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60 61 such as divided containers and blister packs.We have to educate the market because they ask for what they wish versus what’s possible. So it’s trying to present to them that there are alterna- tives out there and better ways of doing what they’re doing today that’s going to improve the reliability and quality of their finished products.” “There’s a strong history, focus, and dedication to the design of products to ensure they are of the highest quality and reliability,” LeMire de- clares, summing up. “That has been the core of this business. Overlay that with the corporate culture that ITW has brought to it to make sure that everything we provide to our customers is done effectively and reliably. All that’s been done under an umbrella of an entrepreneurial environment, so when we look at the culture of the business, it’s structured to deliver and pro- vide to our customers that trusted advisor ap- proach– a partnership with our customers.We look for those long-term relationships; we look to ensure that they’re successful, because ulti- mately we know their success leads to ours.” future, you find that they’re running a wider variety of products in the same facility and the same production line. They’re doing it in more demanding environmental conditions –wheth- er it’s a cold environment, or operating 24/7, or they have other machinery electronic interfer- ence in the environment; all of these conditions raise the challenges presented to the base technology. This has opened the door for us to look at it from a control standpoint, making our products more flexible and adaptable to the customers’ changing needs. “We also have to make everything us- er-friendly, because we do not want the average operator to have to become an expert in this technology, and it could take a long time for them to pick up the nuances of how to make the inspection system work,” LeMire adds. “So, the user interface also becomes a very critical element. Now, take those challenges for metal detection, and introduce x-ray.We’ve done x-ray technology for about 20 years; it’s not necessar- ily what we’re most known for, but we are pre- senting that product to the market as the next step in inspection if they need to augment what they’re doing in their product or production line. Additionally, x-ray inspection also has the capability to find missing product in packages LOMA SYSTEMS, AN ITWCOMPANY PREFERRED VENDORS n Clarke Packing & Crating Co. www.clarkepacking.com Clarke Packing & Crating Company was founded in 1991, in Hanover Park, Illinois. The company’s line of business includes the manufacturing of wood or wood and metal combination pallets and skids. With three modern facilities - its main location outside of Chicago, which houses a 65,000-square-foot facility, and two locations in the Knoxville area, including a 44,000-square-foot facility and a 15,000-square-foot facility – the company offers the most state-of-the-art equip- ment and can accommodate the most advanced packing and crating technologies in the industry. n Innovative Services www.innovativesvce.com innovativesvce.com n Specialists in One-Offs to Low Volume Production n Repair, Remake and Alter your Existing Parts n Duplicate Obsolete Parts n Duplicate Parts FASTER than the Original Manufacturer n Welding n Fabricating n Abrasive (Sand) Blasting 262-206-2847 OR 262-206-4265 P.O. BOX 123 n TREVOR, WI 53179 Innovative Services is a family owned machine shop in operation since 1996. We pride ourselves in providing machining with precision and personal attention to detail. We offer excellent old-time quality and service at fair prices.