As North America’s only designer and manufacturer of disposable ink pan, fountain, and drip tray liners to the print industry, DIPCO has provided solutions to cut downtime and streamline your production operations for over three decades. Our high-quality product offerings eliminate your reliance on harsh chemical cleaning agents, expensive cleaning equipment, and excessive support personnel while practicing and encouraging environmental stewardship.
We partner with printing companies ranging in size from simple one-person operations to global corporations to develop innovative “Quick Change” solutions enabling press departments to become more efficient during press changeovers and print station cleanups.
We offer straightforward, easy-to-use products that facilitate increased productivity and reduce direct labor costs. Serving all major segments of the print industry, from flexo and offset to coating and laminating, DIPCO’s mission is to provide products and services to help businesses reach their full potential.
Our Company History
1984Jennings Thompson establishes DIPCO with the help of investors from Myers Printing Company in Minneapolis, MN. The first injection molded “disposable ink pans” are created for the Webtron 650 printing press.- 1986Jennings hires his first employee.
- 1987Mark Thompson, Jennings’ son, starts working part-time for DIPCO, warehousing products in his garage evenings and weekends.
- 1988Mark Thompson starts working full-time at DIPCO.
- 1990The first paper ink pan liners are developed for the Allied Gear 1B-10 flexo press.
- 1991DIPCO secures patent rights to their “Quick Change” paper ink pan liner systems.
- 1998Mark Thompson purchases DIPCO from his father.
- 2000Jennings Thompson retires from DIPCO.
- 2002DIPCO moves manufacturing operations to Delta, Colorado, while maintaining a corporate presence in Minnesota. Invests in a sonic welding unit used to secure drain spouts to ink pan liners.
- 2003A plastic injection molding machine is installed, allowing DIPCO to maintain quality assurance by producing drains and other essential plastic parts in-house.
- 2004Two additional sonic welders are put into production to accommodate the demand for disposable liners.
- 2007DIPCO adds two more sonic welding machines, increasing the number of units in operation to five.
- 2011A second plastic injection molding machine is installed to accommodate drain demands on disposable pan liners.
- 2012DIPCO installs a Bobst die cutting machine allowing the company to implement strict quality assurance, streamline WIP inventory and produce die-cut components in-house.
- 2013The corporate office closes in Minnesota and relocates to the manufacturing facility in Delta, CO. DIPCO breaks ground on an 8,600 square foot addition to its manufacturing facility. Design elements include large windows to increase natural light on the production floor, cutting energy costs by 75%.
- 2014DIPCO completes building addition and office remodel. The expansion offers dedicated space for its injection molding and die-cutting operations.
- 2015Installation of new digital die cutting equipment enables designing and manufacturing ink fountain liners for commercial web offset printing presses in-house, effectively eliminating width restrictions on all product lines.
- 2017Product offerings broaden to include drip tray liners for the wide web flexo print segment.
- 2018DIPCO expands beyond printing presses to offer streamlined cleanup solutions for coating and finishing equipment.
- 2019DIPCO celebrates its 35th anniversary with a record number of new products brought to the market bringing overall catalog offerings to over 800 items.
- 2020To avoid COVID-19 supply chain issues, DIPCO increases inventory levels on all critical components to ensure customer product requirements are met. This includes the sourcing of repurposed milk carton butt roll stock.
- 2021DIPCO designs and produces the first disposable Gravure pan liner.
Jennings Thompson establishes DIPCO with the help of investors from Myers Printing Company in Minneapolis, MN. The first injection molded “disposable ink pans” are created for the Webtron 650 printing press.
Jennings Thompson establishes DIPCO with the help of investors from Myers Printing Company in Minneapolis, MN. The first injection molded “disposable ink pans” are created for the Webtron 650 printing press.
Jennings hires his first employee.
Jennings hires his first employee.
Mark Thompson, Jennings’ son, starts working part-time for DIPCO, warehousing products in his garage evenings and weekends.
Mark Thompson, Jennings’ son, starts working part-time for DIPCO, warehousing products in his garage evenings and weekends.
Mark Thompson starts working full-time at DIPCO.
Mark Thompson starts working full-time at DIPCO.
The first paper ink pan liners are developed for the Allied Gear 1B-10 flexo press.
The first paper ink pan liners are developed for the Allied Gear 1B-10 flexo press.
DIPCO secures patent rights to their “Quick Change” paper ink pan liner systems.
DIPCO secures patent rights to their “Quick Change” paper ink pan liner systems.
Mark Thompson purchases DIPCO from his father.
Mark Thompson purchases DIPCO from his father.
Jennings Thompson retires from DIPCO.
Jennings Thompson retires from DIPCO.
DIPCO moves manufacturing operations to Delta, Colorado, while maintaining a corporate presence in Minnesota. Invests in a sonic welding unit used to secure drain spouts to ink pan liners.
