Custom Engineering
Machinery for the Crafstman
The Value
Custom engineering is a mutual benefit. For the converter, machinery is built around your model — not the other way around. Our benefit? Getting to do what we're passionate about.
The Standard
Standardized OEM machinery serves the manufacturer: simple, repeatable processes, profit from parts and consumables, and a forced reorder once they declare a model obsolete.
Beyond Standards
Berkeley custom machinery puts the converter first — a machine built around your business and your applications. We don't profit from failing parts; we profit from earning all of your projects.
Custom
Collaborate on your application
Source the technology right for it
Design the process & schematics
Build & test the design
Install & produce
Custom Machinery
The only custom converting with global support
The core difference in our custom approach is application focus. Your goal is your choice — production efficiency, cost consciousness, automation, or a combination — we're masters at achieving it.
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Berkeley Engineering and The Converting Group's capital equipment advising pair perfectly to ensure that whatever your objective, the project is thoughtfully assessed, clients are well-educated on their options, and objectives are clearly defined.
For Berkeley's custom machinery, we leverage relationships with machinery manufacturers around the globe. While we have our own manufacturing capabilities — seen in our modular lineup — some projects call for outsourced frames, parts, motors, or drives.
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This gives us the agility to deliver advanced systems quickly, at a feasible price, without sacrificing support.
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All working mechanisms are still designed in-house, and clients stay fully informed on the sourcing strategy.
Once the objectives of the project have been met and the right sourcing strategy is in place; we then program the machinery to achieve what you is needed to accomplish the goals of the project.
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This is a combination of creative engineering minds, top cad design technology; and the tenacity of our internal operations to assure the pieces of the puzzle fit.
While the math does not lie; we have strict parameters for testing equipment prior to shipment to secure that we are providing a custom application we know works.
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No system is installed at a client's plant without being a proven system. This often means a stop at one of our testing facilities (at our own cost) for outsourced builds. This is a service we call peace of mind.
All installations will be done by a certified Berkeley Machinery technician with an engineer on site.
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These same professionals are the ones responsible for the technical workings of the machinery at hand, giving them comprehensive knowledge to train the end users.
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We will not deem an installation project complete until comprehensive testing and applications have been ran on the machinery.
Especially on the custom side; we view our clients as partners. Our reputation is as good as the last machine built; so we stay in close contact with your plant and key people to assure our machinery is hitting all of the initial goals set out.
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In the rare case of an issue with our machinery; we have a staff readily available for troubleshooting, service calls, and a tight supply chain on replacement parts and consumables.
Case Studies
Modtek Press
Custom Request
ModTek Labels & Printing in New Jersey tasked us with creating a flexo press that has full & semi-rotary print & die cutting.
Result
An 8 color press with a turn bar, 2 cold foil stations, 2 die stations & a sheeter station - successfully capable of doing both semi-rotary & full rotary for their advanced long-run prime labels.
