Workhorse Machine Helps Texas In-plant Avoid Outsourcing

"We were able to produce an entire book, but we were being bottlenecked in the bindery," Seim recalls.

So in April 2010, TEEX installed a Sterling Punchmaster and a Sterling Coilmaster III, from Spiel Associates, to help handle the shop's heavy workload of coil-bound course books.

TEEX offers a range of technical and skills training programs aimed at employed workers and those entering the labor force. In 2010, TEEX provided training and technical assistance to more than 194,000 people from all 50 states, five U.S. territories, the District of Columbia and 56 countries. It is a member of The Texas A&M University System.