companies, manufacturers and workers' unions. Introduced in 2004, the Dura System was designed by printing experts and plastics engineers to replace the outdated and unsafe wooden racking systems that cause frequent injuries.
Orange, Calif. (PRWEB) January 25, 2008 -- Last year marked a huge step forward for improving the printing industry's safety and profitability records. Durac Development International, LLC, the inventor of the Dura System plastic Dura Board™ racking boards and Dura Corner™racking corners, signed several agreements with the industry's leading printing companies, manufacturers and workers' unions. Key endorsements include:
| | - Consolidated Graphic installing Dura System into all of their plants;
- Mitsubishi printing press manufacturer bundling Dura System with all new presses;
- Cenveo Corporation replacing plywood racking system with Dura System in all of their companies;
- Teamsters Union for California Printers endorsing use of Dura System in all of their printing plants; and
- Jeco Plastics selling DDI plastic racking systems with Jeco plastic pallets.
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"Last year was exciting for us because the industry realized just how well our technology performs in the production environment," said Bill Grau, Founder and CEO of DDI. "Our customers are finding a nearly complete elimination of all muscular skeletal disorders and ergonomic injuries that are directly associated with the handling of racking boards and corners, which translates to reduced worker's compensation costs. Plus, they're seeing an increase in profitability of five to seven percent across all their press lines when racking."
Introduced in 2004, the Dura System was designed by printing experts and plastics engineers to replace the outdated and unsafe wooden racking systems that cause frequent injuries of the hands, wrists, shoulders and back, as well as splinters and cuts to the operators. The wooden systems are also known to cause production delays due to press malfunction from wooden debris and broken wooden boards needing to be replaced.
"We're always looking for new technologies that give us a competitive edge and help our customers increase their profitability," said Barclay Laux, Sheetfed Product Specialist of Mitsubishi printing. "Dura System is a welcome innovation to the printing industry and we're pleased to be among the first to offer it with our presses."
Dura System is available now for purchase from DDI. For more information, visit www.duracsystems.com or call (714) 282-9659.
About Durac Development International
Durac Development International, LLC, based in Orange, Calif., was created to solve safety and efficiency problems in the printing industry. Dura Board and Dura Corner are the company's first major product lines that eliminate the safety and efficiency issues of wooden racking systems.
Company Founder Bill Grau, with insight from printing industry veteran Joe Turner, worked with engineers from General Electric Plastics for three years to develop the company's patented plastic racking system, Dura System. The Dura System products, Dura Board and Dura Corner, are made of a lightweight yet durable plastic that make the printing workplace safer while increasing efficiency and profitability.
For information, visit www.duracsystems.com.
Editorial Contact:
Bridget DiRico
949-916-9120
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