Real
Performance Machinery L.L.C. (RPM) is
a company centered around optimizing it’s customers profitability
through the performance of the machinery it sells, manufactures,
and refurbishes.
RPM’s Rebuilt
Machine Works division specializes
in the resale of rebuilt printing machines and dryers as well as
the
contracted
rebuilding of customer equipment. In addition RPM/Rebuilt
Machine Works designs and builds
specialized accessories that enhance machine performance in the
form of machine upgrades/retrofits or separate stand alone units.
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Who and Where We Are
Real Performance Machinery L.L.C.
is owned and operated by Rick Fuqua with it's main office
at: Phone: 317-876-9230
7109 Girls School Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46241
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Our Qualifications
Experience-
RPM’s owner Rick Fuqua has 19 years of Graphic Arts Experience
and 14 years of experience working for new screen printing machine
manufacturing companies and 10 years owning Real Performance Machinery.
Rick has a Teaching degree in Graphic Communications and
A Masters Degree in Technology Education.
Rick holds 13 screen printing machinery patents ranging
from complete machine designs of both oval and round presses to flash
cure units, pin register systems, and All Over Print Platens to name
a few.
Prior to starting RPM Rick was part of the
management of Elexon L.L.C. for the first 3 years. Rick previously
worked for the
American
Screen
Printing Equipment Co. division of Advance Process Supply Co. for 11
years. He held positions ranging from screen print instructor to textile
product manager and director of textile product sales & R&D.
In the 24 plus years Rick has been involved
in the Industry directly he has authored numerous technical application
articles for
the major trade journals such as Impressions, ScreenPrinting, Printwear,
The Press and others, ranging from printing techniques of Dark Garments,
Four-Color Process to All Over Printing. Technical equipment articles
on press and dryer performance to machine design and troubleshooting
machinery.
In addition to these many articles Rick has given scores
of seminars at various industry trade shows on many of these same topics.
Given his commitment to the industry’s education effort it is
clear that he understands how machinery must perform to produce the
various techniques he lectures on. His understanding of the print process
has helped him to design many new products never before available to
achieve novel print effects.
Many customers have trusted Rick for his insight into
the nuts and bolts of getting the print to come out right on both press
and prepress issues.
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Why Should You Care?
Buying an automatic can be one of the biggest decisions
many screen print shop owners make. Dealing with knowledgeable and
reputable people helps takes the fear of buying a bad machine or the
wrong type of machine away.
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