Fort Dearborn Company

With package printers on the hot seat for nimble customer responsiveness at the lowest possible cost, accurate real-time information is a must. WHEN IT COMES to cutting costs and investing in the future, package printers have always had plenty of options on how to spend their money. The list just keeps getting longer, and the opportunities more tantalizing. In recent years, business and production software has been climbing to the top of the list and increasingly winning the fight for the limited capital resources. The reasons for this vary, but ultimately, it boils down to the growing need to run highly efficient and

Shrink sleeve label printing requires a lot of work, but the rewards can make it all worth while. SHRINK SLEEVE LABELING has taken aim at the product decoration market in a big way. It's not doing this with a single-shot sniper's rifle, either. It's blasting away at market opportunities and market share with both barrels. Shrink labels represent a high-growth segment in product decoration, and those package printers with the technical savvy to make it work are reaping the benefits of its market appeal. Technical savvy is the key, because a shrink label is a moving target—it starts out in one shape and

Processes: C=Combination, F=Flexo, G=Gravure, L=Letterpress, O=Offset, S=Screen, UV=UV Flexo, D=Digital, T=Thermal/Thermal Transfer 1. Avery Dennison, Framingham, MA Principal Officer: Charles Miller 1999 Rank: 1 # Tag/Label Employees: N/A # of Presses: 400+ # of Facilities: 40 Processes: C, F, G, L, O, S 2. Moore North America, Bannockburn, IL Principal Officer: Ed Tyler 1999 Rank: 8 # of Tag/Label Employees: N/A # of Presses: N/A # of Facilities: 5 Processes: D, F, UV 3. Brady Corp., Milwaukee, WI Principal Officer: Katherine Hudson 1999 Rank: 3 # of Tag/Label Employees: 2,000 # of Presses: 25 # of Facilities: 10 Processes: F, G, S, D,