About us
How is Adhesa Plate different?
Since 1954, Adhesa Plate has focused on supporting companies with low-volume, high-mix label needs.
This business model supports big companies with a wide variety of products, and big companies wanting “just in time” scheduled deliveries of smaller batches or prototypes. It also supports smaller or start-up companies with low volume needs.
Adhesa Plate has designed its work flow utilizing automatic and semi-automatic equipment for higher volume production, and computer-to-manufacturing (digital) equipment for lower volume and unique requirements.
As companies become more concerned about inventory levels, lower volume orders are becoming more popular. Digital manufacturing with reduced setup times has made these lower volumes more affordable. Often the digital processing can reduce or even eliminate non-recurring charges for further cost savings. Digital processing can also produce products that conventional processing cannot, such as very fine detailed imaging (UV inkjet) or very fine detailed cutting (laser).
There are times when a label starts out as a digitally produced product, but gets changed over to conventional production as volume increases. Adhesa Plate has the flexibility and capability to do just that, and to offer the best pricing with the most suitable solution for your needs.
Our history
Seven decades of adapting to new materials and methods
1954
Adhesa Plate Manufacturing was started in Seattle, Washington by A.J. Mitchell, as a printing company which used offset presses to produce pressure sensitive foil labels. In the 1940s, aluminum foil was the first material used for labels and nameplates.
Mid 1960s
Pressure sensitive Mylar and vinyl materials entered the product marking industry. Adhesa Plate adapted to the industry change, while continuing to use a customized offset printing method.
1976
A.J. Mitchell's son, Craig Mitchell, became Vice-President to carry on the family business. Soon after, ultraviolet (UV) ink curing entered the industry and Adhesa Plate was quick to adopt it, making production of graphic overlays the most efficient.
1980s
Polycarbonate (Lexan) made its appearance and Adhesa Plate expanded to screen printing to take advantage of the new material. Computers provided the next big boost: Adhesa Plate created its own custom estimating system, and today the entire company uses computer technology from cost estimating to inventory control, prepress and the graphic art department.
1990
The philosophy of quality systems emerged. Adhesa Plate began its journey of creating a quality system and implementing integrated manufacturing, which guided the company through two consecutive years of 30% growth and into a new facility.
2000s
Computer-aided manufacturing: Adhesa Plate gained the capabilities to print and cut using digitally controlled equipment, in many cases eliminating the conventional films and cutting tools once required.
Serving the electronic device, industrial equipment, medical device and transportation equipment manufacturing industries, Adhesa Plate has become a company very efficient in the manufacturing of custom labels, product markings, graphic overlays, insulators and shields.
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We hope to have the opportunity to add you to our list of valued customers.