Manufacturer of ink cartridge for the US postage meter industry and sister company of Totalpost to manufacture cartridges domestically from January 2015.
Everlert announced the decision to move itsfranking ink cartridge production in-house in a press release, following approval from its Board of Directors of preliminary plans and a corresponding budget to begin manufacturing cartridges at its plant in Southern California from January 2015.
The company hopes that moving the production to the US will increase its gross margins by up to 40 percent, as well as reducing international shipping time and costs, decrease lead time for fulfilling large orders, enhance quality, take advantage of local tax credits related to R&D and production, and allow the company to employ a “just-in-time” inventory model – all of which should help to strengthen its financial position.
In preparation for the development, the company over the last few months has begun to invest in acquiring key components for the production line, such as programming computers, empty cartridges and “other essential materials”. Meanwhile UK-based Totalpost, whose USA arm was acquired by Everlert in 2012, will provide training and support in setting up the production line, as well as training personnel.
John Taylor, Director of Everlert, Inc., said: “There is no doubt that bringing the production line in-house domestically will be a win-win proposition all the way around. It will help us achieve higher quality since we won’t have to ship the cartridges internationally, reduce lead time, and will give us the flexibility to drive down our production cost, which should help boost our bottom line.”