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Article: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-Based Manufacturer Starts to Gain Attention.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- May 13, 1999
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Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
May 14 -- Next time you buy a compact disc, cassette tape or a disposable razor, chances are you may see the work of Apex Machine Co., one of Fort Lauderdale's oldest but least known international businesses.
Apex makes customized machines that print directly onto plastic, pens, corks, tubes and other molded items. The machines print magazine-quality pictures on CDs, titles on cassettes and even the Gillette name on millions of razors worldwide.
In their niche, the 93-year-old company is a global leader, selling some two-thirds of its machines abroad in such far-flung nations as Egypt, Guatemala, Italy and ...