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New Products for the Converting Industry

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... as durable, cost-effective holographic film. It is directly embossable, simplifies and speeds the converting process, enables excellent registration, and reduces waste, co. says. Recommended for film-to-board ...

New Products for the Converting Industry (2 of 2)

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... inks, UV inks/varnishes, and coatings to achieve the desired gloss, improve COF, reduce ink cost, maintain job standards, and stabilize all the inks. AC Servo Drive Is Compact and Versatile Bosch Rexroth ...

Guts and Glory

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ...  employees have access to the company cafeteria, where they can get “three hot meals per day.” Employees pay 30% of the cost of a meal ($0.30 net). The company's medical coverage includes the services o ...

As Good as It Gets: PPC Awards

(Folding Cartons)

March 31, 2003, ... are able to fit into a case and pallet, thereby reducing shipping and warehousing cost. One judge comments, "From a consumer’s perspective, one of the best handles I’ve ever seen." A second judge adds, ...

PLGA Offers Many Views of World of Gravure

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... covered operational efficiency; lightweight polymer and hybrid sleeves; the print-buying decision from the point of view of end-users Philip Morris and Campbell Soup; and a report on a cost-comparison ...

New Product Digest, Part 1, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, ... torayusa.com LumBrite U6E is described as durable, cost-effective holographic film. It is directly embossable, simplifies and speeds the converting process, enables excellent registration, and reduces ...

New Product Digest, Part 2, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, ... enables converter to use metallized inks, UV inks/varnishes, and coatings to achieve the desired gloss, improve COF, reduce ink cost, maintain job standards, and stabilize all the inks. AC Servo Drive ...

Movin' on Up into New Markets

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... and more efficiently, which leads to higher capital expenditures.” He says, for example, that he bought the company's first used slitter/rewinder for just $18,000, while the newest slitter cost $1.2 ...

Products

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... inspection sensor is said to transform costly, complex machine vision systems into a simple, easy-to-use and affordable sensor. Captures images and analyzes them using one or more vision tools to generate ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... cut both paper and total print job costs, has been certified by the Rochester Institute of Technology and runs on HP Indigo 1000 and 3000 presses. Mfr. says the paper has more stiffness and body than treated ...

Minimize Slip of AC Induction Motors

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... rugged construction, easy maintenance, and cost-effective pricing. These factors have promoted standardization and development of a manufacturing infrastructure that has led to a vast installed base of ...

RFID Reader Said to Break Barrier in Technology Adoption

(News | New Products)

February 25, 2003, ... standardization of low-cost, high-performance EPC-compliant UHF radio frequency identification smart label technology.…The multi-protocol reader [is] designed to function with any UHF RFID standard tag," ...

Materials

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... excellent adhesion to print treated PP and PE for film-to-film and film-to-paper laminations. Provides high yields combined with cure speeds to 400 fpm/300 W/in. lamp to yield significant cost savings ...

Products

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... described as a simple-to-operate, low-cost alternative to complicated lab rheometers. Featuring push-button operation, unit is designed to be used in the QC lab or on the production floor to measure the ...

Satisfaction Guaranteed

(Disposables)

January 31, 2003, ... to move upscale in technology, and this was the way we were able to do it. When you offer high quality, but your cost is out of line, you're not going to get the business. But if you can offer high quality ...

Automation and Options Spell Opportunity for Converters

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... of automated equipment because they have a difficult time getting over the sticker shock for the cost to replace all their machines,” he explains. “If they buy 1 or 2, they save money on the products produced ...

Air Pollution Control Specs

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... reducing operating costs. A Specification Checklist Once a decision has been reached to purchase an air pollution control system, the company should select several experienced vendors and provide them ...

Achieving Drug Compliance through Packaging

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... LaRoche. He touched on the costs involved in pharma development and losses incurred by the noncompliance of a prescribed drug regimen. Mentioning the “statins,” which, once started, are normally used on ...

Global Packaging Market

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... while productivity is low and costs too high (by 20% to 30% in some sectors) with a resultant low margin performance. Quality processes such as Six Sigma, waste minimization, and optimization of supply-chain ...

MeadWestvaco Merges Westvaco Brand Security into Packaging Biz

(News | New Products)

January 16, 2003, ... customer service with controlled costs and increased efficiency." He adds, "Leveraging the capabilities of well-established company resources, which will coordinate efforts with existing WBS suppliers, ...