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How To Measure Total Asset Utilization

(Process Management)

May 31, 2009, ... waste must be low, line speeds high, run lengths high, and all downtime components small. In converting, all departments can contribute to greater TAU numbers. For example, consolidation of repeat customer ...

Stress & Strain

(Archive)

May 31, 2009, A properly tensioned web always will lead to better slitting. Good tensioning is important up to, through, and out of the slitting blades. A poorly tensioned A properly tensioned web always will lead ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter: April 2009

(Narrow Web)

March 31, 2009, ... of $6 million-$14 million. Five-time recipient GSI, Burr Ridge, IL, wins the medium company category, defined by sales of $15 million-$35 million. Consolidated Label, Longwood, FL, wins the large company ...

Graphic Technologies Installs Stamping & Folder/Gluer Machinery

(News Eclips)

March 03, 2009, ... line detection. The VisionFold 110 reportedly gives Graphic Technologies the versatility to fold and glue a wide range of materials from carton board and solid board up to 123 lb/msf to N, F, and E ...

Edelmann and Codimag Web Offset Semi-Rotary Web Presses Are for Short Runs

(Offset)

February 28, 2009, ... quality expectations of buyers and designers alike became more demanding. Fine vignettes and text on the same plate as a solid caused many production hurdles for flexography and letterpress. Offset ...

What's New Products: March 200

(Magazine)

February 28, 2009, ... is machined from a solid, aluminum block and protected with a hard, anodized coating. Pinpoint Laser Systems | 800-757-5383 | www.pinlaser.com PFFC-ASAP 418 Control Many Factors of Melt The ...

SPE Names Finalists in Clean Plastics Technology Competition

(News | New Products)

February 16, 2009, ... of photodegradable plastics and solid waste recycling," said Eric Koester, the Clean Technology Business Forum Coordinator. "SPE's forum will provide a unique opportunity for the industry to discover cutting-edge ...

How To Find Green Projects

(Process Management)

January 31, 2009, ... gamut process ink sets to replace spot colors and reduce substrate and ink waste due to fewer changeovers. Consolidate color standards: Do we really need all of those subtle variations? Run larger orders: ...

Green Is Global

(Archive)

January 31, 2009, ... the need for consolidation and rationalization. The challenges presented in today's business environment also may impact attitudes toward sustainability — it is difficult for many companies to devote ...

Conserve Energy

(Archive)

January 31, 2009, ... following process operating conditions: Line Speed | 1,000 fpm; Substrate | 0.004-in. PET; Web Width | 60 in.; Dry Coat Weight | 10 gsm; Solids Content | 50% for water-based case; 25% for solvent-based ...

Experience Speaks: Jason Grossman

(Experience Speaks)

January 31, 2009, ... people who didn't work out and that was a great lesson learned. Now I focus on growing people from within and hiring people with very solid references. How do you retain good employees? It can be ...

2009 FPA Safety Conference & Environmental Summit Set

(News | New Products)

December 16, 2008, ... Environmental Summit January 22-23 will provide insight into Managing Energy Use & Consumption, Design for Sustainability, Green Packaging Claims, Revisions to the Solid Waste Definition, Greenhouse Gas ...

Carton Converting System Is for In-Line Finishing

(News Eclips)

December 03, 2008, ... and stacked. For further productivity improvements, a nonstop unwind can be added. Splices are detected and removed automatically. Company’s various magnetic, solid, or segmented die-cutting and creasing ...

Carton & Box Reporter

(Carton Box)

November 30, 2008, ... The Amazon is capable of running at 985 fpm and can fold solid board and microflute corrugated. Precision's Amazon has the Bobst Wonderfold feature for back folding of four-corner cartons in-line. It ...

Reduce & Reuse

(Extrusion Coating)

November 30, 2008, ... runs, and brand owners' needs to differentiate their products on the supermarket shelf. However, the market remains buoyant. Consolidation and globalization are taking place in extrusion coating as ...

AIMCAL Sustains Technology-Hungry

(Metallizing)

November 30, 2008, ... accurate counterparts, Marsh demonstrated how he sees packaging becoming key to future economic development, that it's necessary for maintaining a healthy environment, and it even can reduce municipal solid ...

AIMCAL Sustains Technology-Hungry

(News | New Products)

November 16, 2008, ... healthy environment, and it even can reduce municipal solid waste by securing product integrity and freshness. The program began and ended with two joint sessions that served to unify the diverse but ...

Lab/Pilot/Technical Facilities Directory

(Archive)

October 31, 2008, ...  Printing | rotogravure Substrates | film, foil, nonwoven, paper Coating Technologies | 100% solid W194 N11301 McCormick Dr., German-town, WI 53022; 262-253-3333; sales@faustel.com; www.faustel.com ...

What's New Product

(New Products)

October 31, 2008, ... product is a premixed combination of two existing media types: LaserMedia and FineMedia. Reportedly saves printers time and money by eliminating the need to mix the two media types by hand and by consolidating ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Narrow Web)

September 30, 2008, ... Environmental Initiative Fund. The purpose of the fund is to help educate consumers and mailers about environmental initiatives in the envelope industry, to conduct research to solidify the industry's perspective ...