Tom Staib was a fourth-generation owner, alongside brother Andy, of DWS Printing, a label manufacturer in Long Island, NY that has been in business since 1865. Staib passed away suddenly last October.

“Tom was our customer, our business partner, our friend,” said Bill Myers, Marketing Manager at Domino.  “He was well known and highly regarded.  You could find him often at industry events presenting to and networking with other label manufacturers, sharing information and best practices.  Tom was extremely passionate about his family and his employees.  He was very proud of DWS Printing’s 150+ year heritage, it’s exciting future, and utilizing technology to be a leader in the industry.”

With a main focus on the food and beverage sectors, DMS Printing holds a strong presence in the craft beer market. Since the craft beer market is heavily into shrink sleeve labels, the brothers wanted to have the option to print shrink sleeves digitally. 

“I received a text message from Tom last September 2020 which included a photo of the Domino press that had just arrived at the Austin facility,” said Myers.  “He wrote ‘It’s getting exciting, Bill.’  We were in the process of creating a wonderful video for DWS Printing that included footage of Tom, Andy, and the DWS team at the Long Island facility.  And with the expansion into Texas, we set up time lapse cameras in Austin to show the second MPS-Domino hybrid press being installed. Tom and Andy were thrilled.  And then in early October I received the news about Tom.  I communicated my sincerest condolences to Andy, and I contacted the production company to stop the video project.”

The industry was shaken on October 2nd, 2020 with the news of Tom’s passing and Domino’s wanted to pay tribute by creating a video last month and sharing it with the label and packaging industry:                   

“In February 2021, I saw a post on LinkedIn by Andy that read, ‘Carrying the DWS torch in Austin, Texas’ with a photo of him and several DWS Printing team members at the new facility,” added Myers.  “Painted on the wall above them in large letters it read #TomStrong. I thought that was awesome.  It made me smile.  And it gave me the idea to create a video as a tribute to Tom…honoring his legacy and the DWS family, with a glimpse towards the exciting future of the company.  I do believe that someday we will revisit finishing the original video we started, but for now, this one just feels right.”    

To view the video tribute, click here.