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Diving into Pouches

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, ... at the Stoke plant also has been a success. Parkside sent two employees, a trainer and an operator, to PDI for two weeks of intensive training. According to Stewart, the response to the machine by plant ...

Flexo Forum: Experts & Break-Out Session Top DiTrolio's Event Agend

(News | New Products)

April 07, 2002, ... press operators a first-hand look at the educational methods, curriculum, equipment, and procedures used at the institute. "In today's tight economy, is your company looking for ways to not only survive, ...

CONVERTER EVENTS - 2002

(Magazine)

February 28, 2002, ... Packaging Training Course, American Society for Testing & Materials, Westpak Laboratory (610/832-9500). Dec. 12: Practical Course for Laboratory Operators, Brookfield Eng. Laboratories, Middleboro, ...

The Buck Stops

(Magazine)

February 28, 2002, ... handling of tooling.” White's Final Analysis While short-run, just-in-time production is necessary, a narrow web printing operation will find it wise to invest in operator training to give flexo operators ...

Slitter Cuts Changeover Time

(Magazine)

February 28, 2002, ... during roll changeovers. Even though the company's operators are said to be very experienced, human and physical limitations meant that typically a roll change would take from 4-5 min. That multiplied ...

Summer in the City: Sheetfed Conference Slated for June in Chicago

(News | New Products)

January 06, 2002, ... up to three of these ten optional seminars: Making Change a Good Thing; Dampening Issues and Fundamentals; Financial Measurement of Pressroom Operations; Pressroom Process Control; From Press Operator ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

December 31, 2001, ... The service program for the converting and pelletizing industries includes operator training, replacement parts, preventative maintenance plans, installation services, and project management. “The ultimate ...

Fundamentals Keep the Converting Industry Strong

(Magazine)

December 31, 2001, ... yourself for the problem. Note that many of the commandments relate to personnel. Unless operators, supervisors, mixers, cleaners, and everyone involved in the operation are functioning properly, disaster ...

Security in an Insecure World: Life After September 11

(Magazine)

October 31, 2001, ... on all modes of transportation, not just airlines. DOT took action to control the movement of all vessels in the navigable waters of the US under the Ports and Waterway Safety Act. Pipeline operators were ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

September 30, 2001, ... using smaller presses, according to Fletcher. Press operators determine the tolerance levels for the job in each of five types of print defects, including spotting, streaking, misregister, color variation, ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

August 31, 2001, ... The electrode assembly is removable and incorporates a calibrated gap adjustment feature that enables the operator to adjust the gap accurately across the width of the web. The assembly is designed to ...

Doctor Blades: Making the Most of Mission Critical

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ... notes Foley. He explains, “There's definitely a lack of press operator training in terms of proper blade settings, adjustments, and so forth. The industry itself is so busy that people don't go through a ...

The Digital Advantage... More Than Just Printing

(Magazine)

October 31, 2000, ... they are so easy to run, it only takes the operator a minute or two to set up. They really have improved our quality and efficiency drastically." For Genesis Converting, accuracy and efficiency are ...

Takin' Care of Business: How the Industry Does It

(Magazine)

September 30, 2000, ... operators actually waiting to work at the ten-year-old company! "After a number of years in business, with our name out in the industry, and [the fact that] we have an overall good relationship with ...

Customer Satisfaction Begins and Ends with Quality

(Magazine)

September 30, 2000, ... crush tests are performed also, says quality assurance manager John Ferguson. Testing Machines Inc. supplies the company's compression tester. Beyond this testing, corrugating machine operators watch ...

How to Make Anilox Roll Improvements Work for You

(Magazine)

August 31, 2000, ... Prior to that, he was a quality assurance inspector and laser operator for nearly ten years. David has been a speaker at association forums, has performed numerous roll audits and training seminars across ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

August 31, 2000, ... management and press operators, Neustein became convinced that AVT technology offered an important key to enhancing her company's operating performance. The systems will be installed in the East Yonkers ...

Label Converter's Business Is Prime Labels & Prid

(Magazine)

August 30, 2000, ... while secretary/treasurer Michelle Nosker handled customer service and accounting. Premiere Label also boasts a well-honed press staff, with each full-time operator having no less than 15 years experience. ...

Anilox Rolls Are Key When Printing Corrugated Board

(Print)

July 31, 2000, ... a maximum of 6,500 sheets/hr]. Furthermore, printing and cutting are two different specialties. The die-cutting operators are not confronted with printing problems, because the printers have already removed ...

Specialists in Interior Packaging Branch Out

(Magazine)

June 30, 2000, ... in Massachusetts. Recalls Stroud, "Jagenberg/Kampf brought it down in February of 1998, installed it, and then provided our operators with a week of training." The 63-in. duplex slitter/rewinder runs ...