Cudner & O'Connor's expertise reaches unique markets.Printing ink sometimes appears in many places where people would least expect it. For example, people outside the industry would never expect that ink would be used in automotive applications such as mirror defrosters, simulated wood grain paneling, speedometers or on hub caps. Similarly, appliance purchasers wouldn't expect inks and coatings on their control panels or being instrumental in protecting packaging. However, ink does appear in these applications, and when it is used, the ink is most likely from Cudner & O'Connor, a Chicago, IL-based specialist in screen printing inks and coatings. Cudner & O'Connor has long been a leader in the screen ink market. Founded in 1935 by the men whose names still adorn the company's name, Cudner & O'Connor began as a furniture lacquer lacquer, solution of film-forming materials, natural or synthetic, usually applied as an ornamental or protective coating. Quick-drying synthetic lacquers are used to coat automobiles, furniture, textiles, paper, and metalware. company. By the 1950s, the company had branched out into making lacquers for the screen market and evolved into an ink and coatings manufacturer, where it has since made its reputation. "After we started manufacturing screen lacquers, we started making other products such as enamels and vinyls," said Mary Miller Mary Ellen Miller is the master of Saybrook College at Yale University and the Vincent Scully Professor of the History of Art. She studies and lectures on the art and architecture of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, on which she has authored or co-authored a number of works. , Cudner & O'Connor's vice president and technical director. The requirements of its customers are varied, and Cudner & O'Connor has developed a wide variety of products for its customers. The company's range of products is comprised of, but not limited to, epoxies This article is about the band named the Epoxies. For the adhesive, see Epoxy. The Epoxies are an American band from Portland, Oregon formed in 2000. Heavily influenced by punk rock and New Wave the band has described themselves as robot garage rock. , polyurethanes polyurethanes (pŏl'ēy  r`əthānz), group of plastics that may be either thermosetting or thermoplastic. Polyurethane can be made into both flexible and rigid foams. , polyesters, alkyds, nitrocellulose nitrocellulose, nitric acid ester of cellulose (a glucose polymer). It is usually formed by the action of a mixture of nitric and sulfuric acids on purified cotton or wood pulp. ,
UV chemistries, ethylcellulose, vinyls, acrylics, acid resists,
gaming/security and special effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. inks.
Customizing products is essential to Cudner & O'Connor's success over the years. Cudner & O'Connor's R&D lab stands ready to design and develop inks and coatings to match virtually any screen printing challenge, and the company recently upgraded its R&D lab, allowing Cudner & O'Connor to do almost all of its testing in-house. "Now we are up to 23 lines of ink, not counting the custom inks we manufacture," Ms. Miller said. Technical service is essential to the customers Cudner & O'Connor serves, and the company prides itself on offering the comprehensive know-how required to support the printer/processor, bringing to the table, telephone or shop floor an offering of solutions to satisfy the demand for total quality commitment. Because of the company's close ties to the automotive and appliance industries, Cudner & O'Connor has been heavily involved in ensuring that the company meets the standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. requirements of its customers. This led the company to successfully pursue ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. certification. In August, the company earned ISO 9001:2000 certification, and while Ms. Miller noted that the company has always employed a comprehensive internal quality program, ISO certification further reinforces its commitment to its customers. "ISO certification is very important," Ms. Miller said. "The automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. has gone to a new standard, and in order to participate you have to be ISO certified See certification. . We have always had our own protocol and have passed audits by companies, but it came to the point where we wanted to invest in ISO certification." Today, automotive, appliance and other major manufacturers are working on new applications for their products, and they know that they can turn to Cudner & O'Connor when it comes to developing inks to meet their needs. |
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