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Slow-Recovering Economy, Imports Cause Stora Enso NA to Cut Jobs

(News | New Products)

September 03, 2003, Late last month, Stora Enso announced it will implement a USD 65 million (EUR 60 million) reduction in annual fixed costs. HELSINKI, FINLAND—Late last month, Stora Enso North America announced it will ...

EPA Considering NJ Model for Regulating Reactive Chemicals

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... this technology if cost-effective. Facilities must evaluate their new processes to ensure they incorporate, where feasible and cost-effective, inherently safer technologies that minimize or eliminate the ...

Europe: Label's Leade

(Tapes)

August 31, 2003, ... oriented toward gravure, with some lesser volumes in flexo. Label proofing and short runs are achieved with digital printing technologies. The major driver for change is cost and flexibility. As average ...

Considering China

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... other economies new to free market competition) reportedly exploit, yielding lower selling-price advantages and ultimately costing US-based manufacturing jobs. (According to NAM, the US manufacturing industry ...

When It Comes to Sleeves, Thin Is Not In

(Flexpack)

August 31, 2003, ... their structural integrity over time.” Foley explains the trend of making thinner sleeves to cut costs is a thing of the past. “Traditionally, thin sleeves have been manufactured with cost in mind; ...

Flexible Packaging & Waste Disposal Laws: A US Perspective

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2003, ... and consumers. Although the white paper suggests the outright ban of certain packaging is a last resort only, it does favor passing the cost of recycling to packaging manufacturers through the use of ...

Lean Leadership Workshop: Do More for Customers for Less

(News | New Products)

July 20, 2003, ... that can improve the competitiveness and profitability of print media." According to IDEAlliance and Raine Consulting, during the day-long workshop, participants will receive: The most cost-effective ...

Size Doesn't Always Matte

(Magazine)

June 30, 2003, ... Lightweight tools help converters reduce work-related musculoskeletal disorders, increase productivity, and reduce labor costs, mfr. reports. Surface Winder Offers Flexibility Catbridge Machinery, ...

FTA Raises the Bar

(Magazine)

June 30, 2003, ... to Shane Kelly (Loblaws Brands Ltd.), matching proof to print is a big problem, and cost is not as important as getting the job right. Follow the FIRST (Flexographic Image Reproduction Specifications and ...

Retrofitting Older Sheeters

(Archive)

June 30, 2003, ... the expense of buying new. Although the cost of a new sheeter often can be justified, recent advances in dual rotary knife design have given plant managers the option to improve sheet quality by installing ...

Cyclic-Olefinic Copolymers as Non-Migrating, Polymeric Slip Additives in LDPE Cast Films

(Magazine)

June 30, 2003, ... stop operations. In the worst case scenario, high COF can cause costly down time. Too low COF can cause other issues with “too high” levels of the additives causing sealing, printing issues, or both. Additive ...

Coex for Success

(Magazine)

June 29, 2003, ... to save on the amount of premium resins by filling with lower cost materials; and the possibility to make multi-layer, multi-functional structures in a single pass.” A group at Battenfeld Gloucester ...

United Graphics Intros In-House Sheeting with Valmet's TSK Mode

(Unprinted Rolls)

June 05, 2003, ...  press release, "including cost reduction, better quality control, increased flexibility, and reductions in inventory. Jeff Scrimager and Kevin Garretson therefore took on the task of studying sheeting a ...

Good Advice Is Key When Purchasing UV/EB Inks

(Materials)

May 31, 2003, With costs coming down and application possibilities going up, converters are talking about UV (ultraviolet)/EB (electron beam) inks. But before you stop With costs coming down and application possibilities ...

Industry Responds to California Plastic Bag Tax

(News | New Products)

May 12, 2003, ... burden on an important California industry already staggering under high utility rates and other costs of doing business in the state," SPI explains. "The trade association alliance plans to launch a strenuous ...

Going, Going... Gone

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, These days converters are challenged by new e-procurement strategies—e.g., reverse auctions—as buyers try to drive down costs and manage their suppliers. These days converters are challenged by new e-procurement ...

BST Pro Mark Inspection Sales Up

(News | New Products)

April 08, 2003, ...  "BST Genius and BST Genius Digital have been accepted enthusiastically because of the cost benefit they provide through reduction in waste, increase in uptime, and overall press productivity," explains ...

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 ...

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, ...

Think Lean

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... demanding many products in low volumes, tough competition, fixed or falling prices, rapidly changing technology, and high cost of capital.” Sounds hauntingly familiar, doesn't it? The Basics of Lean ...