2006 PRINTING INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME — KEEPER OF THE FLAME

“We’ve built a very strong foundation for the business that we expect will last for generations,” Quadracci notes. “Our employees stepped up and proved that we could go on and be very successful.”

Tom Quadracci left a legacy on the manufacturing end, as well, when he co-founded QuadTech in 1985. He had generated some product ideas that were pitched to some leading equipment manufacturers. However, the companies decided to pass on his auxiliary equipment concepts.