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or CI press can have a big impact on the amount of ink used, especially on a run of say, 180,000 six-color, 35-pound dog food bags. It’s also important to remember that all blades on a press are equally important, so your containment and metering blades must also be precisely mea- sured and correctly installed. Begin with exact measurements, such as those supplied by the press manufacturer. However, there are four or more anilox rolls on a CI press and we ŬŶŽǁĮƌƐƚͲŚĂŶĚƚŚĂƚďůĂĚĞůĞŶŐƚŚƐĂƌĞŶŽƚĂůǁĂLJƐŝŶ - terchangeable across those rolls. So be precise when you place your order. Accuracy is especially important when taking your own measurements. You need to either buy a tool for precise measurement—and use it correctly—or have your press or doctor blade supplier make the measurements for you. The Right Blade for the Job ^Ɵůů͕ ĞǀĞŶ ŝĨ LJŽƵŵĞĂƐƵƌĞĚ ƚǁŝĐĞ ĂŶĚ ǀĞƌŝĮĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĞdžĂĐƚƐŝnjĞďůĂĚĞLJŽƵŶĞĞĚĞĚ͕ƚŚĞĞīŽƌƚĐĂŶďĞǁĂƐƚ - ed if you aren’t specifying the right type of blade to begin with. Like so many other things about these ƐĞĞŵŝŶŐůLJ ŝŶŶŽĐƵŽƵƐ ƐƚƌŝƉƐ ŽĨ ƐƚĞĞů͕ ƉůĂƐƟĐ Žƌ ƉŽůLJ - ester laminate, there is more to doctor blades than ĮƌƐƚĂƉƉĞĂƌƐ͘^ŽLJŽƵĂďƐŽůƵƚĞůLJŵƵƐƚŽƌĚĞƌƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚ blade for every job. For example, I think of a customer who was running Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ƟƚĂŶŝƵŵ ŝŶŬƐ ďƵƚ ŶŽƚ ďƵLJŝŶŐ ĐŽĂƚĞĚ ďůĂĚĞƐ for use on his white decks. Coated blades are resis- ƚĂŶƚƚŽƟƚĂŶŝƵŵŝŶŬƐ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂůŽŶŐĞƌƐĞƌǀŝĐĞůŝĨĞ͘ dŚĞ ƐĞĞŵŝŶŐůLJ ůĞƐƐ ĐŽƐƚůLJ ŽƉƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŶŽƌŵĂů ďůĂĚĞƐ ǁŽƵŶĚƵƉĐŽƐƟŶŐŵŽŶĞLJďĞĐĂƵƐĞƟƚĂŶŝƵŵŝŶŬƐͶĂƐ you well know—have a tendency to chew up normal, uncoated steel blades very quickly. When you do the ŶƵŵďĞƌƐĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂƌĞƚŚĞĐƵŵƵůĂƟǀĞĐŽƐƚƐŽĨĐŽŶ - ƟŶƵĂůůLJ ƌĞƉůĂĐŝŶŐ ŶŽƌŵĂů ďůĂĚĞƐ ǀĞƌƐƵƐ ƚŚĞ ůŽŶŐĞƌ life of coated ones, it is clear that you can be spend- ing money you don’t need to spend. And it’s not just the cost of the blades: changing blades takes your ƉƌĞƐƐŽŋŝŶĞǁŚĞŶŝƚĐŽƵůĚďĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀĞ͕ĂĚĚŝŶŐƚŽ the real cost of the cheaper blades. KŶĞƐĞĞŵŝŶŐůLJŵŝŶŽƌĨĂĐƚŽƌŝƐƚŚĞďůĂĚĞĞǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶ
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One of the things we know, as ink systems experts, is t hat a well-managed ink system helps ensure every job runs smoothly. The issues we’ve seen are all related, although some may focus on one component more ƚŚĂŶ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ͘ ^Ɵůů͕ ŽŶĞ ŽƌŵŽƌĞ ŽĨ ĨŽƵƌ ďĂƐŝĐ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐƐĞĞŵƐƚŽĐŽŵĞƵƉ͕ŶŽŵĂƩĞƌǁŚĞƌĞǁĞŐŽ͘ ^ŝnjĞDĂƩĞƌƐ /ƚƚƵƌŶƐŽƵƚƚŚĂƚƐŝnjĞŵĂƩĞƌƐ͘ůĂĚĞƐŝnjĞ͕ƚŚĂƚŝƐ͘/Ŷ fact, when a customer asks us to evaluate their inking ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƚŚŝŶŐƐǁĞĐŚĞĐŬŝƐƚŚĞƚLJƉĞ and size of the doctor, metering, and containment blades they are using. We have found inaccurately or inconsistently cut blades to be leading causes of chamber leaks and ex- ĐĞƐƐĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶŽĨďůĂĚĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů͘/ƚŝƐĞĂƐLJƚŽŽǀĞƌ - ůŽŽŬĂďůĂĚĞƚŚĂƚ͛ƐĂĨƌĂĐƟŽŶŽĨĂŶŝŶĐŚƚŽŽƐŚŽƌƚ͕ďƵƚ the wasted ink can add up quickly over a long press run, increasing the cost for a job. This seemingly mi- ŶŽƌŝƐƐƵĞŝƐŽŶĞƚŚĂƚŵƵƐƚďĞĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚƚŽŽƉƟŵŝnjĞ performance and help keep costs under control. On a visit to one mid- and wide-web packaging ƉƌŝŶƚĞƌ͕ĨŽƌŝŶƐƚĂŶĐĞ͕ďůĂĚĞƐĐƵƚũƵƐƚĂůŝƩůĞƐŚŽƌƚǁĞƌĞ ĐĂƵƐŝŶŐ ůĞĂŬƐ ŽŶ ƚŚƌĞĞ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƉƌĞƐƐĞƐ͕ ĚƌŝƉƉŝŶŐ ŵŽŶĞLJĞǀĞƌLJƟŵĞƚŚĞƉƌĞƐƐĞƐǁĞƌĞƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ͘tĞƌĞĐ - ŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƉƵƌĐŚĂƐŝŶŐďůĂĚĞƐƉƌĞͲĐƵƚƚŽƚŚĞƐƉĞĐŝĮĐ lengths required. Our technical sales rep measured the correct lengths and shop management agreed to blade lengths of 49.6755”, 45.725”, and 65.475”. We shipped two samples of each size to verify prop- er length before ordering pre-cut blades. Note here that measurement was to the thousandth and even ten-thousandth of an inch: further proof that size ĐĂŶƌĞĂůůLJŵĂƩĞƌ͘ZĞŵĞŵďĞƌ͕LJŽƵƌŝŶŬĐŚĂŵďĞƌƐĂƌĞ pressurized, so even a small leak on a 6-, 8-, or 10-col-
