Nordenia USA Packs It All In

Printing cylinders are given a copper plating before engravings are made for future prints at Nordenia USA in Jackson. (Kit Doyle)

Johnny McLain makes changes to one of the presses Monday, March 2, 2009, at Nordenia USA in Jackson. Nordenia USA employs roughly 400 people. (Kit Doyle)

Newly made plastic sheets take a trip toward a roll from the blown film extrusion process at Nordenia USA. (Kit Doyle)

Scott Smith moves an engraved cylinder Monday, March 2, 2009, at Nordenia USA in Jackson. (Kit Doyle)

Mike Latham checks a bubble, or blown film extrusion process making plastic sheets from resin, Monday, March 2, 2009, at Nordenia USA in Jackson. (Kit Doyle)

Up to 2,400 printing cylinders can be stored for future use at Nordenia USA in Jackson. (Kit Doyle)

Damaged or unused plastics are recycled into resins for future use at Nordenia USA in Jackson. (Kit Doyle)

Resins are stored in silos at Nordenia USA. Eventually they leave the plant as flexible packaging. (Kit Doyle)

A blown film bubble is collapsed into two plastic sheets Monday, March 2, 2009, at Nordenia USA in Jackson. (Kit Doyle)

Frank Steinert uses a microscope to check engravings on a printing cylinder Monday, March 2, 2009, at Nordenia USA in Jackson. (Kit Doyle)

Nancy Backfisch boxes finished flexible packaging products for delivery Monday, March 2, 2009, at Nordenia USA. (Kit Doyle)

Nordenia USA workers switch out jobs on a printing press Monday, March 2, 2009, in Jackson. (Kit Doyle)

Huge quantities of ink are stored and mixed at Nordenia USA for the many variety of printing jobs that are done there. One any normal flexible packaging product that leaves the facility is printed with 7 different colors to make the final product. (Kit Doyle)

Printed and laminated plastics are converted into bags, pouches, and other flexible packaging at Nordenia USA in Jackson. (Kit Doyle)