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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 ...

Films utilize capacity of cast polyethylene

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February 28, 1995, ... can be returned to the cartridge manufacturer with the spent cartridge for recycling. Copy-Pac is available for immediate shipment from inventory in one roll or truckload quantities. Standard thickness ...

Coating module allows in-house production

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February 28, 1995, ... developed without relying on supplier inventories or production and shipping schedules. Inventory costs are reduced because stock is created as needed. The design of the module provides the operator with ...

Familiarity with change no surprise in this industry

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February 28, 1995, ... t supplies of inventory on your floor. You want to be able to move materials in and out as quickly as possible and that flexibility has been taken away from us a little bit. You have to factor in extensi ...

Quality, waste get action from suppliers of sheeters.

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January 31, 1995, ...  companies" are bringing sheeting in-house rather than depending on a supplier. "They're seeing that it's more economical and allows them more control over the job. Inventory is better and waste is cut. In-hous ...

Slower growth, continued expansion seen in 1995

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January 31, 1995, ... turn, caused an inventory cycle and a capital cycle." Stuckey explained the 11% interest rate in 1989 couldn't have caused the 1990-1991 recession by itself. It was caused by a combination of the inflation ...

Traditions fall as prepress moves into electronic age

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December 31, 1994, ... of the reasons for moving from traditional to electronic prepress are the same reasons many other business processes are being revamped in the 1990s. Just-in-time inventory, quality, quick turnaround, ...