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ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨĚŝŐŝƚĂůƉƌŝŶƟŶŐĨŽƌŚŝŐŚͲŐƌĂƉŚŝĐĂŶĚ ƐŚŽƌƚĞƌƌƵŶŶĞĞĚƐ͕ƚŚĞŇĞdžŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJŝƐƐƵƌĞƚŽ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŚƌŝǀŝŶŐ͘ĞĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞĂŶŝůŽdžƌŽůůĞƌŝƐƐƟůůƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞŇĞdžŽƉƌĞƐƐ͕ZŐƌĂƉŚŝĐƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐƚƐǁŽƌŬ closely with printers to ensure that the proper en- graving technology is employed to achieve the most ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚƉƌŝŶƚƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͘tŚŝůĞƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůϲϬͲĚĞŐƌĞĞ ŚĞdžĂŐŽŶĂů ĐĞůůƐ ĂƌĞ ƐƟůů ƚŚĞ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ŽĨ ƉƌŝŶƚĞƌƐ ĨŽƌ higher graphics and process work, extended hexag- ŽŶĂů ĐĞůůƐ ŽīĞƌ ĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶĂů ƌĞůĞĂƐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ĐŽů - or density for line and solid work. In order for anilox ƌŽůůĞƌƐƚŽĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽďĞƩĞƌŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ ĐŽůŽƌĚĞŶƐŝƚLJ͕ ZŚĂƐďĞŐƵŶǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĐůŽƐĞůLJǁŝƚŚ ĸĐŝĞŶƚŶŝůŽdž Care, LLC to provide cleaning plates which mount to ƚŚĞƉƌŝŶƚĐLJůŝŶĚĞƌƚŽĐůĞĂŶĂĐŽůŽƌƐƚĂƟŽŶƚŚĂƚ͛ƐŶŽƚŝŶ ƵƐĞǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĂů͊ ŶĚǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĞŇĞdžŽŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌŝƐƉƌŝŶƟŶŐŽŶĂŚŝŐŚůLJĂďƐŽƌďĞŶƚ ŵĞĚŝƵŵ Žƌ Ă ĐŽĂƚĞĚ͕ŵŝĐƌŽͲŇƵƚĞĚ ďŽĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ ŚŝŐŚĞƌ ŐƌĂƉŚŝĐƐ͕ZĞŵƉůŽLJƐƉƌĞŵŝƵŵĞůĂƐƚŽŵĞƌŝĐŵĂƚĞƌŝ - ĂůƐŽŶĨĞĞĚƐĞĐƟŽŶƌŽůůĞƌƐƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚďŽĂƌĚĐƌƵƐŚ ǁŝůůŶŽƚĂīĞĐƚƉƌŝŶƚƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͘ dŚĞ ĐŽĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůĂŵŝŶĂƟŶŐ ŽĨ ƉĂƉĞƌ ĂŶĚ Įůŵ ŝƐ ŽŌĞŶ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚ ƵƐŝŶŐ ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůůLJͲĞŶŐƌĂǀĞĚ ĂŶĚ chrome plated rollers. Unfortunately, the chrome ƉůĂƟŶŐ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ƚŚŝŶ ;͘ϬϬϬϰ͟ ƚŽ ͘ϬϬϬϲ͟Ϳ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŽŌĞŶ leads to rust and corrosion on the roller surface. This ĂīĞĐƚƐĐŽĂƚǁĞŝŐŚƚĂŶĚůĂLJĚŽǁŶ͘ZŽīĞƌƐĐůĂĚĚĞĚ stainless-steel rollers that eliminate the need for a ĮŶĂů ĐŚƌŽŵĞ ƉůĂƟŶŐ͕ ƚŚƵƐ ĞdžƚĞŶĚŝŶŐ ƌŽůůĞƌ ůŝĨĞǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘ But perhaps the most important investment that Z /ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŵĂŬĞƐ ŝƐ ŝŶ ͞ƉĞŽƉůĞ͘͟ /Ŷ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞƚŚĂƚŽƵƌŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ŝŶŚĂƌ - ůŽƩĞ͕E ĂŶĚ >ĂƐsĞŐĂƐ͕Esǁŝůů ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉůLJ ŽƵƌĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌƐǁĞůůŝŶƚŽƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͕ZŚĂƐŚŝƌĞĚŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJƐĞĂƐŽŶĞĚǀĞƚĞƌĂŶƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŇĞdžŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐŝŶĚƵƐ - try, but also select entry level personnel whom the ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůƐƚĂīĐĂŶŵĞŶƚŽƌ͘ Packaging plays a major role in each of our daily ůŝǀĞƐ͊Z/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŝƐƉƌŽƵĚƚŽŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĂƉĂƌƚ ŽĨƚŚŝƐŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJĨŽƌƚŚŝƌƚLJͲĮǀĞLJĞĂƌƐĂŶĚǁĞůŽŽŬĨŽƌ - ǁĂƌĚƚŽƐƵƉƉůLJŝŶŐĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝĐŝŶŐŽƵƌŇĞdžŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐĐƵƐ - ƚŽŵĞƌƐĨŽƌŵĂŶLJLJĞĂƌƐƚŽĐŽŵĞ͊
Mike Foran President & CEO
