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First Converters Expo a hit Mark Spaulding, Editor in Chief, 2/1/2008
Baby, it was cold outside, but that didn't stop the inaugural Converters Expo 2008 from being “a grand success.” Organized by the regional association Converting Influence, the event, held at the Lambeau Stadium Atrium in Green Bay, WI, drew almost 60 converting and allied businesses along with more than 300 attendees. More
Maxson announces multimillion-dollar expansion 01/02/2008
Sheeter maker Maxson Automatic Machinery Co. (Westerly, RI) announces a multmillion-dollar expansion that includes additional office and production facilities.
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Can you apply DFM to winding? David Roisum, Ph.D., Consulting Technical Editor - 01/01/2008
Of course you can. However, you really have to think outside the box so that the winder is considered a vital step in manufacturing instead of an after-thought. DFM (or Design For Manufacturability) recognizes the futility of making a product that the end-user really likes if manufacturing costs prohibit profitability.
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Bringing it home By Contributing Editor Linda Casey - 01/01/2008
In 1992, the company officers at Hutchison Miller Sales Co. faced an opportunity that would thrust them to another side of the materials-distribution supply chain.
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Trim removal goes portable 01/01/2008
Minneapolis-based Litin Paper Co. turned to Converter Accessory Corp. for a portable system to efficiently remove large amounts of trim from several production lines.
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Slim strips = broad opportunity By Contributing Editor Linda Casey - 01/01/2008
When Rayven, Inc., found the market for its ReproFilm slipping away, the company didn't simply add more products; Rayven reinvented itself using the expertise it learned from making reprographic films since the 1970s. “The products are not all that different, it's the markets that changed,” president Joe Heinemann explains.
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Maxcess University expands scope of Conference Week 12/20/2007
Maxcess International will add lay-on roll technology, more hands-on sessions and a plant tour to the agenda for Conference Week 2008 April 21-25 in Philadelphia.
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The Converting Curmudgeon Mark Spaulding, Editor in Chief, Converting March 18, 2008 Buy now and save!
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