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Rollers Make History

(News Clips Archive)

April 30, 2008, ... in converting and printing, where the rolls are such a critical part of the customer's manufacturing process. We continue to work with customers to establish metrics and tracking for their roll programs.” ...

Multi-Color Implements Radius Solutions ERP

(Archive)

April 09, 2008, ... NorthStar plants. They were independent, and we never knew if we were comparing apples to apples when we looked at the same metrics. Today we can run standard reports, such as the waste report, for each ...

Trail Blazing

(Green Converting)

March 31, 2008, ... tool that allows suppliers to evaluate themselves relative to other suppliers, based on specific metrics of its packaging. Key points include CO2 per ton of production, transportation, recycled material ...

RotoMetics Celebrates 50 Years

(News | New Products)

January 24, 2008, This year, RotoMetrics celebrates its 50th anniversary in business This year, RotoMetrics celebrates its 50th anniversary in business. In 1957, Richard R. Rosemann, founder of Roto-Die (later to become ...

Alcan Packaging Wins Right Workplace Award

(Archive)

January 05, 2008, ... metrics. Among Alcan Packaging's accomplishments: Between 2004 and 2007, workplace injuries fell from 4.61% to 1.17%, a 75% decrease. During the same period, the company achieved a 55% average internal ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Narrow Web)

December 31, 2007, RotoMetrics Celebrates 50 Years as Industry Leader ST. LOUIS, MO In 1957 Richard R. Rosemann, the founder of Roto-Die, began designing and manufacturing RotoMetrics Celebrates 50 Years as Industry Leader ...

Products

(New Products)

December 31, 2007, ... and saving time. Users can overlay multiple spectra and configure alarms for differences in optical coatings among samples, all on one screen. Filmetrics | 858-573-9300 | www.filmetrics.com PFFC-ASAP ...

Ditrolio Flexographic Institute Gains New Inspection System

(Archive)

November 15, 2007, ... an Air Trim waste removal system, RotoMetrics dies, Action rotary dies, a Harper proofing system and anilox rolls. Demonstrations of all this equipment and systems at DFI are available to visitors and ...

A Paradise of Print

(Tapes)

October 31, 2007, ... just a peek at some honored first-place winners; visit tlmi.com for more information. Judges for the 2007 TLMI Awards were Steve Lee (chair), RotoMetrics; Mike Buystedt, XSYS Print Solutions; John Coleman, ...

Reduce & Comply

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... and to source these materials more efficiently using specific metrics related to environmental impacts. (See p20 and p34 for more on the Wal-Mart scorecard.) The fundamental lesson here is that Wal-Mart ...

Let's All Get Together No

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... or alternatively, value is equal to quality received per expectations. The next two columns will explore a value matrix and show how metrics can be assigned to measure the performance of products and services ...

News Clips

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... With this, they can try out different packaging parameters to see how the scores change. This software has no connection to Wal-Mart and is only for use by the individual company, though it uses metrics ...

Meadwestvaco Answers Call for Sustainable Packaging

(Archive)

June 16, 2007, ... PVC clamshell package. The analysis, conducted by Environmental Packaging Intl. (EPI), demonstrated Natralock's performance against the metrics considered among the most important to packaging decision-makers: ...

Cradle 2 Cradle

(Magazine)

April 30, 2007, ... metrics (see sidebar). WalMart is committed to reducing packaging across its global supply chain by 5% by 2013. Toward that end, Kistler says, the company is “moving at an unbelievably fast pace.” Additional ...

Measure What Matters

(Magazine)

April 30, 2007, ... converters are overwhelmed with data that is collected religiously but is not actionable. The goal is to measure what matters. in metrics that are actionable. Once again, “that which can be measured can ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... for you a list of the best gambling sites for high stakes games. Rotometrics, St. Louis, MO, hires Phil Taylor to serve as regional salesperson for southern California. Two appointments are announced ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

December 13, 2006, ... to evaluate themselves relative to other suppliers. The scorecard is based on specific metrics that evolved from a list of favorable attributes announced earlier this year, designated the “7 Rs of Packaging”: ...

Wal-Mart's Clean Imag

(Editorial)

November 30, 2006, ... WM’s metrics for a new packaging reduction scorecard it has instituted for consumer product company (CPC) suppliers as well as further downstream for suppliers of CPCs, i.e., package converters (see p18). ...

CONVERTER CLIPS

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ... used as a measurement tool that allows suppliers to evaluate themselves relative to other suppliers. The scorecard is based on specific metrics that evolved from a list of favorable attributes announced ...

Wal-Mark Unveils Packaging Scorecard

(Archive)

November 05, 2006, ... Clinton Global Initiative in New York City in September 2006, but did not reveal the specific metrics until the keynote address at Pack Expo. PRESS RELEASE CHICAGO—Wal-Mart Stores released a packaging ...