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Tape Converter Stands Up to Goliath with New Press

(Magazine)

March 30, 2000, ... with dimensions no larger than 3/16 in. Abendroth recalls, "I saw an ad for a Bell-Mark press that was printing on strapping for packaging, and I thought, 'Wow, that's similar to what we do.' Anybody else ...

System Keeps Static Buildup Problems Under Control

(Magazine)

February 29, 2000, ... line," Shanks recalls with a laugh. "We knew the system worked when it passed the 'Dwayne test.' Since then, we've ordered two more units for use on rewinders." The Virtual AC Intelligent Static Neutralizer ...

Integrated Information System Can Boost Profits

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January 31, 2000, ... Paper from Intentia International Per Fransson, Bong Ljungdahl corporate VP, recalls, "Our plan was to achieve a certain amount of growth by acquiring other companies. We were looking for an enterprise ...

Getting Off to a Smooth Start with a New Coater

(Archive)

December 31, 1999, ... we were set for the long run. I think that's helped us a lot from a credibility standpoint. We're not a 'here today, gone tomorrow' kind of place." Arndt recalls, "We could not have gone into business and ...

Label converter controls quality from the inside out

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August 31, 1996, ... up to such scrutiny. "They are consistent, color-accurate stable, repeatable in color density, and exactly match the standard ink densities we run on our presses," he says. He recalls that before standardizing ...

Partnering launches future growth in laminations

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August 31, 1996, ... that would help us be more cost-competitive." Exploring New Technology Just at this time, recalls Coulter, Morton Chemical and Geometric Machine announced the joint sponsorship of a seminar dealing ...

On-line gauging brings big benefits to coating operation

(Magazine)

July 31, 1996, ... recalls. "We felt the technology would provide the response and control performance Adchem wanted without scan speed limitations. Moreover, we wanted to read the wet area of the web rather than the dry ...

Independent Packaging: the "restart" of something grea

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March 31, 1996, ...  Romanski recalls, "many skilled, motivated people started to look around for jobs that paid a comparable wage with good benefits, and they found out that there weren't many around. I think we all gaine ...

Video web inspection: the view from the press floor.

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September 30, 1995, ... of Moore's 200 employees in Mundelein and an operator of one of their two process presses, recalls an experience his company had when it was a test site for one maker of web viewing equipment. "We weren' ...

UV letterpress assures quality at QA Label

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July 31, 1995, ... attention. "We stayed in K.O.A.s across the country on our sales calls," recalls Westmeyer. "Joe and I drove small Hondas with no radios and no air conditioning. We would pull up to a campground, pitch ...

Two-component adhesive system eliminates mixups

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June 30, 1995, ... system, Finch recalls having to keep the plant at 50% relative humidity. "At times, that posed a big problem," particularly during seasonal changes. There were other attending problems, including some of ...

Building quality into the web printing process

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April 30, 1995, ... software also save and recall iris and zoom settings along with the positions. It's used for monitoring critical spots on the web, such as registration marks, barcodes, print-to-die registration, traps, ...

Open mind, careful questions mean managerial success.

(Magazine)

April 30, 1995, ... a manger takes will be interpreted by employees is some way. Therefore, even the way managers ask question determines the level of trust employees feel. I often like to recall an experience I had at ...