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It’s All About the Ink

(Yo's Yarns)

June 24, 2010, ... by calculating job costs for digital and conventional presses to aid production decisions and maximize profitability. Using this tool, printers reportedly can remove the guesswork out of estimating and ...

More on HP’s Israel Visit

(Yo's Yarns)

June 21, 2010, ...  •Cost transparency A customer panel moderated by manager Christian Menegon, WW Industrial Business Development, allowed the audience to pick the brains of HP press owners who have transitioned to the ...

M&A Conference Looks at Packaging Consolidation

(News | New Products)

June 15, 2010, ... chain is a threat, as are price pressures and cost constraints.  However, synergies that result from consolidation are an opportunity. Llewellyn reported on trends in labels and medical/pharmaceutical ...

Flexpack: DuPont Honors Innovation

(Flexpack)

May 31, 2010, ... on the essential elements needed to drive breakthroughs in packaging. Innovative new developments, along with cost/waste reduction and improved sustainability, are what packaged goods companies and retailers ...

Blade Coatings: Prolong Blade Life

(Slit)

May 31, 2010, ... knife and razor edges; tool breakage; scrap rates by holding close tolerances and finishes; and tool costs by decreasing the need for replacement blades. This translates to increased productivity, speeds, ...

Corrugated & Paperboard Study

(Carton Box)

May 31, 2010, ... increasingly important as producers continue to seek ways to adopt sustainable packaging practices. Value gains also will be bolstered by heightened demand for more costly linerboard grades that can support ...

Graphic Packaging Adds Print Capacity with MLP

(Offset)

May 31, 2010, ... named by Eli Lilly & Co. as a winner of the 2009 Lilly Global Sustained Supplier Award for demonstrating an exemplary commitment to quality, service, speed, and total cost reduction. What's happening ...

Trends in technology

(Coating/Laminating)

April 30, 2010, ... processes are 100 years old or more. Despite that, the industry has remained dynamic and competitive by continuously incorporating new process and product technology to improve quality, reduce costs, and ...

Two Honored for Green Efforts

(News Clips Archive)

April 30, 2010, ... Flexibles, Lenexa, KS, earned an honorable mention. Specialty Printing implemented a recycling, conservation, and cost-savings project that boasts a significant positive impact on the environment. Using ...

A future for photovoltaics

(Metallizing)

April 30, 2010, ... sold for the electron beam deposition or plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition of transparent barrier coatings, but the cost of the coatings was deemed too high by potential users, and the market growth ...

US Corrugated & Paperboard Box Demand to Reach $36.4 Billion in 2014

(Carton Box News)

March 17, 2010, ... demand for more costly linerboard grades that can support high-quality printing and graphics. Further, demand for folding paperboard boxes will rise 1.8% per annum through 2014, slower than the corrugated ...

Flex-Pack = Opportunity

(Extrusion Coating)

January 31, 2010, ... benefits that include less costly shipping, more products per square foot on the supermarket shelf, and — in terms of material usage — a better environmental profile. A Choice of Constructions There ...

Technical Report: Thin Coating Challenges

(Coatings)

January 31, 2010, ... products is the requirement to coat thin, functional coatings on a thin substrate. The advantages of these coatings are reduced material cost in the product and the waste stream because of less material. ...

DuPont Packaging Announces Call for Packaging Innovation

(News | New Products)

December 01, 2009, ... Innovation, the industry’s longest running, independently judged competition. Entries for the 22nd DuPont Awards will be evaluated for excellence in packaging innovation, sustainability and cost/waste ...

Paper or Plastic?

(Archive)

November 30, 2009, ... The dominant North American and developing South American markets will be compared, and we'll look at solutions to the rising cost of silicone used for coating. The Global Label Release Liner Market ...

Do It Yourself

(Adhesives)

November 30, 2009, In these challenging economic times, reducing costs can be as important as increasing sales. Well, almost. And while adhesives and coatings may account In these challenging economic times, reducing costs ...

FPI Says Green Packaging Trend To Grow in Demand

(News | New Products)

November 08, 2009, ... into the foodservice trends of snacking and smaller portions; consolidation within the distribution community; and use of online bidding to control costs and achieve low prices. The report is available ...

Experience Speaks: David Premo

(Experience Speaks)

October 31, 2009, ... have to do it better, faster, and cheaper, and provide something cost can't compete with. That's where the custom solutions come in. What is the biggest mistake you made, and how did you fix it? We ...

A Converting Renaissance?

(Editorial)

October 31, 2009, ... regard to the veracity of global warming, he emphasized the importance of pursuing a corporate sustainability policy that's driven primarily by achieving cost savings. Boom or bust, truth or fiction, ...

TLMI Gives Members a Shot of Confidence at Annual Meeting

(News | New Products)

October 29, 2009, ... businesses should be aggressive in marketing because it costs less in down times. Don’t be outspent by competitors. Finally he suggested harnessing a futuristic trend; the one he advises is sustainability. ...