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Digital Integration

(Magazine)

March 30, 2006, ... material handling steps, work-in-process inventories, and a lot of the labor that typically goes into such jobs when run in multiple steps. This saves time, saves money, reduces waste, and drastically ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

January 30, 2006, ... addition, they do not generate any significant waste. Corona treatment is suitable for even surfaces and therefore has use primarily for treatment of films and foils. Although molded parts are the common ...

Modern & Massive

(Magazine)

November 29, 2005, ... at getting exactly the printing length they require, thereby reducing the excess waste that can cost his customers thousands of dollars. “It’s a kind of small revolution within preprint. It’s really ...

AWEB 06 Announced, Calls for Papers

(Archive)

November 10, 2005, ... web handling and converting with particular attention to productivity improvement and waste reduction. Targeted to technical professionals within engineering, quality and production control functions, ...

Testing for Toxins in Packaging

(Magazine)

August 30, 2005, ... reducing the amount of toxics in municipal solid waste landfills. The laws are based on model legislation adopted by the Source Reduction Council of the Coalition of Northeastern Governors (CONEG); 19 ...

Extrusion Coating Evolves

(Magazine)

August 30, 2005, ...  No one can predict the future, but Moeller, Jendly, and Foeder are willing to try. Lean manufacturing features, waste control systems, and polymers and substrates are chief among Moeller’s foreseeable ...

New Products

(Magazine)

June 29, 2005, ... on a light frame. Said to provide economic and quality benefits and to eliminate about 15 min of processing/plate. Reduction in handling avoids damage to the photopolymer surface, reducing plate waste. ...

18 Ways to Cut Coating Costs

(Magazine)

June 29, 2005, ... get into the mix. #3 Consider using in-line mixers to help deliver a more uniform fluid to the coating head. Are the filters efficient to do the job and to minimize waste during a changeover? #4 ...

Materials

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May 30, 2005, ... track-and-trace capabilities, adding greater visibility all along the supply chain. Fountain Solution Cuts Waste Day Intl. , Dayton, OH; 800/877-8187; dayintl.com Pantheon Optima is a one-step, ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, ... that rewards employees for performance and "dollarizes" the dumpster (i.e., translates waste footage into dollars). If employees can understand the dollars at stake, combined in a goal-oriented setting ...

Is a Packaging Makeover Ahead?

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February 27, 2005, ... only because of the proposals themselves, but because they reflect different policy approaches to addressing packaging wastes. Legal Briefs The basic principles behind extended producer responsibility ...

Technology - The Great Equalizer

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ...  Investments in automated processes reduce the need for an experienced labor force and reduce waste, making the playing field more level for printers and converters in emerging markets. State-of-the-art ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, News from: Intl. Paper, Michelman, Ceradyne, Apex Europe, NPES, Eastman Chemical Co., Cal Poly, AccuWeb, Klöckner Pentaplast of America, GASC, PAF, OptoSigma, and iTi. Covering the Full Spectrum of Industry ...

More than Nuts & Bolts

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... run. The production improvement was more than 10 percent with improved quality, decreased waste, and less maintenance costs per tonnes." Supplier Information: Körber PaperLink—PFFC-ASAP 310. kplna.kpl.net ...

FTA Seeks Applicants for Environmental Excellence Awards

(Archive)

November 07, 2004, ... efforts to help make progress in achieving a cleaner environment. Projects in contention include: those that institute changes in production which reduce the volume and/or toxicity of waste processes ...

PFFC Worldwide Special Report on Release Liners, part 1

(Archive)

October 30, 2004, ... success. Participants identified three major topics they consider the release liner industry needs to address: Its image — particularly in relation to waste management concerns; The cost/performance ...

Better Bagging

(Flexpack)

September 29, 2004, ... lengths as needed. Since this resulted in wasted production time as well as materials, Iris Avitable, coordinator of the converting department, began to search for a tabletop automated bagging system. ...

Aquaflex Introduces Gearless Servo Press at Labelexpo Americas

(Archive)

September 16, 2004, ... at each flexo station. Waste reduction is achieved via quicker setups, faster color-to-color registration, and less downtime. According to Aquaflex, the first Servo FPC has been purchased by The Control ...

The Word on Winding

(Magazine)

July 30, 2004, ... intended to minimize waste — waste associated with expensive substrates lost due to manual roll changes, waste from poor winding control, waste from having to employ secondary offline processes, wasted ...

Flex-Pack & Recycling in Japan

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2004, This third article in a series on the impact of international solid waste laws on converters examines Japan's recycling requirements for container and This third article in a series on the impact of international ...