As we celebrate our 35th year of manufacturing at Z/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů͕ǁĞĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽƐĞĞŐƌŽǁƚŚŽƉƉŽƌ - ƚƵŶŝƟĞƐŝŶĂůůƚŚĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĞƐƚŚĂƚǁĞƐĞƌǀĞͶŶĂƌƌŽǁ ĂŶĚǁŝĚĞǁĞďƉĂƉĞƌ͕ĮůŵĂŶĚĨŽŝů͕ĐŽĂƟŶŐĂŶĚůĂŵ - ŝŶĂƟŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐŽƌƌƵŐĂƚĞĚ ƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐ͘ tĞ͛ǀĞ ĐŽŶƟŶ - ƵĞĚƚŽŝŶǀĞƐƚŝŶƚŚĞůĂƚĞƐƚĮďĞƌŽƉƟĐůĂƐĞƌĞŶŐƌĂǀŝŶŐ equipment, which provides the most consistent ink ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJĨƌŽŵŚŝŐŚͲĚĞĮŶŝƟŽŶĂŶŝůŽdžƌŽůůĞƌƐ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐ ŝŶƉƌĞĐŝƐŝŽŶŐƌŝŶĚŝŶŐĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ͕ĂĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐƚŚĞƟŐŚƚ tolerances that are demanded today. And the propri- ĞƚĂƌLJĐĞƌĂŵŝĐĐŽĂƟŶŐƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĨĞĂƚƵƌĞĚŽŶŽƵƌƌŽůů - ers ensure that they deliver maximum durability and extended roller life to our customers. KƵƌEŝĐŬĞůĂĐŬΡƐůĞĞǀĞĚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐƚŽŐƌŽǁ͕ especially our NBA NickelBack™ anilox sleeves. The inner nickel layer requires less air pressure to mount ĂŶĚƌĞŵŽǀĞƚŚĂŶĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĂůƐůĞĞǀĞƐǁŝƚŚĮďĞƌŐůĂƐƐ inner layers. This ensures a safer pressroom environ- ŵĞŶƚ͘ŶĚǁŚŝůĞĮďĞƌŐůĂƐƐŝŶŶĞƌůĂLJĞƌƐĂƌĞƉƌŽŶĞƚŽ ĐƌĂĐŬ ĂŶĚ ĐŚŝƉ ŽǀĞƌ ƟŵĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŵƵůƟƉůĞ ŵŽƵŶƟŶŐƐ ĂŶĚĚŝƐͲŵŽƵŶƟŶŐƐ͕ƚŚĞŶŝĐŬĞůŝŶŶĞƌůĂLJĞƌďĞƩĞƌĂď - sorbs those processes, giving the sleeve a longer life. ZƵďďĞƌ ƟŶƚ ƐůĞĞǀĞƐ͕ ĞdžƚĞŶĚĞƌ ƐůĞĞǀĞƐ ĨŽƌ ĂĚĚĞĚ ƌĞ - ƉĞĂƚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŶĂŬĞĚ ŶŝĐŬĞů ƐůĞĞǀĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƉůĂƚĞŵŽƵŶƟŶŐ have also made an impact on growth. ŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĂů ĂůƵŵŝŶƵŵ ĚŽĐƚŽƌ ďůĂĚĞ ĐŚĂŵďĞƌƐ ŚĂǀĞĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĞŶƉƌŽŶĞƚŽĨĂŝůŽǀĞƌƟŵĞ͘Z/ŶƚĞƌŶĂ - ƟŽŶĂůŚĂƐĂůŝŐŶĞĚŝƚƐĞůĨǁŝƚŚWĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐWůĂƐƚĨƌŽŵ/ƚĂůLJ to provide the lightest and most durable 100% carbon ĮďĞƌďůĂĚĞĐŚĂŵďĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞŵĂƌŬĞƚƉůĂĐĞ͘ƐǁĞůů͕ŽƵƌ seasoned technical personnel have years of experi- ĞŶĐĞŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŶŐĂŶĚŝŶƐƚĂůůŝŶŐĚŽĐƚŽƌďůĂĚĞĐŚĂŵďĞƌƐ͘ With theworldwideexpansionof Amazon™andoth- er online shopping agencies, the corrugated industry ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐƚŽƐĞĞŐƌŽǁƚŚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ ǀĞŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ
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Mark Lambrecht President
The “O” Word In today’s technology driven economy, the word ͞ŽďƐŽůĞƚĞ͟ ŝƐ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐŵŽƌĞ ƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ͘ dŚĞ ĚĞĮŶŝƟŽŶ itself, that which is no longer produced or used, ŵĂŬĞƐ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐŝŶŐ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐ ĚĂƵŶƟŶŐ ĂƐ ǁĞ ĂƐŬ ourselves, how long will this product last? With technology changing and advancing so quickly, it impacts all areas of our lives. How many of us ĂƌĞƐƟůůƵƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĐĞůůƉŚŽŶĞƐŽƌǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶƐ Žƌ ƐƵƌĮŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŶĞƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ computers as we were 10 or 15 years ago? The answer is virtually none. How many of us have scrapped a working electronic device for features only found on a newer model? The answer is too many. Of course, this rapidly changing technology also af- fects our business lives. &ŽƌLJŽƵĂƐŽƵƌĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌƐ͕ƚŚĞZK/ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐĚƌĂƐƟĐĂůůLJ when dealing with the advancing technologies. How long will my product last? How long will it be supported? How long will parts be available? Purchasing decisions become more complex as we try to balance durability with up-to-date technology. For us as supplier partners, the challenge is also just ĂƐŐƌĞĂƚ͘,ŽǁĚŽǁĞĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞƚŚĞŵĂƌŬĞƚŶĞĞĚƐĨŽƌ ƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͍,ŽǁĚŽǁĞĂůůŽĐĂƚĞŽƵƌZΘƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ƚŽ ŵĂdžŝŵŝnjĞ ĐŽŶƐƵŵĞƌ ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ͍ ,Žǁ ĚŽ ǁĞ ƐƚĂLJ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚďƵƚƐƟůůŬĞĞƉŽƵƌĞLJĞƐŽŶƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͍
At AccuWeb, a BSTNA company, we recognized and accepted this challenge. When developing our new ĐĐƵE dĐŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌ͕ǁĞƐƉĞŶƚĂůŽƚŽĨƟŵĞůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐƚŽ our customers.Wewanted to understand not only their current needs, but also what the future might hold.
We are extremely proud of the results.
