Simplicity, long life.(Spotlight on Rotary Diecutters)

Maintenance and Calibration Manuals for Rotary Diecutters and Flexo Folder-Gluers by Roger Landrum This two-volume set provides a comprehensive maintenance and calibration system that can help improve productivity and efficiency in corrugated box plants. One manual covers Rotary Diecutters while the other addresses Flexo Folder-Gluers. These manuals and corresponding checklists ......

Guidelines for the Buying and Selling of Used Corrugated Machinery by Kenneth Andersen and Patric K. Szany Practical advice for corrugated boxplant and sheet plant managers when buying or selling used corrugated machinery. It outlines logical steps to follow when dealing with equipment changes and contains checklists for inspection of ......

The Anilox Roll: Heart of the Flexo Process by Joseph P. Trungale In this first-ever book on the anilox roll, the author describes the history and development of the anilox roll, how anilox rolls are used in flexographic printing, and how these rolls should be properly maintained. Thirteen chapters cover ......

While anecdotal evidence from some of the biggest equipment suppliers to the converting industry indicates that new-machinery sales are up, machine retrofits and line upgrades continue to provide the means by which many converters stay technically current. Sales and installations of these upgrades are still the way some suppliers keep ......

The short answer is 'Yes, but ...' Dancers are one method of closed-loop tension control, often preferred because it can compensate for variations and upsets that open-loop control methods—such as draw, speed, torque, and differential shaft control—cannot. A closed-loop system can counter variations that include bearing and gearbox friction changes ......

Looking back five to 10 years ago, die makers and suppliers had a chance to breathe between the time when they received an order and when they shipped the product. Today, breathing is considered a luxury. Before, manufacturers and suppliers were given an average of four days to deliver dies—now ......

Whether your restaurant seats several hundred patrons or serves the neighborhood as a small café, you need a good chef or kitchen manager. Here's how to find the best person for that role.

Host Hattie Bryant of Small Business School interviews Harry Rosenthal and a coworker of Sundance Catalog, a catalog company based ......

Host Hattie Bryant of Small Business School interviews Mingo Lee and Steve Karfaridis of Wahoo's Fish Taco restaurant in Costa ......

No matter what topics you blog on, the key to growing your audience is directly tied to your ability to network in the real world. This was the consensus of the SXSW panel and many members in the audience. Yes, you should market yourself, your company, and your blog in ......

Part of good financial planning and easy, everyday savings involves getting a good buy on products that you will use, and on products that are of good quality. After all, a poor quality product that breaks or becomes useless after a few months is a waste of money and does ......

U.S. exports to China totaled $65.2 billion last year. Wouldn't you like part of that action?

Seatbelts are for any passenger aboard a moving vehicle, dogs included. Carl Goldberg learned this the hard way 10 years ago.