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- Mouse Roars BUY ME!
- (Magazine)
- March 30, 2005, ... use to protect against counterfeiting while facilitating convenience with an integrated die-cut carry handle in the seal area. All this and a 20% cost savings by switching from a surface-printed carton ...
- Advances in Coating
- (Magazine)
- March 30, 2005, ... and they are cost-effective. These applicators can coat several layers simultaneously. Three-layer slot dies now are commercially available. Figure 1 shows a triple manifold die that can coat one, ...
- UV/EB a Bright Spot in Economy
- (Magazine)
- February 27, 2005, ... looking to see the promised cost reductions based on increased volume. However, price increases of raw materials and slow growth have put a damper on any expected price reductions. A more likely scenario ...
- Technology - The Great Equalizer
- (Magazine)
- February 27, 2005, ... alone has about 20,000 package printers. Their labor costs are low and their economy is growing. With competitive quotes just a mouse click away, these competitors are as real as the printer and converter ...
- Converting Industry News, Part 2
- (Magazine)
- February 27, 2005, ... Michelman Performance Coatings in the UK. Chris Coyne, formerly with Proman, has taken a position with Michelman as senior account manager, Europe. ESK Now Part of Ceradyne COSTA MESA, CA—Ceradyne ...
- Rotary Screen Printing's Contribution to RFID, Part
- (Archive)
- January 30, 2005, ... cost. It's heartening to see research into producing and placing tiny chips, as well as into chipless tags, too. Chipless circuits will take RFID into new areas because they appear to be the cheapes ...
- Wanted: US Markets
- (Flexpack)
- December 30, 2004, ... with the entire world. Complicating the market are the high differences in labor costs and currency conversions. In spite of these factors, there are success stories that prove flexible converting is ...
- Hit the Brakes!
- (Magazine)
- December 30, 2004, ... and outsourcing of services and processes are two methods US and European companies use to cut costs and improve profitability. The term "outsourcing," according to Dr. William Llewellyn, is "the practice ...
- Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 1
- (Archive)
- December 30, 2004, ... for growth, "R&D work is not as robust as it used to be," says Korowicki. He cites the lack of attention to product development at both the end-user and supplier levels due to cost reductions, as related ...
- Creo's Program Targets Savings of $24 Millio
- (Archive)
- December 05, 2004, Creo has launched a program reportedly designed to streamline operations, strengthen its competitive cost position, and provide a platform for earnings growth. The program will eliminate over 200 positions ...
- the PLACE
- (Magazine)
- November 30, 2004, ... and cost for experiments. Long chain branched polypropylenes for extrusion coating exhibit these favorable properties and therefore show outstanding processing behavior in extrusion coating. With these ...
- More than Nuts & Bolts
- (Magazine)
- November 29, 2004, ... that promote cost reduction, and adaptations to accommodate a broader range of materials. Says Nicklas Borgman, production manager, converting paper, Stora Enso Nymölla, "The KPL rebuild with T.I.P.s was ...
- 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 ...
- Extrusion Dies
- (Magazine)
- October 30, 2004, ... 30:1 at line speeds of 2,000 fpm (610 mpm). To increase productivity and cut costs, converters look to run “faster and thinner,” as well as to reduce the loss of coating and substrate material in the form ...
- PFFC Worldwide Special Report on Release Liners, part 2
- (Archive)
- October 30, 2004, ... silicone chemistry require minimal post-cure and exhibit no reversion. Unfortunately, increasing global demand for platinum in other industries has caused prices to rise sharply. A low-platinum, cost-control ...
- A Price to Pay
- (Magazine)
- September 29, 2004, ... companies, the ability to produce a high quality, low-cost product, and the caliber and productivity of its research and development function; For distribution or service businesses, the demographics ...
- The Word on Winding
- (Magazine)
- July 30, 2004, Winders may not cost six million dollars, but like that 1970s television phenomenon, The Six Million Dollar Man, we have the technology to build them better, stronger, and faster. Winders may not cost ...
- Battenfeld Gloucester Says MDO Provides Enhancements to PE; OEM Spotlights K Show Offerings
- (Archive)
- July 05, 2004, ... says it has observed an increased interest in nine-layer dies for various reasons, "notably the benefits they provide in producing high-barrier films at lower cost," explains the OEM. "Having nine layers ...
- Flex-Pack & Recycling in Japan
- (Flexpack)
- June 29, 2004, ... Law recognizes consumer product prices must reflect the costs of the recycling program and commits the government to efforts to ensure the public “accepts and cooperates in this legislation…to contribute ...
- The Latitudes of LEAN
- (Magazine)
- June 29, 2004, ... material consumption, labor costs, managing inventories, tracking our waste, product traceability for potential recall, anything like that,” explains Mann. “We spend a lot of time looking at our metrics,” ...