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Process Troubleshooting

(Coating/Laminating)

October 31, 2010, ... continuous product. Applications can be as varied as optical film coating to adhesive tape manufacturing. Regardless of the product being made, Six Sigma can be applied to web-coated products. Six Sigma ...

Pilot Coaters: Small Volume, Big Advances

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2010, ... second step in the development and scaleup of new and improved coated products is the pilot coater in which the first continuous coatings are made. There are various types of pilot machines in use. Some ...

Barrier Films: SiOx Barrier Benefits

(Coatings)

September 30, 2010, Consumers are continuously changing their eating and purchasing behavior. A century ago, food was bought fresh and directly from the source the farmer, Consumers are continuously changing their eating ...

Experience Speaks: James E. Hammer

(Trends/Management)

September 30, 2010, ... takes” to satisfy the customer. How do you handle a difficult customer? Feedback — both positive and negative — is very important to the continuous improvement process of our business operations. ...

ISCST Symposium Continues Tradition of Connecting Academia with Industry

(Coating/Laminating)

September 19, 2010, ... or improvement of the technology of the coating of continuous webs. The 2010 recipient was Prof. Ramon Cerro from the Univ. of Alabama, who was recognized for his outstanding contributions to the understanding ...

Green Converting: Leading the Pack

(Flexography)

August 31, 2010, ... at Hammer. We see it as an extension of our commitment to continuous improvement,” he says. Breaking New Ground In developing an effective sustainability program, Hammer Packaging recognizes the importance ...

M&A Conference Looks at Packaging Consolidation

(News | New Products)

June 15, 2010, ... strategy are to build on leading market positions in packaging and uncoated fine paper, particularly in emerging markets; maintain position as the lowest-cost producer, and focus on continuous productivity ...

Art Yerecic

(Trends/Management)

May 31, 2010, ... The New Manufacturing Challenge: Techniques for Continuous Improvement is our blueprint for lean improvement. What is the best advice you ever got? My first love was production, but my dad refused ...

Chuck Larsen

(Experience Speaks)

April 30, 2010, ...  How do you retain good employees? We treat everyone with respect and have profit sharing at all levels. Ongoing personal and professional development are essential to our culture of continuous improvement. ...

Trends in technology

(Coating/Laminating)

April 30, 2010, The converting industry and some of its processes are 100 years old or more. Despite that, the industry has remained dynamic and competitive by continuously The converting industry and some of its ...

Two Honored for Green Efforts

(News Clips Archive)

April 30, 2010, ... the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership criteria as the framework, Robbie Fantastic Flexibles implemented a continuous improvement project resulting in 15% landfill reduction by December 2009 and a ...

AIMCAL Announces Matteucci Technical Excellence Awards

(News | New Products)

October 21, 2009, ... ALD [Atomic Layer Deposition] of Al2O 3 [Aluminum Oxide] Barrier layers on PET,” and David Levy of Eastman Kodak Co., for “Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition: High-Quality Films on Continuous Substrates,” ...

Digital Printing, Part 1 | Technology

(Process Management)

September 30, 2009, ... paper, film, and foil. There are two main classes of inkjet printing: continuous (CIJ) and drop-on-demand (DoD). CIJ long has been used for printing low-resolution expiry dates and simple bar codes. ...

Breaking Barriers

(Digital)

July 31, 2009, ... continuous inkjet printers now can operate up to 18 months before preventive maintenance is required. Its modular design automates setup, calibration, and cleaning. In addition, the modular core can be ...

Smurfit-Stone Earns Safety Awards

(News Eclips)

July 07, 2009, ... these awards from the FBA are testament to our employees’ commitment to continuous safety improvement,” says Steve Strickland, senior vice president and general manager of Smurfit-Stone’s Container division. ...

Tidland President Retires

(News | New Products)

June 07, 2009, Tidland Corp., a leader in the supply of slitting and winding equipment, announced the retirement of its influential president, Quino Lorente, after 24 years of contributions to the industry. CAMAS, WA ...

Plasma Power

(Archive)

April 30, 2009, ... “fourth state of matter” can be achieved at both high and low temperature and pressure, it is non-thermal plasmas, and particularly non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasmas, that are best suited for continuous ...

What's New Products: Februar

(Magazine)

January 31, 2009, ... capable of continuous media flow at 50 fpm. State-of-the-art registration system and cylindrical die are said to ensure precise cuts. Magnetic die cylinder allows a variable frame length of 2-10 in., and ...

Alan Lane

(Experience Speaks)

December 31, 2008, ... which leads to reduced energy and material needs. What makes you proud? About four years ago, we began a journey of embracing a continuous-improvement culture. Not only have our employees climbed ...

Corrugated Container Plant Achieves 90% Auto Scheduling

(News Eclips)

September 08, 2008, Smurfit-Stone’s Container Corp.’s Chesterfield, MO, corrugated container plant has become the first facility in Kiwiplan history to achieve a 90% Continuous Automatic Scheduling Environment (CASE) utilization ...