WhatsNew:
Meaden Precision new printing website!
October 2011
Introducing
Meaden Precision's new website!
Current News
New machinery!
July 2011
We've added new machinery to reduce lead times and improve quality!
Monthly Specials
Check out our Monthly Specials Page!
About Us
A
Brief Outline of the History of MEADEN
Meaden began manufacturing in a four car
garage on Kedzie Avenue in Chicago in 1939.
The newly formed company was very active in
manufacturing for the government during the
second world war. This growth soon forced
the company to relocate to larger quarters.
The Meaden family purchased land on
Chicago’s South side and built a new and
modern (for the time) manufacturing
facility. This building was expanded two
additional times to keep pace with the ever
growing needs of the company. In the late
70’s, Meaden was again out of room, but
without space to grow. With those thoughts
and planned expansion a necessity, a plot of
land was purchased in Burr Ridge Illinois
and a new building was designed. In 1979,
the Meaden family moved into 40,000 square
feet of modern manufacturing space twenty
minutes outside of downtown Chicago. In the
90’s, expansion was again required. Today,
Meaden stands as a premier example of world
class manufacturing. We welcome your visit
at any time. We can be easily reached from
two nearby airports, served by all major
highways.
The
Forms Industry
In
the late 50’s, Meaden began supporting the
forms industry. We are the originator of
both the serrated die and the mini perf
slitter wheel. Neither of these items are
patented. This was done intentionally to
allow our industry to benefit from this new
technology. Today, Meaden has distribution
outlets in 16 different countries throughout
the world. We pride ourselves in the fact
that the majority of our products are in
stock and ship within 24 hours of placing an
order. This, along with our big selection
in inventory, places Meaden as one of the
largest suppliers of products and
accessories for the printing industry in the
world.
An
Import Leader
Long ago, Meaden realized that it was not
practical to try to reinvent the wheel. With
that philosophy, Meaden began to seek "Trade
Partners" that were well established
manufacturers of premium, high quality
products that would compliment our growing
arena of manufactured goods. Today, we are
importing products and representing some of
the best manufacturers in the world.
Examples would be the line of machinery and
equipment developed in Germany by Schober.
This line of "New Generation Style" tooling
can be found running on more presses than
that of any copy cat brand that is on the
market today. The "Sisprint Quick Change Air
Bar" is another example of a premium labor
saving device that is available in North
America only through Meaden. We also import
and distribute additional knives that
continue to compliment the broad line of
wheels that we produce here in Burr Ridge.
Our Sales Team:
| kathy@meadenprinting.com | Kathy is our senior Customer Service Representative and catalog sales person. Kathy has been with Meaden since the fall of 1998 and in this time has gained a commanding knowledge of Meaden' s product line. Kathy can help you with standard product line items or those pesky specials that you might need. Kathy can be reached Monday through Friday from 7:00 am until 3:30 pm. CST 630-655-0888 x-2225 |
| carolynn@meaden.com | Carolynn is our newest Customer Service Representative to our Catalog Sales. Carolynn has been with Meaden since the fall of 1999. Carolynn can be reached Monday thru Friday 6:00 am until 2:30 pm. CST 630-655-0888 x-2229 |
| pierre.rose@meadenprinting.com | Pierre has
returned to Meaden after a few years away. He is our
Sales/Technical Service person who has been involved in the printing
industry most of his life. He has experience as a pressman, in
press maintenance, Schober and Sisprint installation
technician/trainer and salesperson. Seattle Office hours Monday - Friday 7:00am-4:00 Pacific Time Office and Emergency Technical Service: 253-221-6759 |
