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Made of Money

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... significant opportunities for cost savings and facilities rationalization created by these two acquisitions. Transactions like these ultimately could lead to a reduction of the excess converting ...

Show Me the Money

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... will be significant opportunities for cost savings and facilities rationalization created by these two acquisitions. Transactions like these ultimately could lead to a reduction of the excess converting ...

De-Demonizing Wal-Mart

(Editorial)

December 31, 2006, ... estimated saving $2.4 million/yr in shipping costs alone for its line of Kid Connection toys. It also saved 3,800 trees and 1 million barrels of oil. I said if any environmental initiatives are to be ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... costs and demanding customers with their own competitive pressures who are unwilling or unable to pay higher prices. Unfortunately, desperate times often call for desperate measures—many converters are ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

December 13, 2006, ... profit after a number of years running at a loss. As part of the repositioning, the Hunsfro mill will receive more autonomy and no longer will be managed as a cost center but as a profit center. China ...

Wal-Mart's Clean Imag

(Editorial)

November 30, 2006, ... in shipping costs, 3,800 trees, and 1 million barrels of oil. Quite a positive environmental statement! For more visit walmartfacts.com/articles/4564.aspx. The page promotes all the company’s positive ...

CONVERTER CLIPS

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ... contribution to operating profit after a number of years running at a loss. As part of the repositioning, the Hunsfro mill will receive more autonomy and no longer will be managed as a cost center but ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ... Economics of 100% Solids Adhesives by Michael Leib, Rohm and Haas Co. APPLICATION: Avoiding use of solvent eliminates energy cost associated with running the dryers and energy and maintenance costs associated ...

Labelexpo New Products

(Magazine)

October 31, 2006, ... industries, product is said to offer the highest level of quality control and to provide cost-effective throughput since machine is stopped and product reversed only when faults are present. PFFC-ASAP ...

Curing Cuts Co$ts

(Magazine)

October 31, 2006, ... energy consumption. The label converter faces the usual challenges of the printing industry: profit margins are tighter, while costs, including energy, continue to increase. This forces print companies ...

Sirit Takes Action

(Archive)

October 21, 2006, ... close two locations, and will streamline its development efforts to focus on revenue generating opportunities. These actions will result in severance and related non-recurring costs of approximately $400,000, ...

Data in Detail

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, ... to cost completed orders. VP of printing Zalman Zohar says, “I can monitor several machines at the same time. Having access to such real-time information enables me to mobilize resources so problems ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

August 31, 2006, ... properties, increasing processing throughput, and reducing costs. Designed for extrusion applications, additive reportedly can be used to nucleate LLDPE resins and create a more efficient, easily handled ...

Upgrade the Old, Bring in the New!

(Unprinted Rolls)

August 31, 2006, ... by rethinking the existing process line and integrating new equipment. To achieve its production expectations of reduced downtime and waste in a cost-effective manner, Noven decided to add a new 30-ft ...

Easypak Unveils Latest Pallet Wrapper

(Archive)

August 20, 2006, ... and fatigue during operation. The E200 reportedly will reduce the cost of wrapping product through a direct a reduction in film costs, as well as more stable loads resulting in less product damage. See ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

July 31, 2006, ... conditions occur and when cost-effective solutions are necessary. New potential application areas such as extrusion coating and blow molding may be possible in the near future to provide even more opportunities. ...

2006 RFID What's News, Part

(Archive)

July 29, 2006, ... conductive inks through Parelec’s Certified RFID Printers. Applications include inlays, labels, packaging and other projects requiring rapid turnaround and low cost. The companies have also initiated ...

TAPPI's PLACE Conference Coming in Septembe

(Archive)

July 24, 2006, ... adhesive laminating, and coating equipment design. Cost-reduction opportunities and equipment advances. How advances in packaging technology have been applied in manufacturing process improvement.  ...

Converted Flex-Pack to Grow

(Archive)

July 08, 2006, ... flexible packaging is expected to increase more than 4%/yr to $14.4 billion in 2009, says a new study from The Freedonia Group. According to Converted Flexible Packaging, this growth will come from cost, ...

Shorewood Packaging Named Supplier of the Year

(Archive)

June 12, 2006, ... recognized Shorewood Packaging's excellent communications, dedicated resources, partnership, and successful cost reduction efforts the business delivered. The award selection was based on supplier scorecard ...