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Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... 21-22 at the Radisson Hotel, Princeton, NJ. The conference will cover materials, machinery, markets, sourcing, production, and quality and will include special presentations and a panel discussion.  ...

Where Past Meets Future

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December 30, 2003, ... investment, process complexity, essential workflow components, outsourcing other front-end prepress, and the time investment needed to become efficient. As printers ponder where they next can realize ...

Livin' 'Lean' with CT

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October 30, 2003, ... ago, Dopaco Inc., a packaging converter for the quick-service restaurant industry, was able to “cut out the fat” of outsourcing its flexo platemaking via investment in its own Esko-Graphics and DuPont ...

At NPE 2003 SPI Promotes Petition to Offset the "China Factor

(News | New Products)

June 24, 2003, ... & sourcing at Milacron Inc.—as well those representing the manufacturers’/trade group side, including Scott Otteman, Director of International Trade Policy at the National Association of Manufacturers ...

Going, Going... Gone

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April 30, 2003, ... vague understanding of their customers’ economics. This makes them vulnerable to competitors, auctions, and professional outsourcing organizations. The converting industry has been devastated with price ...

Automotive Industry Opportunities

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January 31, 2003, ... has been pushed down the value chain by component manufacture outsourcing. While the OEM continues to specify the materials and designs for vehicle components, its suppliers manufacture them, leaving only ...

Opportunities in Academia

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November 30, 2002, ... in technology-transfer-based business strategies, licensing, sourcing, and acquisitions. His 30-year technology-transfer career includes 15 years exploring, forming, and managing strategic alliances with ...

Energy-Curable Inks

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November 30, 2002, ... it is necessary to ensure both the ink and the coating are low-odor formulations. Sourcing ink and coating together from the same supplier should alleviate most problems experienced by converters. Q: ...

Finding the Software Solution That's Just Right for Yo

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November 30, 2002, ... service provider) methods of deploying software. “ASP services are an important alternative, not only for smaller companies with small technology budgets but also for larger companies as a form of outsourcing. ...

Innovations in E-Commerce: Converter Benefits

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September 30, 2002, ...  a problem. Hordes of companies with similar preferences are outsourcing on-line contest creation and maintenance to companies like ePrize (eprize.net). Essentially, ePrize offers turnkey sweepstakes product ...

On the Move...

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September 30, 2002, ... Laminations, Longview Fibre, Lovejoy, Nipson America, Outsourcing Services Group, Packaging Dept., PAF, Plassein, Pomco Graphic Arts, Raflatac, Roosevelt Paper, SICPA North America, Smyth Cos. Inc., Sonoco, ...

Tufco Sales Up 2.1 MIL from Q2 This Year

(News | New Products)

August 06, 2002, ...  number-one specialty nonwovens products outsourcing partner. The company adds its flexo printing is going gangbusters too. "Our Windmoeller & Hoelscher flexographic printing press is at full capacity.  ...

The Third Wave: An Iron Tale about the Business of Print, Vol. 8

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July 31, 2002, ... manufacturing industries. And we continue to see strong activity in this arena around enterprise sourcing initiatives, auctions, and supplier-consolidation programs. In a recent Raine survey, over 65% ...

Our Newest Rivals

(Magazine)

July 31, 2002, Squeezed profit margins, downsized print buyers, and single sourcing -- this potent combination is turning general commercial printers into... Our Newest Rivals. It's a fact: The general commercial printing ...

Internet and Catalog Orders to Boost Protective Packaging

(News | New Products)

June 11, 2002, ... role played by distribution networks in the marketing and sale of protective products and services as well as the proliferating free-trade agreements that are promoting greater global outsourcing activity, ...

Protective Packaging Study Says Demand to Expand Due to E-Commerce

(News | New Products)

May 19, 2002, ... and sale of protective products and services, and proliferating free-trade agreements that are promoting greater global outsourcing activity. Best opportunities are anticipated for inflatable bags, bubble ...

Flex-Pack Faces Up to Global Competition

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April 30, 2002, ... are striving to reduce costs. Some are sourcing staple (low-margin) products for their home markets from a new overseas partner or acquisition. Middle-tier and larger regional flexible packaging groups ...

Disc Is the Package

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March 31, 2002, ... Group was formed to create and implement new technology, and this brought about a new type of outsourcing, which is common in many industries,” reports Univenture, “wherein Univenture manufactures, installs, ...

Diverse Products Meet Many High-End Needs

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February 28, 2002, ... structures. Otherwise, if you want, for example, a color metallized film with a pressure-sensitive and liner, you have to work with several companies, or the company would be sourcing materials from other ...

Converters See Hurdles Ahead in Digital Printing

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January 31, 2000, ...  versus outsourcing to somebody who has already made that investment. So there's a place for outsourcing, but you do lose control." -- Marketing Director, Tapes, Labels, and Tags There are still mor ...