Polychrome
GMBH 4 by Mr. Bob Gumbinner
After
Kay had brain surgery in [1966], and was diagnosed with an
astrocytoma, in order that I could take care of her, the direct
responsibility for Polychrome GMBH was assigned to Simon Chu, who was
made a vice-president. I did, however, still go to Germany a number
of times, particularly when a DRUPA was scheduled. In order to make
grained plates a building on a stream close to downtown Osterode
which had been a furniture show room was purchased. A graining line
was installed and a coater sent from Yonkers. The mechanical parts
of the graining line were bought from Deprieux, and the anodizing
section from Langbein. Both of these companies were in the
Dusseldorf/Cologne area. I went several times to their factories.
One time I rented a Mercedes and took a new autobahn between Kassel
and Dortmund. There was very little traffic and the road had
straight sections. I drove part of the way at over 125 miles per
hour. For the B and C lines in Yonkers we bought two shaft revolving
unwind stands and heat seal splicers from Deprieux. After Fred
Hozeny retired, Mr. Brown took over the maintenance in Yonkers. I
had him build an accumulator so there was no stopping of the lines
when a new roll of aluminum was spliced to the web After a few years
and several additions to the Osterode facility, land in a nearby
town, Katzenstein, which had buildings for growing mushrooms, was
bought A building was erected and an additional production line
installed.