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Solving the Problem of Press Part Replacements

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September 30, 2000, ... y so much we can inventory on-site. If we go to press and realize that one of the six gears we need for a job is chipped, Murray Bros. can have a gear later that same day from scratch. We need that ki ...

Converting Industry News

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August 31, 2000, ... and distribute Spinnaker products. Among the benefits the alliance is expected to offer are a more cost-effective and integrated distribution network, improvements in order cycle time, and real-time inventory ...

More New Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... presses. Solution keeps all printheads on the central drum so register is not an issue, co. reports, and existing drying system can be utilized. Also now available from co.: online used-parts inventory ...

Materials and Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... an ink re-mix feature to help convert surplus blends into new colors for current jobs to reduce waste and improve profits. Additional features include inventory control, lot number tracking, and bar coding. ...

Outlook 2000 and Beyond: The State of the Trade

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June 30, 2000, ... slightly higher prices, increased operating rates, and the end of a major inventory drawdown cycle." Environmental issues will continue. Much progress has been made, but more needs to be done, both ...

Box Plant Rises from the Ashes to New Heights

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May 31, 2000, Imagine showing up at your plant one morning--and it's not there. A fire has decimated your entire operation. Your equipment, inventory, and files are Imagine showing up at your plant one morning--and it' ...

On-Line Purchasing Saves Time, Money, and Space

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May 31, 2000, ... from days to hours. That has allowed Printpack to reduce dramatically both the "money," in the form of inventory, left sitting on warehouse shelves, and the related storage space. Since Printpack began ...

Human/Machine Interface Offers Best of Two Worlds

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March 31, 2000, ... system through the Internet using industry-standard browsers. Managers can view reports. Vendors can monitor inventory. The possibilities are endless. A high-end HMI also excels at collecting data and ...

Shorter Turnaround Time Drives Move to CTP

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January 31, 2000, ... die-cut, and glue all products within a very short lead time in order to fulfill the just-in-time inventory requirements of its customers. A Heidelberg/Creo computer-to-plate (CTP) system is now part of ...

Integrated Information System Can Boost Profits

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January 31, 2000, ... in many industries have progressed from segmented solutions (e.g., inventory control, order entry systems) to integrated solutions. In the process they have cut costs and added value through reduced material ...

Web-inspection system supports label operation

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July 31, 1996, ... the company also has developed a bar code-based inventory control system that has reduced the time it takes to complete bimonthly inventory inspections from 12 hours to just 4. Award-Winning History ...

Gravure winners go for gold

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July 31, 1996, ... and line colors. A special magenta helped reproduce the design's bright colors. The gravure-printed shrink-wrap label applied to a generic aerosol can enabled the customer to reduce lead time, inventory, ...

MSC Specialty Films reaches success down to the core

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May 31, 1996, ... and custom stocking plans also played a key role in incorporating StarTech in our core inventory. We've been using ST-50s for about six months, posting excellent results." Dickerson adds that StarTech ...

Independent Packaging: the "restart" of something grea

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March 31, 1996, ... Up-to-the-minute reports can be produced instantaneously, giving the customer an accurate assessment of inventory levels, stock in transit, work in progress, and pending orders. To help customers manage ...

In-house sheeting promotes growth and quality

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February 29, 1996, ... Ray, plant manager for J. MacKenzie Ltd., "The decision to sheet in-house was driven by two factors-service and quality. As an advocate of just-in-time, we saw an advantage in sheeting from roll inventory ...

Economic Forecast: More of the Same, Unless...

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December 31, 1995, ... the second quarter." Production then sagged, because companies that had built up inventories in the first quarter began to draw them down in the second-a classic inventory correction. In turn, companies ...

Tissue converter accrues benefits of AC servo drives

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September 30, 1995, ... coupling has slashed the need for many mechanical components and related parts inventory. It also eliminates the downtime caused by wear of mechanical drive trains. Another benefit is that the machinery ...

Mead expands in-house capabilities with sheeter

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July 31, 1995, ... enable us to sheet to order and allow us to carry reduced inventory levels." Among the features of the sheeter is a design that allows Mead to carry out reel and pallet changeovers without stopping ...

Conserving weight, space earns praise for flexible

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March 31, 1995, ... and reducing purge and trim loss. Now, grocers no longer need to maintain zero inventory with daily deliveries, and consumers won't find the product sold out. Graphic Packaging Corp. The Jergens Lotion ...

Computerized dispensing provides ink management

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March 31, 1995, ... which meant that the number of cans on the shelves in inventory had begun to decline. Transprint's new computerized color-management system was at work. "These achievements are indicative of several trends ...