FIFE: the unparalleled engineered products and service supplier in the web guiding and inspection system all through the world.

It all began in a small garage of Irwin Fife’s Oklahoma City home in 1939, one of his friends who was undertaking newspaper business, happened to mention the need of a web guide machine to keep the paper in line on the high-speed newspaper printing presses. Fife then put his whole heart into the problem, and completed and installed his first working model next year. That is why the customer called FIFE the legend pioneer of web automation guiding system.

Since the invention of the very first web guiding system over 70 years ago, Fife has continued to engineer and develop truly innovative web guiding and inspection products, providing his customers with solutions that are sure to increase web efficiency and productivity.

FIFE is best known as the industry leader with these two basic product lines: automatic web guiding systems and web inspection systems, for he has a more installation worldwide than anyone else, the industry knowledge of them is unsurpassed, and their highly-trained customer service representatives and field sales engineers will work closely with you to identify the guiding and inspection solution that is perfect for your process line.

From the thinnest plastic film to the thickest steel strip, from the narrowest webs to the widest rolls, FIFE delivers a full line of advanced guiding systems and products to meet the needs of any application.

FIFE’s typical guiding system consists of a sensor, controller, power unit, actuator and web guide assembly. In general, sensors monitor the exact position of the moving web and transmit that information to the controller. The controller then sends a signal to the power units to adjust the strip positioning assembly to maintain accurate alignment of the web. Today, some of the popular controller products are D-MAX™ Series Web Guide Controllers, Polaris™ Web Guide Controller.

As you know, one size sensor does not fit all web.

For that very reason, FIFE develops a variety of sensors to suit any guiding application. Their versatile line of sensors can accommodate edge guiding, line/pattern guiding, or center guiding (fixed or moving) in any type of environment, and, more importantly, for any type of material. To be more specific, the type of FIFE sensors include Infraed, Pneumatic, Ultrasonic, Intrinsically Safe, Visible Light and Laser, Wide band, Fiber optic, Capacitance, Inductive, and Camera sensors such as DAC-004 Diode Array Camera.

Web inspection systems from FIFE are available for virtually every application.

It is especially ideal for the in-process inspection of printing registration, color, and coatings, these visual and video web inspection systems offer simple setup and operation, as well as high quality image viewing. FIFE offers a range of solutions, from low-cost systems for general use to modular systems with options for future growth. Now, InPrint™ Inspection system and Scan-A-Web Visual Inspection System have a large buyer.

Being clearly about the important of the training and education to the growth of the industry,

Fife was a founding member of the Oklahoma State University Web Handling Research Center located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and has been the best sponsor since it was formed in 1986,offered his students a number of training opportunities, including on-site and online training, that covers the theory and implementation of web handling technology in multiple formats that are easy to use and understand.

Maxcess International —— Improving on perfection.

While FIFE founded 50 years, In 1989, FIFE was acquired and operated by a newly founded company Maxcess International Corporation, with administrative offices located in Oklahoma City, served as FIFE’s parent company, in the meaning of Maximum Success——to be the web handling industry unquestionable leader all over the world. From that time, the operate companies serving the web accessory product segment of web processing industries all over the world.

Later in 1995 and 1996, Maxcess International acquired two web accessory market leader: TIDLAND and MAGPOWR, TIDLAND was the inventor of the very first air shaft, and MAGPOWR has the largest installed base of tension control systems in the industry. Through all three operating companies, Maxcess delivers over 160 combined years of experience, not to mention the most comprehensive line of accessories available to make your operations run faster, better and more efficient.

Today，FIFE has got a 70-year-history，But they don’t stop here, they continues to hold at its core valuable mission “To be the unquestioned market and technology leader in the supply and service of engineered products to the web handling industry. ”

What FIFE have built over past 70 years has taken us to the starting point of a new journey. One that will see Fife keep striding ahead as a world-class company. Johnson & Johnson, Kimberly, 3M, Du Pont, Firestone, Goodyear, Mobil Chemical, Eastman Kodak, and U.S. steel, etc. — FIFE has already developed a strong relationship with them, and still doing its best to support more and more customers.

Last year, even though the difficult economic situation worldwide, FIFE didn’t lose heart, on the country, Maxcess International opened a subsidiary company in China, standing in the core of Asia, servicing its globe market customers. The starting manufacture line is FIFE’s guiding products — Offset Pivot Guide. It is believed that FIFE will be grown more comprehensive than ever before. 

In 2009, FIFE starts its 70th year of development. and we do know FIFE’s growth is inseparable from your accompanying, your continuous support and concern are besides the 70 years of glory. Thank you very much.