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The Third Wave: An Iron Tale about the Business of Print, Vol. 8

(Magazine)

July 31, 2002, ... shows these products are going commodity, just as fast, if not faster, than many converting products. Indirect spend is when print is non-core to the customer’s supply chain and tends to be purchased ...

Our Newest Rivals

(Magazine)

July 31, 2002, ... by equipment manufacturers. Short-term gains drive longer term, and inevitable, pain for the entire industry. Commercial printing is going commodity…and fast. Price elasticity basically has gone out ...

The High End of EDP Labels

(Office Products)

June 30, 2002, ... Label. Do-It-Yourself Philosophy Traditionally, says Cochran, EDP labels have been produced in “commodity” fashion, with suppliers converting master rolls of pressure-sensitive material into die-cut ...

Presses Have Converter in Fine Form

(Magazine)

May 31, 2002, ... has all but displaced forms in a number of commodity industries, such as credit card slips. “The forms business has been dropping,” notes O'Connor, president of Colorweb Inc., Dallas, TX. “It's been hit ...

The Third Wave: An Iron Tale about the Business of Print, Vol. 4

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... this, an interesting consensus has developed. The collective school of thought preaches that extended services outside of print will be the differentiators and, ultimately, will pay the bills. "The commodity ...

BRAND PROTECTION: The Converter's Rol

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... to your customers' needs, and you see an opportunity to add value to products that otherwise can be commodity items, but you don't know how to proceed. “Should I become a security printer? Do I need to ...

The Third Wave: An Iron Tail about the Business of Print, Vol. 2

(Magazine)

January 31, 2002, ... of customer’s ability to produce in house. Release liner suppliers, particularly those supplying commodity grades, are more likely now than ever to see their business taken "in house" by key customers. ...

See Mark Andy's Latest in Miam

(News | New Products)

December 16, 2001, ... in-line press specifically designed to meet the increasing demands for multiple colors and flexibility on commodity and trade labels. The press is perfect for a wide variety of 10-in. converting applications, ...

Resin Levels Flat, But Some Bright Spots Appear

(Magazine)

September 30, 2001, ... the effect of making 2000 look that much worse.” Sales and captive use for the major commodity thermoplastic resins (including PE, PP, PS, and PVC) were down by 0.7% in 2000, and production dipped 0.9% ...

SUBSTRATES REPORT: From Resins to Finished Product - Conformability, Durability, Affordability

(Magazine)

June 30, 2001, ... new ones. PP Uses are Evolving During the last ten years, biaxial PP has found significant growth in the clear no-label-look on glass bottles, making it a commodity staple among packagers. PP offers ...

Division Conference Offers Varied Program

(Magazine)

May 31, 2001, ... commercial packaging applications was prohibitive. Recent manufacturing advances have yielded PLA polymers from annually renewable sources with comparable costs to other large-scale commodity polymers. ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

April 30, 2001, ... wars has done nothing but reduce the value of their products to a commodity item with a low price tag, ignoring quality altogether. Held in one of the most beautiful geographic regions in the world ...

PLGA Meeting Honors Gravure and Its Printers

(Magazine)

April 30, 2001, ... Vegas to a commodity product. Subcategory: Technical Achievement Winner: Arlin Mfg. Product: Promotional message tear tape Details: Three colors (white, yellow, black); adhesive lamination, ...

Tension Control

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... cells for special praise. “We've never had a Montalvo load cell fail. Most people in this business think of load cells as a commodity, off-the-shelf item. But with Montalvo, it's more than that. We're buying ...

Think the Ink You're Using Is A No-Brainer? Think Again

(Materials)

December 31, 2000, ... the ink they use is not a commodity item, at least in this industry. "In my opinion," he notes, "ink in certain applications is a commodity product—for instance, ink used by newspaper printers. But on the ...

Polyester Film Sourcing: Tips to Improve the Bottom Line

(Magazine)

November 30, 2000, ... to search for the lowest price. Unfortunately, many people make the costly mistake of confusing price with value. While increasing global capacity has given the illusion that polyester film is a commodity, ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2000, ... a turnaround from the decline in 1998, due primarily to the improving Asian market. Sales and captive use for the major commodity thermoplastic resins (including PE, PP, PS, and PVC) grew by 7.3% in ...

Synthetic Paper from Plastics

(Magazine)

September 30, 2000, ... polymers have tremendous application potential. For synthetic paper, using commodity polymers such as polyethylene, polypropylene, or polyvinyl chloride is always attractive due to the ready availability, ...

A Q&A on Remanufactured Equipment: Is It for You?

(Magazine)

September 30, 2000, ... you don't assume that risk, because you have a known commodity that's already integrated into your business. Q: Shouldn't downtime be a part of that criteria? A: Absolutely. The delivery cycle on a new ...

Outlook 2000 and Beyond: The State of the Trade

(Magazine)

June 30, 2000, ... remains fragmented because of the number of resins produced and the diversity of the markets served. Production of larger-volume commodity resins is generally less concentrated than that of smaller, ...