Atlas acquisition expands rotary die portfolio

Gardall Manufacturing Corporation of Wood Dale, Illinois, has been acquired by Atlas Die LLC.  Gardall is a manufacturer of rotary dies, print cylinders and anvils for the narrow web label, tag, and specialty converting industries. Mohammad Azim, former Gardall president and owner, will assume the role of vice president and general manager of the newly formed Rotary Products division for Atlas Die.  Azim will have business responsibility for both the solid and flexible dies produced at  Atlas Chem-Milling (ACM) located in Elkhart, Indiana.

 Ken Smott, Atlas president and CEO, added, 'We are excited to welcome Mohammad and all of the Gardall employees. The addition of their solid tool product offering will be an excellent compliment to our current portfolio.
Having Gardall as part of the Atlas Die family will enable our customers to reduce their supply base with "one stop shopping" for solid, flexible, and steel rule tools.'

Atlas maintains its corporate headquarters in Elkhart, Indiana and operates manufacturing facilities in Palmer, Massachusetts; Charlotte, North Carolina; Elkhart, Indiana; Glendale Heights, Illinois; Atlanta, Georgia; Greensboro, North Carolina; and Richmond, Virginia.