Basic Information
Established in 1991, Innovative Machines, Inc. fills a unique niche in screen printing, pad printing, laser marking, UV conveyor systems, conveying, material handling and packaging equipment. We also feature a variety of state-of-the-art printers, laminators, ultraviolet curing systems, and squeegee sharpeners. Phone: (616) 669-1649 Email us in the Contact Us section. Manufacturing Facilities
Our company is located at: Innovative Machines, Inc. Corporate Vision
About the Corporate Goal The corporate goal is "to make money honorably." Every company wants to make money, so there's a lot of importance in the word 'honorably.' This means that our company needs to be moral, and that it needs to treat people right. We want a portion of the profits to go back into the community, and part of it to be put into Christian ministry, in particular missions and education. Workplace Innovative Machines should be an environment where everyone is treated with respect, a harmonious environment where people's ideas can be freely given and are appreciated. All employees should have a reasonable wage, and no one should be working at the expense of their families. The workplace should be pleasant, and everyone should enjoy their work. Customers We want to be a part of the customer's engineering team, and we want to form partnerships with our customers. To do this we need to deliver products that exceed expectations in productivity and reliability. Solutions • You have a process. • We
have a solution for it. Growth We think it's more important to have quality products than to be big, but we also want to grow. Growth should be achieved not only through expansion of the current company, but through the creation of new companies as well. Corporate Relationships There is a synergistic relationship between Innovative Machines and Serviscreen. The companies assist each other and share resources in a way that's beneficial to everyone involved.
History
Starting at an early age, Arlen was blessed with ample opportunities to exercise his penchant for things mechanical. From its modest beginnings in chicken coop to its current status as employer of nearly sixty employees in three facilities, his father's screen printing business, Serviscreen, Inc. was a valuable, hands-on learning environment for Van Os. Exposure to the use of industrial-type tools as well as the importance of ingenuity and hard work provided the impetus Van Os needed to produce his first major invention as a high school senior. Frequently bored with the traditional auditory method of
classroom instruction, Van Os received permission to build a robot based on the book
I Robot
in lieu of writing a series of book reports for his Science Fiction class. Constructed
largely of discarded 'junk' scavenged from his father's business, walking
talking Rogby the Robotoy was born. From there Van Os eventually graduated to designing and building special machines. After years of producing heavy-duty special machines, the business began to gravitate towards the screen printing industry. Then, increasingly frustrated with the lack of availability of good quality, affordable screen printing machinery, he ultimately began designing his own specialized line of equipment. With the help of expert machinist and designer and good friend Jerry Nelson, brilliant electronics and PLC specialist Hung Pham, and the financial assistance of Serviscreen and its affiliates, Van Os was able to create Innovative Machines, Inc. Today the company continues to supply the screen printing industry with high-speed, precision equipment at reasonable prices.
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