DIPCO moves manufacturing operations to Delta, Colorado, while maintaining a corporate presence in Minnesota. Invests in a sonic welding unit used to secure drain spouts to ink pan liners.
A plastic injection molding machine is installed, allowing DIPCO to maintain quality assurance by producing drains and other essential plastic parts in-house.
A plastic injection molding machine is installed, allowing DIPCO to maintain quality assurance by producing drains and other essential plastic parts in-house.
Two additional sonic welders are put into production to accommodate the demand for disposable liners.
Two additional sonic welders are put into production to accommodate the demand for disposable liners.
DIPCO adds two more sonic welding machines, increasing the number of units in operation to five.
DIPCO adds two more sonic welding machines, increasing the number of units in operation to five.
A second plastic injection molding machine is installed to accommodate drain demands on disposable pan liners.
A second plastic injection molding machine is installed to accommodate drain demands on disposable pan liners.
DIPCO installs a Bobst die cutting machine allowing the company to implement strict quality assurance, streamline WIP inventory and produce die-cut components in-house.
DIPCO installs a Bobst die cutting machine allowing the company to implement strict quality assurance, streamline WIP inventory and produce die-cut components in-house.
The corporate office closes in Minnesota and relocates to the manufacturing facility in Delta, CO. DIPCO breaks ground on an 8,600 square foot addition to its manufacturing facility. Design elements include large windows to increase natural light on the production floor, cutting energy costs by 75%.
The corporate office closes in Minnesota and relocates to the manufacturing facility in Delta, CO. DIPCO breaks ground on an 8,600 square foot addition to its manufacturing facility. Design elements include large windows to increase natural light on the production floor, cutting energy costs by 75%.
DIPCO completes building addition and office remodel. The expansion offers dedicated space for its injection molding and die-cutting operations.
DIPCO completes building addition and office remodel. The expansion offers dedicated space for its injection molding and die-cutting operations.
Installation of new digital die cutting equipment enables designing and manufacturing ink fountain liners for commercial web offset printing presses in-house, effectively eliminating width restrictions on all product lines.
Installation of new digital die cutting equipment enables designing and manufacturing ink fountain liners for commercial web offset printing presses in-house, effectively eliminating width restrictions on all product lines.
Product offerings broaden to include drip tray liners for the wide web flexo print segment.
Product offerings broaden to include drip tray liners for the wide web flexo print segment.
DIPCO expands beyond printing presses to offer streamlined cleanup solutions for coating and finishing equipment.
DIPCO expands beyond printing presses to offer streamlined cleanup solutions for coating and finishing equipment.
DIPCO celebrates its 35th anniversary with a record number of new products brought to the market bringing overall catalog offerings to over 800 items.
DIPCO celebrates its 35th anniversary with a record number of new products brought to the market bringing overall catalog offerings to over 800 items.
To avoid COVID-19 supply chain issues, DIPCO increases inventory levels on all critical components to ensure customer product requirements are met. This includes the sourcing of repurposed milk carton butt roll stock.
To avoid COVID-19 supply chain issues, DIPCO increases inventory levels on all critical components to ensure customer product requirements are met. This includes the sourcing of repurposed milk carton butt roll stock.
DIPCO designs and produces the first disposable Gravure pan liner.
DIPCO designs and produces the first disposable Gravure pan liner.
Our Commitments
At DIPCO, we consider ourselves partners in your success. In doing so, we commit to you our highest level of quality and customer service to ensure your business grows and thrives. We take pride in knowing our products help strengthen the foundation you’ve built to become a leader in your community and within the print industry.
We support and depend on the American worker utilizing:
- Paper harvested from US forests and manufactured in US mills
- Plastic pellets manufactured in the US
- Highly-trained team members for the hand-assembling of all DIPCO products at our manufacturing facility located on the Western Slope of Colorado
Our Environmental Impact
We empower people to streamline print operations by using products designed from recyclable materials. From repurposed USDA paperboard to in-house regrind efforts for all plastics, DIPCO is committed to limiting our carbon footprint in the printing industry. Please continue our efforts by starting your own recycling program.
DIPCO products
- All paperboard waste is recycled & reused
- All paper drip trays are USDA bio-certified
- Plastic wipers are manufactured with 30% regrind material
- Unused regrind material is sold and used in the manufacturing of other US goods
- LED lighting is used in all production and office areas
- An average of 4.6M gallons of fresh water per year is saved by using ink pan liners
- Using Ink pan liners saves over 6 weeks of downtime per year
- All orders are made-to-order and ship within three working days
- 5-minutes is the average time spent cleaning an ink or coating station using DIPCO liners.
FUN FACT
240,000 lbs. of repurposed USDA paperboard per year are used to manufacture DIPCO products
Disposable Ink Pans & Drip Trays installed since 1984
Gallons of Water Saved by Using Ink Pan Liners
