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The Design Supply Chain

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ... the lowest viable cost. Many subcontractors with skilled personnel are involved in the production of a package: graphic designers, structural designers (CAD), trade shops (prepress), printers, converters, ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ... announces the Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) will feature a pavilion to provide AIMCAL supplier members with a cost-effective presence on the exhibit floor. Craig Sheppard, ...

Under the Hood

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, ... "It cost $25,000 just to get into their system, and then we had to be EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) and JIT (just in time) capable, and if we ever shut down one of his lines, it’s thousands of dollars ...

A King of Shrink Contender

(Flexpack)

March 30, 2005, ... will take Color Craft to new heights. Many in the label converting business have encountered shrinking profit margins, says Seuss, due in part to increasing material costs. Ironically, he sees shrink ...

New Product Digest, Part 1

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... inspection module and new ergonomic design. Process control reduces printing waste by detecting printing defects before they are seen by the human eye and before they become costly waste. Offers high sensitivity. ...

Waste Trimmed Away!

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... so that no matter what we do, there’s no struggle," explains Felitti. "Struggle costs money. I know that from experience." Even though Labels & Systems is arguably one of the smallest of the nation’s ...

Technology - The Great Equalizer

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... alone has about 20,000 package printers. Their labor costs are low and their economy is growing. With competitive quotes just a mouse click away, these competitors are as real as the printer and converter ...

Long-Run Liners

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... three weeks’ supply of trayliners, which minimizes the restaurants’ inventory costs and allows them the flexibility to change the design and message. Being centrally located in the US gives VOX a distinct ...

E-Clips Top 10

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... offer the performance features of company’s standard die-cutting systems in a lower-cost model with a smaller footprint. Standard features include drive pinch rollers, PLC-controlled indexing, adjustable ...

A Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Flexpack)

December 30, 2004, ... offers high productivity, low cost, and diverse function. Progress has come from response to consumer demands for greater convenience, variety, and improved product quality. Developments to improve the ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

November 30, 2004, ... and cost for experiments. Long chain branched polypropylenes for extrusion coating exhibit these favorable properties and therefore show outstanding processing behavior in extrusion coating. With these ...

More than Nuts & Bolts

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... that promote cost reduction, and adaptations to accommodate a broader range of materials. Says Nicklas Borgman, production manager, converting paper, Stora Enso Nymölla, "The KPL rebuild with T.I.P.s was ...

New Product Digest, Part 1

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... The EZ sheeter is described as compact, easy to use, cost-effective, and accurate. Available in widths from 30–200 in. and cutting cycles to 20/min, it features crosscutting provided with a traveling score ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... comcointl.com Press improvements include new-style, high-efficiency air knives said to save energy costs and improve press speeds; a new auto register system in a retrofit package designed for the Commander ...

Products, Part 1

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... hp and reportedly have been optimized to provide increased reliability, higher performance, lower installation costs, and lower overall costs of ownership. Operating software is the same as that used for ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... and carded blister packs, which together accounted for 56% of high-visibility packaging in 2003. Despite their relatively high cost, clamshells are gaining ground in the packaging of larger, heavier, and ...

A Problem Solver's Solutio

(Flexpack)

August 30, 2004, ...  solventless manufacturing techniques and its Comexi laminator enable it to produce high-performance, solvent-free converted products at a cost-competitive level. “I think the superior nature of th ...

The Rx for RH

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... dry stock sucks up excessive ink, uniformity is lost, quality suffers, and ink costs can go sky high. Result: More stops, more tweaking and adjusting, plus problems with waste, on-time delivery, overtime, ...

Tolerance = Tight

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... and deceleration. They'll find the exact location for laydown or hot stamping and even move backward if it overshoots it.” Low Cost, Big Impact One of the technologies Discount utilizes to offer its ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... packs. The system reportedly provides shorter lead times, enhanced cost-efficiency, and personalized packages for all CD and DVD formats. Appointments Appointments Part of Integration ATLANTA, ...