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Think Lean

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, A lean manufacturing philosophy that eliminates waste will shorten the time between order placement and product delivery and deliver a healthier bottom line. A lean manufacturing philosophy that eliminates ...

The Label Co. Serves with Printcafe

(News | New Products)

March 31, 2003, ... the flow of information through the system, alerting everyone of changes to the job." Steiner says The Label Co. uses PSI Flexo for "everthing—estimating, quoting, invoicing, purchase orders, job planning, ...

Flink Ink and Sicpa Finalize Transactions

(News | New Products)

March 20, 2003, ...  market share in Australia and New Zealand. "Flint Ink is investing significantly to upgrade facilities in this region in order to give customers a viable alternative," says Damian Johnson, president o ...

Movin' on Up into New Markets

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... bearing lot numbers, bar codes, and order information, “so all we really have to do it take it away,” notes Cohen. The slitter, which utilizes shear, score, and razor methods, is enclosed in its own soundproof ...

From Concept to Completion

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... junctures we've taken a different evolutionary path. For one reason, packaging production has an order of magnitude more variables (substrates, inks, print processes, finishing, etc.) that make it fundamentally ...

Satisfaction Guaranteed

(Disposables)

January 31, 2003, ... we looked at is that we specialize in short runs. We also need to have versatility in order to run multiple substrates and both short and long runs. One of the common things [you find out] when you talk ...

Metallized Products Sourcebook Predicts Increased Demand

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... finishes, consolidation across the value chain, reducing order sizes, and faster delivery requirements. Volume orders are no longer a guarantee of profitability, particularly in packaging. The sourcebook ...

Products

(Magazine)

December 31, 2002, ... printable.com Co. has joined with Prism USA to offer PrintTalk-based integration to be used in production between a web-based print ordering system and a print-management information system. System is ...

Neither Boom Nor Bust

(Magazine)

December 31, 2002, The rocky road to economic recovery is pockmarked with ruts, bumps, and potholes; e.g., the stock market, consumer confidence, and employment to mention The rocky road to economic recovery is pockmarked ...

An Uplifting Experience

(Flexpack)

November 30, 2002, ... tool, helping to optimize resin usage for each production run. Says BJ Gloclowski, optimization manager at Pliant, “Remote screens enable us to monitor the line [in order to] collect and view historical ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... label-specific software package. System includes a range of modules from fully integrated Web-based order-entry and inventory-management modules to item-driven estimating and tracking applications. Also ...

Products

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... technology are said to ensure perfect quality. Ultrasonic cutting and sealing systems are modular and flexible. Software Allows Automatic Electronic Order Placement Kiwiplan , Cincinnati, OH; 513/554-1500; ...

Opportunities in Academia

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, Solutions to technical problems often can be found by contacting academic institutions. Here are two resources available to converters. Solutions to technical problems often can be found by contacting ...

The Third Wave: An Iron Tale about the Business of Print, Vol. 12

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... about how technology is impacting converters today. In this issue we examine why companies need to create "technology radar screens" in order to remain competitive in the years ahead. Creating a Technology ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, In the news: CMM Events, FiberMark, H&M Dies, Kurz Transfer Products, Letterhead Press, MACtac, Next Communications, Novaflex Inc., Preferred Systems Inc., Raflatac, Rayonier, Robinette Machinery, 3M , ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special Report: Release LinersPackaging Waste?

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, An opinion shift that release liners are packaging rather than process waste will have consequences across the supply chain. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 An opinion shift that release ...

Controlling Coater Gap Uniformity

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... die. When the wand was allowed to twist or rock out of this position, accuracy and repeatability would deteriorate. In order to assure best-case parallelism between the sensor wand and the die slot, ...

The Third Wave: An Iron Tale about the Business of Print, Vol. 11

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... Lean Selling. For the last 20 years, sales, marketing, and customer-service functions have been transforming. In companies where customer service used to be known as "order entry," today, there are dynamic, ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special Report

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, ... She extrapolates this concept across the whole of the supply chain and emphasizes the need for converters to be able to see "the big picture" in order to do their jobs to their own satisfaction—and that ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2002, ... kilos. In order to change the blades, ALS developed a loading device it says was essential for the safe handling of large, heavy blades. The model also features Sibtec cutting control; automatic greasing; ...