Service Up Front

Front-end cost reduction strategy

The 10th annual PLGA operational conference focused on operating profitably in a global market. Part of operating profitably comes from reducing costs. One way to reduce the cost of a gravure-printed job, according to Fontaine, is to reduce the front-end costs of the print job. In fact, Fontaine asserts that such price reductions are already underway. “There is a concerted effort taking place as we speak,” she says. “I believe there will be new materials coming up on the horizon, and there is new tooling available today from hollow aluminum bridge bases, carbon fiber carriers, to image sleeves.”