The AccuNET controller is designed to accommodate features and upgrades that haven’t even been requested or developed yet. And there is some more good news. A decade ago, many electronic components were custom made for ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ͕ĂĐĐĞů - ĞƌĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ũŽƵƌŶĞLJ ƚŽ ŽďƐŽůĞƐĐĞŶĐĞ͘ dŽĚĂLJ͕ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ƵƐŝŶŐŵŽƌĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ͕ďƵƚƐƟůůŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ - ing proprietary and unique equipment. This balance is extremely important to us and our customers. ƚ ^dE ĂŶĚ ^d ĞůƚƌŽŵĂƚ /ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů͕ ǁĞ ŚĞĂƌ our customers. We truly understand the balance needed to address today’s needs of our customers, ďƵƚƐƟůůƉůĂŶĨŽƌƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁ͘ At BSTNA we are driven to provide results that count. tĞĂƌĞƌĞĂĚLJĨŽƌLJŽƵƌĨƵƚƵƌĞ͊
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WEB GUIDE CONTROLLER
Easy Integration • 24V DC; built-in discrete I/O Better Performance • faster response with 32 Bit processing and fast closed loop Handy Features • web oscillation, web width measurement, web position monitoring, dual edge guiding Operator Friendly • intuitive 5” color touch screen
Network Friendly • integrated fieldbus interfaces with most popular networks Upgrade Friendly • add new features and increased speed to older systems
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Robert Hannum Corrugated Segment Manager
ŽƐƚ ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƉƌĞǀĂůĞŶƚ ŝŶ ŵŽƐƚ Ăůů ƉƌŝŶƟŶŐ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ƐĞŐŵĞŶƚƐ͘ WŽƐƚͲƉƌŝŶƚ ĐŽƌƌƵŐĂƚĞĚ ƉƌŝŶƟŶŐ ŝƐ ŶŽĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ͘dǁŽĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƚƌĞŶĚƐŝŶƚŚŝƐƐĞŐŵĞŶƚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ƵƐĞ ŽĨ ƌĞĐLJĐůĞĚ ĮďĞƌƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ŶĞǁ board suitable for the post print market and thinner liner weights. While these trends certainly have their ĐŽƐƚďĞŶĞĮƚƐ͕ƚŚĞLJĐĂŶĂĚǀĞƌƐĞůLJĂīĞĐƚƉƌŝŶƟŶŐ͘ &ƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƐƐ ŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌ͛Ɛ ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĐŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ƉƌŝŶƚĞĚ ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ ŽĨ ƵŶĞǀĞŶ ƐƵď - ƐƚƌĂƚĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĂΘŇƵƚĞŬƌĂŌĐŽƌƌƵŐĂƚĞĚďŽĂƌĚ with uniform ink coverage can be a challenge. Now it has become even more challenging when taking into account these two growing trends. Part of the challenge results from the balance a ƉƌŝŶƚĞƌ ŵƵƐƚ ƐƚƌŝŬĞ ŝŶ ƉƵƫŶŐ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞ ďĞ - ƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƉƌŝŶƟŶŐƉůĂƚĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵďƐƚƌĂƚĞƚŽƉƌŝŶƚĂ ŐŽŽĚƐŽůŝĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐƌƵƐŚŝŶŐƚŚĞŇƵƚĞƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĐŽƵůĚ ǁĞĂŬĞŶƚŚĞďŽĂƌĚďĞLJŽŶĚŝƚƐƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ͘hƐŝŶŐƚƌĂ - ĚŝƟŽŶĂůƉƌŝŶƟŶŐƉůĂƚĞƐǁŝƚŚĂ^ŚŽƌĞĚƵƌŽŵĞƚĞƌŽĨ 33-34 for a .250” thick plate (let’s call this durome- ƚĞƌĂ͞ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚĚƵƌŽŵĞƚĞƌ͟ƉůĂƚĞͿǁĂƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůLJĮŶĞ when liners were thicker and stronger. However, us- ŝŶŐĂƐŽŌĞƌĚƵƌŽŵĞƚĞƌƉůĂƚĞŝƐŶŽǁƚŚĞďĞƐƚŽƉƟŽŶ to completely cover the solid image area without any ƉƌŝŶƟŶŐǀŽŝĚƐŝŶƚŚĞǀĂůůĞLJƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŇƵƚĞůŝŶĞƐ in the boards. ƵWŽŶƚĚǀĂŶĐĞĚWƌŝŶƟŶŐŝƐƉůĞĂƐĞĚƚŽŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĂ new, low durometer corrugated sheet photopolymer ƉƌŝŶƟŶŐƉůĂƚĞ͕ŶĂŵĞĚƵWŽŶƚΡLJƌĞůΠ>͘/ƚǁŝůůďĞ ŽīĞƌĞĚŝŶĂǀĂƌŝĞƚLJŽĨƚŚŝĐŬŶĞƐƐĞƐĂŶĚƐŝnjĞƐƚŽŵĞĞƚ ƚŚĞŐůŽďĂůĚĞŵĂŶĚ͘LJƌĞůΠ>ŝƐĂƐŽŌĞƌƉůĂƚĞƚŚĂƚ conforms to the uneven surface of corrugated boards
ĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂƐŵŽŽƚŚĞƌŝŶŬůĂLJĚŽǁŶ͘ƐŽŌĞƌƉůĂƚĞ ĂůƐŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐďĞƩĞƌŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶůĂƟƚƵĚĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƌĞƐƐ ŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌƐ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ Ă ŬĞLJ ďĞŶĞĮƚ ƐŝŶĐĞ ďŽĂƌĚ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƐƐĞƐŚĂǀĞǁŝĚĞƌĂŶŐŝŶŐǀĂƌŝĂƟŽŶ͘ dĚĂƚĂƐŚŽǁƐ virtually no decrease in the board strength when us- ŝŶŐ>͘ƵWŽŶƚŚĂƐĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚĚĂƚĂƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚďLJƚŚĞ Clemson University Packaging Science Lab in Clem- ƐŽŶ͕^ŽƵƚŚĂƌŽůŝŶĂ͕ƚŽĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĂŶĚĐŽŶĮƌŵƚŚŝƐ ĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶĂůďĞŶĞĮƚ͘ ƵWŽŶƚ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ ŶĞǁ ƉůĂƚĞ ŝƐ Ă ǁŝŶͲǁŝŶ ĨŽƌ both the corrugated tradeshops and the printer con- ǀĞƌƚĞƌƐ͘ dŚĞ > ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƌƌƵŐĂƚĞĚ ƚƌĂĚĞƐŚŽƉƐLJĞƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌŚŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͕ƵWŽŶƚŵĂŶƵ - ĨĂĐƚƵƌĞĚƉŚŽƚŽƉŽůLJŵĞƌƉƌŝŶƟŶŐƉůĂƚĞƚŽŽīĞƌŝƚƐĐƵƐ - ƚŽŵĞƌƐƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚŝƚƐƉƌĞŵŝƵŵWƉůĂƚĞƚĂƌŐĞƚ - ed for use with high-end graphics. ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJ͕ƚŚŝƐƉůĂƚĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶƉƌŽǀĞŶƚŽŽƵƚƉĞƌ - ĨŽƌŵ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ͞ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ ĚƵƌŽŵĞƚĞƌ͟ ƉƌŝŶƟŶŐ ƉůĂƚĞƐ ŝŶŝƚƐŝŶƚĞƌŶĂůĂŶĚĞdžƚĞƌŶĂůƉƌŝŶƚƚƌŝĂůĞǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌ ũŽďƐ͘ƵWŽŶƚ ŚĂƐ ďĞŶĐŚ - marked this new plate against its own 33 Shore A ƉůĂƚĞĂŶĚƐĞǀĞƌĂůŽƚŚĞƌĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞƉůĂƚĞƐ͕ďŽƚŚǁŝƚŚ standard durometers and lower durometers. The early success of this new digital plate has brought a lot of enthusiasm to those customers currently buy- ŝŶŐĂŶĚƵƐŝŶŐ>͘ ƵWŽŶƚ ĚǀĂŶĐĞĚ WƌŝŶƟŶŐ͕ Ă ƵWŽŶƚ ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐƐ Θ /ŵ - ĂŐŝŶŐ ĚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ͕ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ ĨŽƌ ŇĞdžŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶŬũĞƚ ƉƌŝŶƟŶŐ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĞƐ͘ ƵWŽŶƚΡLJƌĞůΠŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͛ƐůĞĂĚŝŶŐŇĞdžŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ ƉůĂƚĞͲŵĂŬŝŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵƐŝŶĚŝŐŝƚĂůĂŶĚĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĂůĨŽƌŵĂƚƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ LJƌĞůΠ ^z ƉŚŽƚŽƉŽůLJŵĞƌ ƉůĂƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ LJƌĞůΠ &^dƉůĂƚĞƐĂŶĚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶŐĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ͘
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FLXON
Paul Sharkey President
ŽŶͲƉƌĞƐƐƚƌŽƵďůĞƐŚŽŽƟŶŐ͕ĂŶŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌǁŝůůŽŌĞŶƌĞƚƌĞĂƚ to what worked well on their old press. Without realiz- ŝŶŐŝƚ͕ƚŚĞŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌŝƐƌĞƐĞƫŶŐƚŚĞŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ which may result in lower performance. ƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƟŵĞ͕ ƉƌĞƐƐ ƉĞƌŝƉŚĞƌĂůƐ ƵƐĞĚ ŽŶ ŽůĚĞƌ machines like doctor blades, end seals, and cleaning systems that worked well at 400 fpm are not up to the performance demands of running at 2,000 fpm. In- stead, new doctor blade materials with enhanced coat- ŝŶŐƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚƚŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞƟŐŚƚŵĞƚĞƌŝŶŐƐŽ a clean dot can be held over very long runs. These same ďůĂĚĞƐ ƌĞƐŝƐƚ ǁĞĂƌ ĂůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ƌĞƉůĂĐĞ ŵƵůƟƉůĞ ŽůĚͲƐƚLJůĞďůĂĚĞƐ͘dŚĞLJĂƌĞĂŶĞĂƐLJƚŽũƵƐƟĨLJƵƉŐƌĂĚĞ͘ KŶĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƚŽĂƐƐƵƌĞĐƌŝƟĐĂůŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚŽƉƟŵŝnjĂƟŽŶ ŝƐ ƚŽ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƵƉƉůŝĞƌƐ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ƉƌĞƐƐƌŽŽŵ ĂƐƐĞƐƐ - ŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŽ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞ ŝĨ Žƌ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐ ƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐ ĂƌĞĨĂůůŝŶŐƐŚŽƌƚ͘dŚĞƐĞƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐƵƐƵĂůůLJŽīĞƌŽŶŐŽŝŶŐŽƉ - ĞƌĂƚŽƌďĞƐƚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐĂƐǁĞůů͘DĂŶLJƐƵƉƉůŝĞƌƐŽĨ ŝŶŬƐ͕ĂŶŝůŽdž͕ƉůĂƚĞƐ͕ƐƟĐŬLJďĂĐŬĂŶĚĚŽĐƚŽƌďůĂĚĞƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ this support at no added cost to their customer. In FLXON’s case, our team members make regular- ly scheduled pressroom visits to observe and trouble ƐŚŽŽƚ ŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŶŬŵĞƚĞƌŝŶŐ ĐŽŶ - cerns like dot gain, back doctoring or end seals leaking. dŚĞLJĂůƐŽĐŚĞĐŬĚŽĐƚŽƌďůĂĚĞƵƟůŝnjĂƟŽŶ͕ƐĞƚƵƉ͕ďůĂĚĞ ŚŽůĚĞƌ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ͕ ƉƵŵƉƐ͕ ĮůƚƌĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ end, a report is sent to pressroommanagement indicat- ing the status of checked items and when appropriate ŵĂŬĞƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ͘ ŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐ/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ These support services can be an important part of ĂŶLJ ƉƌĞƐƐƌŽŽŵ͛Ɛ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞ͘ tĞĮŶĚǁĞĂƌĞŽŌĞŶĂƐŬĞĚƚŽĐŚĞĐŬĂŶĚƌĞƉŽƌƚŽŶƐĞǀ - ĞƌĂů<ĞLJWĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ/ŶĚŝĐĂƚŽƌƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀŝƚLJ͕ ĚŽǁŶƟŵĞĂŶĚǁĂƐƚĞ͘KƵƌŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝŶŚĞůƉŝŶŐŽƵƌĐƵƐ - ƚŽŵĞƌƐŽƉƟŵŝnjĞƚŚĞŝƌĚŽĐƚŽƌďůĂĚĞƵƐĞĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŝŶ a very real way to their gaining and maintaining their ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞʹŐŽŽĚĨŽƌďŽƚŚŽƵƌĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐ͘ /ŶƚŽĚĂLJ͛ƐĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞǁŽƌůĚŽĨŇĞdžŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐƉƌŝŶƟŶŐ ʹƚŚĞƚĞƌŵ͞ƐƵƌǀŝǀĂůŽĨƚŚĞĮƩĞƐƚ͟ŵĂLJŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƌĞ - ƉůĂĐĞĚďLJƚĞƌŵƐůŝŬĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀŝƚLJ͕ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞ͘ƵƚŝŶƚŚĞĞŶĚ͕ƐƵƌǀŝǀĂůŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƐƚĞƉ ƚŽ ďĞŝŶŐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů͘ /ƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ǁĞ ŐĞƚ ƚŽ play another day.
