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- Six Sigma Keeps Intelicoat Technologies on Target
- (News | New Products)
- January 14, 2003, ... substrates, and the Six Sigma methodology, predominately, "is being used to achieve a significant step improvement in cost reduction by removing variation and, therefore, eliminating waste throughout [the] ...
- Chromas Offers Lean Manufacturing to North America
- (News | New Products)
- January 05, 2003, ... (EFTA). EFTA is promoting the philsophy with a series of courses "targeted at cost reduction through manufacturing improvements," says the group. "We have produced an introductory seminar to explain the ...
- It's a New YearTime to Ask, What Does the Future Hold
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- December 31, 2002, ... of 100 lb/in. Requirements for chemical resistance, heat resistance, and similar properties will increase. Lower costs must accompany all improvements. These are just some of things on which to reflect ...
- In Flexible Packaging, Barriers Are No Obstacles to Success
- (Flexpack)
- October 31, 2002, ... off a roll. “You reduce the cost of your lid by about 40 percent,” he says. In choosing the right film, the conditions of use are critical in determining barrier performance and often are overlooked ...
- Release Liners: A Worldwide Special ReportReducing Silicone Mist
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- October 31, 2002, Using a high-speed cross-linker is a cost-effective solution to reduce mist. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 In the early 1980s, machines that applied silicone release coatings ran ...
- The Third Wave: An Iron Tale about the Business of Print, Vol. 11
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- October 31, 2002, ... This month, we go beyond the concepts of "being lean" in manufacturing and accelerate this very important practice right into the sales environment. Lean Selling: The Next Imperative We know that cost ...
- What's Ahead for Bagmakers
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- October 31, 2002, Faced with competition from Asia and pressure from packagers to lower costs, bagmakers in Europe are finding ways to trim expenses and reduce downtime. Faced with competition from Asia and pressure from ...
- Release Liners: A Worldwide Special Report
- (Archive)
- October 31, 2002, ... customers' demands for lower-cost labels—and their own efforts to replace high-performance laminates with lower-cost constructions that simply cannot meet the die-cutting and stripping criteria. Such compromises ...
- That e word
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- September 30, 2002, ... Most European label converters are small, locally/regionally focused companies. However, in today's buyer-driven marketplace, cost reduction is essential for profitability, and e-commerce has proven it ...
- 1995 -1999
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- September 19, 2002, ... for food-contact materials. October 1997 EPA informs Congress that UV-curable inks and coatings served as an example of innovative and cost-effective advancements to comply with the Clean Air Act. ...
- 1974 - 1976
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- September 19, 2002, ... Milprint announces price increase from 6 to 20 percent on packaging materials, "due to escalating costs of raw materials, energy, and transportation." July 1974 Pakex 74, The International Packaging ...
- 1960s
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- September 19, 2002, ... that by using magnetics, the method costs more but also saves time for mounting rubber plates. February 1963 The world expects a revolutionary white paper that will eliminate the need for carbon paper, ...
- May 1993 - 1994
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- September 19, 2002, ... new. Better extrusion technology leads to better film and offers several related benefits: easier, faster converting; better cost-performance ratios; better barrier properties; and lower scrap rates and ...
- Leading Converter in India Reports Benefits of AVT Investment
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- September 02, 2002, ... defects in terms of quality. At the same time, he is not willing to pay more for the product. This cost of quality is what the AVT systems address and not only enable us to meet the quality requirements, ...
- Turning Defects into Perfection
- (Magazine)
- August 31, 2002, ... — as they happen. As a result, we have dramatically reduced our print-related customer returns. Our company image has benefited, but more importantly, we have been able to save the significant costs related ...
- 1970 - 1973
- (News | New Products)
- August 26, 2002, ... price hikes on most specialty nonwoven products; Mobil Chemical, polyethylene cost increased 5 percent; and Continental Can, Folding Carton Div., ups prices on all regular folding carton products from ...
- AVT Q2 Earnings: "Highest in History
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- August 06, 2002, ... positioned AVT as the clear market leader in this sector as well as in packaging," states Shlomo Amire, AVT president/CEO. In addition, the co. says it continued its cost-reduction program, resulting ...
- Converter's Niche: Innovatio
- (Magazine)
- July 31, 2002, ... and training sessions or in digital printing in marketing and advertising. By using new raw materials and by continuous product and process optimization, cost-reduction potential for the whole series ...
- Our Newest Rivals
- (Magazine)
- July 31, 2002, ... year growth market with fully utilized assets, even the slightest shift of a marketing budget away from print to reduce costs or to another medium can have devastating effects on profitability. Commercial ...
- Sonoco Ups Paperboard (NA) & Tube/Core Prices (Europe)
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- July 16, 2002, ... for these products in mid-June 2002, saying escalating costs in almost all operating areas drove the increase. "This second increase is primarily a result of rapidly rising recovered paper costs," adds ...