A Brief History:
 

The Cudner & O’Connor Co. was founded by H.E Cudner and Thomas O’Connor, former employees of the James B. Day Company, a Chicago based manufacturer of varnishes, shellacs and lacquer coatings for the furniture industry.

Although Cudner & O’Connor began with the production of various furniture coatings, they were aware of the growing interest in “silk screen” printable paints, now known as inks, particularly inks designed for the process of decalcomania, or water-slide decals. 

After some inquiry into the desired qualities that a silk-screenable ink for decals should possess – for printing, drying, and applying -  the partners succeeded in a reformulation of one of the Company’s furniture lacquers to meet the quality demands of the silk-screen printer of that era.

Currently, the  Cudner & O’Connor Company manufactures over twenty-five discrete ink and coating chemistries to ably satisfy the requirements of the modern screen printer (both commercial and in-house). Some typical applications are in automotive, appliance and point-of-purchase industries, as well as nameplates, badging, architectural and decorative glass, and many other coatings. The Cudner & O’Connor Company, or “Candoc”,  offers in-house services such as color matching, custom ink modification, ink/substrate suitability testing, along with comprehensive technical support and service.

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