ŽĞƐ͞^ƵƌǀŝǀĂůŽĨƚŚĞ&ŝƩĞƐƚ͟ZĞƐŽŶĂƚĞŝŶdŽĚĂLJ͛Ɛ FLEXO World? Typically, companies start with a plan. They establi sh ŐŽĂůƐĨŽƌĂƚŽƉĂŶĚďŽƩŽŵͲůŝŶĞŶƵŵďĞƌ͘dŚĞŶŝƚ͛ƐĂŵĂƚ - ter of developing a plan to achieve those goals. When it comes to the plan; each step in the achievement process ŶĞĞĚƐŽŶĞ͘^ĂůĞƐĂŶĚŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐŶĞĞĚƐĂƉůĂŶƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐŵĞƐƐĂŐĞŽƵƚƚŽƉƌŽƐƉĞĐƟǀĞďƵLJĞƌƐǁŚŽǁŝůů place orders; the manufacturing team needs a plan to ĚĞůŝǀĞƌǁŚĂƚĂĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌŽƌĚĞƌƐ͖ĂŶĚŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐŶĞĞĚƐĂ ƉůĂŶƚŽĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞĞīŽƌƚĂŶĚĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚ of the company as a whole. If team members do a good job, the company makes money, pays bonus, pays taxes ĂŶĚƌĞƉĞĂƚƐƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐLJĞĂƌǁŝƚŚĂŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶƚŽĚŽ ĞǀĞŶďĞƩĞƌ͘/ƚƐŽƵŶĚƐƐŽƐŝŵƉůĞ͘ ^Ž ǁŚLJ ŝƐ ŝƚ ŽŌĞŶ Ă ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ ƚŽ ũƵƐƚ ďƌĞĂŬ ĞǀĞŶ͍ WƌĞƐƐƌŽŽŵƐ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽƐƐĮƌĞ ŽĨ ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJ ŝŶ - creasing costs and print buyers demanding lower pric- ĞƐ͘^ƵƌǀŝǀĂůŝƐŶ͛ƚũƵƐƚĂŵĂƩĞƌŽĨĞůŝŵŝŶĂƟŶŐǁĂƐƚĞĂŶĚ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐĞĸĐŝĞŶĐŝĞƐ͖ŝƚ͛ƐĂŵĂƩĞƌŽĨĚŽŝŶŐ ŝƚďĞƩĞƌƚŚĂŶĐŽŵƉĞƟƚŽƌƐ͘ In recent years pressrooms have invested in new press and process technology allowing them to go to press faster, run faster, change 7 or 8 color jobs in minutes ǁŝƚŚ ůŝƩůĞ Žƌ ŶŽ ƐƚĂƌƚͲƵƉ ǁĂƐƚĞ͘ dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůůLJ͕ ƚŚĞLJ ĐĂŶ deliver quality faster and cheaper. For many, improve- ŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚďĞŶĞĮƚƐĂƌĞƌĞĂůŝnjĞĚ͕ďƵƚŶŽƚĨƵůůLJ͘ dĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJďLJŝƚƐĞůĨŝƐŶŽƚƚŚĞĂŶƐǁĞƌ͘ ǀĞŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ŶĞǁĞƐƚƉƌĞƐƐ͕ŝƚ͛ƐƐƟůůĂŵĂƩĞƌŽĨŬŶŽǁŝŶŐǁŚĂƚƚŽĚŽ and understanding why. In our experiences, managers ĚĞĐŝĚŝŶŐƚŽŝŶǀĞƐƚŝŶƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJŽŌĞŶĨĂŝůƚŽŝŶǀĞƐƚĨƵůůLJ ŝŶŽƉƟŵŝnjŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ͘ĂůĐƵůĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚũƵƐƟĮ - ĐĂƟŽŶƐŽĨĞǀĞƌLJĚĞƚĂŝůŽĨĂŶĞǁƉƌĞƐƐĂƌĞŵĂĚĞƚŽũƵƐƟ - fy the expense. Once delivered and installed, operators are trained, usually by the manufacturer, on how to set ƵƉ ĂŶĚ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƐƐ͘tŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŝƟĂů ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŝƐ ŽǀĞƌ͕ŝƚ͛ƐŽǀĞƌ͘ ǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ͕ǁŚĞŶĂŶŝƐƐƵĞĂƌŝƐĞƐƌĞƋƵŝƌŝŶŐ
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Paul Teachout Vice President of Sales and Marketing
ƐŽƵƌŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐƚŽŐƌŽǁ͕ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞĂŶĚ ƐŽƉŚŝƐƟĐĂƚĞĚ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ĐŽŵŵŽŶ ƉůĂĐĞ͘tĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ Ă ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶĂů ƐŬŝůůƐ ŐĂƉ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞŶŽƚŐŽŝŶŐĂǁĂLJƐŽŽŶ͘dŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ ƌĂŝƐĞĚ ŽŶ ĚŝƐƌƵƉƟǀĞ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ŝƐ ŶŽǁ ƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĐĞŽŶƚŚĞƉůĂŶĞƚ͘dŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ ŽĨĐƌĂŌƐŵĂŶĂƌĞĚŝƐĂƉƉĞĂƌŝŶŐĨĂƐƚĞƌƚŚĂŶǁĞĐĂŶƌĞ - ƉůĂĐĞƚŚĞŵ͘dŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĐĂŶĐĂƉƚƵƌĞƚŚĞǁŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ǀĞƚĞƌĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞŶŐĂŐĞǁŝƚŚ Ă ŶĞǁ LJŽƵŶŐĞƌǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĐĞǁŝůůƋƵŝĐŬůLJůĞĂƌŶƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƚǁŽƚŽ - ŐĞƚŚĞƌĂƌĞƋƵŝƚĞƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů͘ dŚĞEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶĨĞƌƟůŝƚLJƌĂƚĞŝƐŚĂůĨǁŚĂƚŝƐǁĂƐ ϱϬLJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽ͖ǁĞŚĂǀĞƌĞĂĐŚĞĚĂƌĞĐŽƌĚůŽǁďŝƌƚŚƌĂƚĞ͘ dŚĞ ďĂďLJ ŵĞƌ ĚĂLJƐ ĂƌĞ ŐŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽĚŽŵŽƌĞǁŝƚŚůĞƐƐ͘dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŵĂŶLJĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌƐ ďƵƚƚŚĞƉƌŝŵĂƌLJƌĞĂƐŽŶŝƐƚŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƉůĂƞŽƌŵĨŽƌ ǁŽŵĞŶŚĂƐĞƋƵĂůŝnjĞĚ͘/ŶĂůůŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŽƵƌƐ we have seen tremendous gender neutral opportu- ŶŝƟĞƐ͘tĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ ƐĞĞŵŽƌĞ ĂŶĚŵŽƌĞ ĨĞŵĂůĞƐ ĞŶƚĞƌŽƵƌŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJĨƌŽŵĞǀĞƌLJůĞǀĞů͘/ŶŵŽƐƚĐŽůůĞŐĞ 'ƌĂƉŚŝĐ ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ LJŽƵ ǁŝůů ƐĞĞ Ă ŚŝŐŚĞƌƉĞƌĐĞŶƚĂŐĞŽĨĨĞŵĂůĞƐŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŶŐĂŶĚĞŶƚĞƌ - ŝŶŐƚŚĞǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĐĞ͘ŶŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJ ŵĂůĞĚŽŵŝŶĂŶƚĚƵĞƚŽŝƚƐŵĂŶƵĂůĐƌĂŌƐŵĂŶƐŚŝƉŚĂƐ ŶŽǁƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĞĚŝƚƐĞůĨƚŽĂŶĞƋƵĂůŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJĞŶǀŝ - ƌŽŶŵĞŶƚŵĂŶĂŐĞĚďLJĂƐĐŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐŶŽďĂƌ - ƌŝĞƌƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĂŵŽƐƚǁĞůĐŽŵĞ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ĂůůŽǁƐ ƵƐƚŽĐĂƉƚƵƌĞƚŚĞŵŽƐƚƚĂůĞŶƚĞĚƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͘ KƵƌ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽ ĞǀŽůǀĞ ĐƌĞĂƚ - ŝŶŐĂĐůĞĂŶŚĂŶĚƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJǁŽƌůĚŽĨǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĐĞĂŶĚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͘ dŚŝƐǁĞůĐŽŵĞƐ Ăůů͘ ǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĞ ŽƉĞƌ - ĂƚĞŶŽǁŝƐďĂƐŝĐĂůůLJĂĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌƚŚĂƚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵƐĂƚĂƐŬ͕
