Prowell constructs sheet feeder.(Box Biz: News You Can Use)(Brief Article)

Start-up manufacturing facilities have never had it easy, but these days the usual challenges, such as designing, implementing, and optimizing the production process, are compounded by the mounting pressure of increasing production goals, which can stop them from reaching profitability. Plant managers at Weyerhaeuser were keenly aware of this requirement ......

ALL SUPPLY AND MANUFACTURING FACILITIES ARE vulnerable to pest infestations due to a steady flow of supply shipments, open shipping and receiving areas and heavy traffic through multiple entrances. Fruit Growers Supply Co.'s (FGS) carton plant requires massive amounts of corrugated board, a material attractive to a variety of pests....

Sun Valley-based packaging manufacturer Marfred Industries earlier this month acquired Barkoff Container & Supply Co. of Hayward. Marfred, a 40-year-old business, converts 42 million square feet of corrugated board into shipping cartons, point of purchase displays and other merchandise holders per month. It will blend the sales and distribution operations ......

The worldwide awakening of the industrial world to the threat of pollution to our land, air and water is becoming increasingly evident and aqueous systems are now meeting a critical need. Mel Weinzimer discusses the evolution of water-based ink technology and its advantages. The use of water-based inks can be ......

Ball Corp. and ConAgra Products, a unit of ConAgra Inc., will form a strategic alliance for the manufacture and supply of metal food containers for ConAgra Grocery Products. The joint venture, called Ball Western Can Co., will acquire and operate certain ConAgra Grocery products manufacturing assets in California. The proposed ......

A truly on-demand workflow doesn't begin and end with a digital press. As was evidenced at this year's On Demand show held in March in New York City–-and with an eye on the upcoming Drupa 2004 event in Germany next month–-finishing equipment manufacturers are offering a range of bindery systems ......

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 ......