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Manufacturing Marvels - Huston Patteron As one of the largest privately-owned wide-format package printing companies in North America, we put innovation at the forefront and our clients in the center. Explore the many ways we have worked to prove our value to our clients for over 120 years.

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We hope you will find after navigating our site that we have a tremendous ability to provide innovative solutions for our clients’ changing needs. We take an idea from concept, develop the best approach, design the right process and deliver the product you desire.

Sigma Graphics is a “one-stop shop.” Many printers say that, but we do it…everyday! Thank you for visiting Sigma Graphics. We look forward to serving you!

Thoma W Kowa Thomas W Kowa
President / CEO
Huston Patterson

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Our Employees

AICC Innovator of the Year Award CeremonyAt Sigma Graphics we have a highly committed staff with an average of 15 years of experience to share. Our conscientious people and their integrity is what has kept us in business for over 50 years.

We take great pride in the fact that our employee tenure is so high, we believe that our successful, professional team is the result of our strong work ethics, and our desire to provide our clients with excellent service.

Sigma Through the Years

  • Sigma Graphics has been a full service commercial printer specializing in sheet-fed offset printing since 1950.
  • 1961, Sigma started producing desk calendars. Honing the craft of producing calendars with personalized imprinting and drop shipping, they now produce and ship approximately 1,275,000 calendars yearly throughout the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
  • 1972, moved to current location from a storefront in Streator, IL.
  • 1983, Sigma Graphics was purchased by Robert G. Kowa and he started broadening their market in commercial print targeting northern Illinois, Chicago and suburbs.
  • 1990, Bob Kowa authorized an addition to the building.
  • 1991, Tom Kowa became President of Sigma after his father’s passing.
  • 1996 added a new state of the art 18 x 25 14-station Bourg Collator A Series. At the time, there was only one other in the United States.
  • 1997, Tom Kowa authorized another addition to the building.
  • 2001, installed new 46” Saber cutter with air table.
  • 2002, moved 40” Heidelberg Speedmaster to Sigma from Huston Patterson. This allowed Sigma to print 4 and 5 color work in house.
  • In 2005, added another 18 x 25 Bourg Collator A Series which can collate, fold, stitch and trim.
  • In 2007, Tonya Kowa-Morelli named as Sigma's Director of Sales, Special Products Division.
  • In 2007, Stephen Frantz was named Sigma's Chief Operating Officer.
  • In 2008, installed new KBA Rapida 105 40-inch six color press with inline aqueous and UV coating capabilities. 

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