MASURY, Ohio – Upgrades at a manufacturer and printer of metal nameplates and industrial identification products will enable the company to produce more in a shorter amount of time.
And production will increase with the same number of people, said David Gurska, president and CEO of Roemer Industries LLC.
New computer-to-screen equipment speeds production.
“We screen print on metal with a lot of our name tags and name plates and product identification, so that has kind of sped up the process because it used to me more of a manual process,” Gurska said.
The company celebrated its upgrades Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Improvements include an expanded dark room area and new computer-to-screen laser equipment. It’s designed to enhance the screen printing capabilities of Roemer’s production department.
A new vision shearer enables more precise cutting. It will improve the process, Gurska said. The old-fashioned equipment allowed slight imperfections, and the new machine tightens up those tolerances.
“So it just makes us better at what we do,” he said.
The company makes industrial identification tags.
“So anytime you make a pump, an engine – something like that – you have to put a serial number on it …,” Gurska said.
Roemer’s customers span automotive, oil and gas and manufacturing industries.
Jill Palumbo, Roemer COO, said in a news release that the company is continually focused on the future.
“Our goal is to continue investing in the growth and development of our workforce, and ensure our equipment is up to date to meet the growing needs of our customers,” she said.
This summer, the company started partnering with Youngstown State University’s APEX Accelerator program and learning about government contracts.
Roemer started in 1937 in Sharon, Pa., later moving to Masury. Gurska bought the 41-employee company in 2022.
Gurska is the COO of Aim Integrated Logistics in Girard and president and CEO of AML Industries in Warren, which makes graphite lubricant for the forging industry.
He bought Roemer because he knew it was run by great employees and because he has an entrepreneurial spirit, he said.
His daughter, Lexy Eickelman, is joining Roemer in sales and marketing after working in corporate marketing for about 12 years in Macedonia.
She and her husband are building a house in Howland. They both wanted to be closer to family.
“We’ve always wanted to work together,” Eickelman said. “So the time was right.”
According to the news release, Roemer was awarded the achievement of Certified Metalphoto Converter last month. The facility improvements will enable the company to leverage that distinction and further enhance its Metalphoto processing capabilities.
Pictured at top: Lexy Eickelman and David Gurska.