November 2004 Issue
All in the Family
A simple purchase Andrew Carey made when he was 11 years old was his first step on a journey of significant contribution to the diecutting/diemaking industry. ANDREW CAREY SAID that his father, Kevin Carey, was always involved in the diecutting/diemaking business, so it seemed natural for him to follow in his father's footsteps. And he didn't wait too long to get started, or to move up the ladder of success. At the age of 16, Carey started his career in the industry working part time in the shipping and receiving department of Lasercomb America. Soon after high school, he went full time as
Get a Grip on Rolls
Not every converter needs top-of-the-line roll handling equipment. However, safety, reliability, and durability are three important features to have to ensure increased productivity and economics. THE WORTH OF quality roll handling equipment should not be underestimated. Such machinery plays a quiet, although important and cost-saving, role in the equation Product Converted/Time = Money, according to David Ellingsworth, vice president of RG Engineering Inc. "To save a customer time is to increase overall capacity and the equipment's ability to make money," Ellingsworth said. "When handling standard roll weights ranging 2,000 to 6,000 lbs., the less contact the operator has with the roll the faster and
Short Runs are a Tall Order
Short-run printing is no easy task, but when done right, the rewards can make it all worthwhile. PACKAGE PRINTERS ARE facing a future marked by shorter production runs that may pose challenges for even the best of today's printers. Meeting these challenges head on will require investment in technologies that are geared toward the ultimate in flexibility. Printers will be getting all the help they need from press manufacturers who are making tremendous strides towards maximizing the uptime potential of their new press offerings. "The well-known trend in the market is toward smaller runs for various reasons," observes Terry Trexler, product manager
Success With Rotary Screen Printing
Want the look? Want the feel? Converters tell packagePRINTING why rotary screen printing is the process of choice for producing stand-out labels and containers, despite its extra costs. IN THE LAST few years, rotary screen printing has pretty much become a prerequisite for label converters looking to keep up with competitors and their own customers' requests. Its ability to produce a look, as well as a feel, not achievable with other printing processes has made rotary screen printing "almost a necessary evil," said Dan Plash, sales manager, Telstar Engineering. "It's getting to the point that label printers are almost being forced into adding screen
The Answer for Static Control
Suppliers of static control systems have answered their customers call for enhanced performance, longer neutralizing ranges, and system monitoring. STATIC CONTROL AND web cleaning go hand in hand. The build up of a static charge on any moving web will not only hold particles of contamination to the surface, but will also attract more contamination to join the party. Eliminating static build up is a big first step in keeping a substrate clean. This is even more important today as printers are running faster speeds and more film substrates. Faster speeds can cause an increased build up of the static charge, while plastic
The Pressure is Off, It's Cheaper
At first glance, pressure-sensitive labeling can appear cost-prohibitive, but many suppliers say to get a true picture, users should look at total applied costs. ACCORDING TO THE 2004 North American Label Survey (NALS) completed for TLMI, pressure-sensitive (PS) labels still remain the top choice for consumer products companies (CPCs), with nearly 53 percent using PS labeling technology for the markets they serve. With such a high consumption rate for the PS labels, it would seem that users would not need any sales pressure to purchase the labels. Not true. The whole story Converters need to step back and take a look at the