from our automobiles to our kitchen appliances to ŽƵƌ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ͘ ŶLJ ƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĂďůĞ Žƌ ƌĞ - ƉĞĂƚĂďůĞƚĂƐŬĐĂŶŶŽǁďĞĚŽŶĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĂƵƚŽŵĂƟŽŶ͕ ďŝŐ ĚĂƚĂ ĂŶĚ /Žd ĞůŝŵŝŶĂƟŶŐ ŚƵŵĂŶ ĞƌƌŽƌ ĂŶĚͬŽƌ ƐŬŝůůƐĞƚ͘dŚŝƐĂůůŽǁƐĞĸĐŝĞŶĐŝĞƐƚŽŐŽƵƉǁŚŝůĞĂƚƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞƟŵĞŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƉƵƚĂƚĂŚŝŐŚĞƌƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͘ /ŶƚŚĞĞŶĚŝƚĂůůŵĞĂŶƐŵŽƌĞƉƌŽĮƚĂďŝůŝƚLJǁŝƚŚĨĞǁĞƌ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͘ dŚĞƐĞĂĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚƐŝŶŽƵƌŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJĂƌĞŶŽƚŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽƐůŽǁĚŽǁŶ͘EŽǁƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚǁĞŝŶǀĞƐƚŝŶ ŚĂƐ ƌĞĂĐŚĞĚ ĂŶ ĂƵƚŽŵĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ ĂƵƚŽŶ - ŽŵŽƵƐ ƐƚĂƚĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ ũŽƵƌŶĞLJǁŝůů ďĞ ƚŚĞŵĂŶĂŐĞ - ŵĞŶƚ ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ ǁĞ ĂƉƉůLJ ƚŽ ƉƌĞƐƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐ͘ ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌƐĂƌĞĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐůLJǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŽŶŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐĨŽƌŽŶďŽĂƌĚĐŽůŽƌĐŽŶƚƌŽů͕ĂƵƚŽŵĂƚĞĚƉƌĞƐ - ƐƵƌĞ ƐĞƫŶŐƐ͕ ϭϬϬй ŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐŝŶŬŝŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵƐƚŚĂƚǁŝůůďĞƐĞůĨͲĐůĞĂŶŝŶŐ͘ůůŝŶĂŶ ĞīŽƌƚƚŽĚŽŵŽƌĞǁŝƚŚůĞƐƐĂŶĚĂƩƌĂĐƚĂŶĞǁĞƌĂŶĚ LJŽƵŶŐĞƌǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĐĞƌĂŝƐĞĚŽŶĚŝƐƌƵƉƟǀĞƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐ ĂŶĚĞdžƉĞĐƟŶŐĐůĞĂŶŚĂŶĚĂƵƚŽŵĂƚĞĚƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ͘ /ƚƐƟůůƚĂŬĞƐŐƌĞĂƚƉĞŽƉůĞĂŶĚĂŐƌĞĂƚĐƵůƚƵƌĞƚŽŬĞĞƉ ĂůůƚŚŝƐƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJƌƵŶŶŝŶŐƐŵŽŽƚŚůLJ͘/ŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐƐƟůů ŵĂŬĞ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽ ŽŶĞ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ŝŶ ĂŶLJ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJƚŚĂƚĐĂŶŬĞĞƉƵƉǁŝƚŚƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ͖ŝƚƚĂŬĞƐ Ă ƚĞĂŵ ŽĨ ĞĚƵĐĂƚĞĚ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŽ ďĂŶĚ ƚŽ - ŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘dŚŝƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐŽƵƌK DĂŶĚƐƵƉƉůŝĞƌƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ ǁŚŽĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽŝŶǀĞƐƚŝŶƚŚĞŵŽƐƚƐŽƉŚŝƐƟĐĂƚĞĚŝŶ - ŶŽǀĂƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚĂůůŽǁƵƐĂůůƚŽƚŚƌŝǀĞĂŶĚďĞƚŚĞƉƌŝ - ŵĂƌLJƐŽƵƌĐĞĨŽƌŽƵƌďƌĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐ͘dŚĞLJĂƌĞƉĂLJŝŶŐ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶƚŽŚŽǁǁĞŵĂŶĂŐĞŽƵƌďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ͘ŶĚǁĞ ĂŝŵƚŽƐŚŽǁƚŚĞŵƚŚĂƚǁĞĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽŝŶǀĞƐƚŝŶƚŚĞŝƌ ĨƵƚƵƌĞĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚŚĞůŽŶŐƟŵĞŚĞĂůƚŚŽĨŽƵƌŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͘
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Uteco
Mario Mucciacciaro Executive Vice President
As a worldwide leader in manufacturing of ma- ĐŚŝŶĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƉƌŝŶƟŶŐ͕ ĐŽŶǀĞƌƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽĂƟŶŐ͕ ǁĞ ƐĞĞ ƚŚĂƚŵĂŶLJ ĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ ĚĞ - mand and pressure for environmentally responsible ƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐ͘ƐůĂŶĚĮůůƐĂŶĚŽĐĞĂŶƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽĮůůƵƉ ǁŝƚŚƉůĂƐƟĐǁĂƐƚĞ͕ǁĞĂƌĞƐĞĞŝŶŐĂŐƌĞĂƚĞƌĚĞŵĂŶĚ ŝŶƚŚĞŵĂƌŬĞƚƉůĂĐĞĨŽƌĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƚLJƉĞƐŽĨƌĞĐLJĐůĂďůĞ products. The ability to meet these demands by our custom- ĞƌďĂƐĞŝƐĂďŝŐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶǁŚĞŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐŵĂ - chinery and products to address the latest packaging ƚƌĞŶĚƐ͘ tĞ ĂƌĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ŽƵƌ ĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌƐ ƐŝŐŶŝĮ - ĐĂŶƚůLJƌĞĚƵĐĞƐĞƚƵƉǁĂƐƚĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƌ<ŝƐƐΘ'ŽĂƵƚŽ - ŵĂƟĐŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶƐĞƫŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵ͘ Uteco is always working to help converters with sus- ƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐǁŝƚŚƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐĨƌŽŵŽƵƌ ĐŽͲ Ŷ - ǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐ͘ hƚĞĐŽ KŶLJdž y^ ĐŽ KŶĞ͕ ĨŽƌĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͕ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƚŚĞůĂƚĞƐƚŝŶ͞'ƌĞĞŶ͟hƚĞĐŽ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ƉƌĞƐƐ ŵĞĞƚƐ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ĚĞŵĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƌĞĚƵĐĞ ĞŶĞƌŐLJ ĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ sK ĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ ŝŶ ĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞƚŽĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůĞŐŝƐůĂƟŽŶƐ͘/ƚŝƐŝĚĞĂůĨŽƌƐŚŽƌƚ ĂŶĚŵĞĚŝƵŵƌƵŶƐŝŶŇĞdžŝďůĞƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐĂƐǁĞůůĂƐůĂ - ďĞůƉƌŝŶƟŶŐ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐ ŽĨ ƉƌŝŶƟŶŐ͕ ĐŽĂƟŶŐ͕ ůĂŵ - ŝŶĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐƵƫŶŐ͘ ůů ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚĞĚ ďLJ ĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐďĞĂŵƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ͘hƚĞĐŽĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐƚŽůĞĂĚ ŝŶ ĐŽͲĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJͲůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJŝŶĂǀĂƌŝĞƚLJŽĨƉƌĞƐƐĐŽŶĮŐƵƌĂƟŽŶƐƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ǁĂƚĞƌͲďĂƐĞĚ ŝŶŬ ͕ hs ŝŶŬ ͕ ĂŶĚtĞƚ &ůĞdž ŝŶŬ͕ as well as water-based and solvent-less adhesives for coaters and laminators. The biggest technological advancement that we at hƚĞĐŽƐĞĞƚŽĚĂLJŝƐ͕ŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕ĚŝŐŝƚĂůƉƌŝŶƟŶŐ͘ŝŐŝƚĂů ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJǁŝůůĂůůŽǁĂŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐũƵƐƚͲŝŶͲƟŵĞŇĞdž - ŝďůĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽŵŽƟŽŶĂů
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ŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĂů ƵƐĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĨŽŽĚ Θ ƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐ ďƌĂŶĚƐ͘ dŚĞ ^ĂƉŚŝƌĞ sK͕ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ<ŽĚĂŬ͕ĂĚĚƐŶĞǁŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĂŶĚƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐ to guide brands from rawmaterial suppliers to added value suppliers. Through stream technology, developed by Kodak, ƚŚŝƐƉůĂƞŽƌŵŝƐĂďůĞƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌƵŶŝĨŽƌŵĚŽƚƐŝnjĞĂŶĚ accurate dot placement of the ink regardless of cov- erage or material, even at high speeds. Water-based inks guarantee minimal environmental impact. It’s ƚŚĞ ŝĚĞĂů ƐŽůƵƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƐŚŽƌƚ ĂŶĚŵĞĚŝƵŵ ƌƵŶƐ͕ ƉƌŽ - ŵŽƟŽŶĂůƉƌŝŶƟŶŐǁŝƚŚƌĞĚƵĐĞĚƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƟŵĞ͕ŽŶĞ ƐŚŽŽƚƉƌŝŶƟŶŐ͕ůŽĐĂůŝnjĞĚƐŵĂůůďĂƚĐŚŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ͕ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝnjĞĚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ͕ ůŽƩĞƌŝĞƐ͕ ĐƵƐƚŽŵŝnjĞĚ ĂĚǀĞƌ - ƟƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚŵŽƌĞ͊ ǁŝĚĞ ĂƌƌĂLJ ŽĨ ƉůĂƐƟĐƐ ĮůŵƐ ĂŶĚ ƉĂƉĞƌĐĂŶďĞƵƐĞĚ͘dŚĞ^ĂƉŚŝƌĞ sKĐĂŶďĞƚĂŝůŽƌĞĚ ƚŽŚLJďƌŝĚĐŽŶĮŐƵƌĂƟŽŶƐƵĐŚĂƐŝŶůŝŶĞŇĞdžŽ͕ŐƌĂǀƵƌĞ ƉƌŝŶƟŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŶ ƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌ ƌĞƉƌŝŶƚ ŽƉƟŽŶ͕ ŝŶůŝŶĞ ƐƉŽƚ ĐŽůŽƌŽƌKWsĂŶĚŝŶůŝŶĞůĂŵŝŶĂƟŶŐ͘ hƚĞĐŽŝƐŵŽǀŝŶŐĂŚĞĂĚŝŶƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐŝƚŽīĞƌƐ͕ƚŚĞ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐŝƚƐƚƵĚŝĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ ŝƚƉƌŽƉŽƐĞƐ͘tĞǁŝůůĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽŚĞůƉŽƵƌĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌƐ ŐƌŽǁ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŽƉ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ƉƌŝŶƟŶŐ ŵĂĐŚŝŶĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŽīĞƌ operators ease of use, reliability and at the same ƟŵĞŽīĞƌƚŚĞůĂƚĞƐƚŝŶĚŝŐŝƚĂů͕ůĂŵŝŶĂƟŶŐĂŶĚĐŽĂƟŶŐ technologies. Uteco stands in the forefront in the manufacturing ĮĞůĚ͕ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ͕ ĂůǁĂLJƐ keeping an eye to the future.
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Klaus Kleemann Vice President of Sales W indmoeller & H oelscher
ŝŶŬƐ ĂŶĚ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ĞŶĞƌŐLJ ĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶ͘ sŝƐŝŽŶͬĚĞĨĞĐƚ ĚĞƚĞĐƟŽŶ ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ ŵƵĐŚ ŵŽƌĞ reliable as the cameras improve and computer pro- ĐĞƐƐŝŶŐƉŽǁĞƌŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƐ͘dŚĞƌĞǁŝůůďĞĂƟŵĞǁŚĞƌĞ the press detects a defect and self corrects on its ŽǁŶĚƵƌŝŶŐƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͘ tΘ, ŝƐ ĨŽĐƵƐĞĚ ŽŶ WĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐ ϰ͘ϬͶ ŽƵƌ ǀŝĞǁ ŽĨ Industry 4.0. The goal of Packaging 4.0 is to build in- ƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚ͕ŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶƚĂŶĚŝŶƚƵŝƟǀĞŵĂĐŚŝŶĞƐĂŶĚƐLJƐ - ƚĞŵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŬĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ƐǁŝŌĞƌ͕ ŵŽƌĞ ĞĸĐŝĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂů ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ chain. Smart packaging lines can improve traceabil- ŝƚLJ͕ƵƉƟŵĞ͕ĂŶĚƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͕ǁŚŝůĞƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐƌƵŶŶŝŶŐĐŽƐƚƐ and total cost of ownership. /ŶǁŚĂƚǁĂLJƐĚŽĞƐtΘ,ƉůĂŶƚŽŚĞůƉŝƚƐĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌƐ ŐƌŽǁŝŶƚŚĞŶĞdžƚĨĞǁLJĞĂƌƐ͍ &ŝƌƐƚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌĞŵŽƐƚ͕tΘ, ŚĂƐ ĂŶ ZΘ ƚĞĂŵ ĚĞĚŝ - ĐĂƚĞĚƚŽĐƌĞĂƟŶŐŶĞǁƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐƚŚĂƚďĞŶĞĮƚŽƵƌ customers and their customers. /ŶƚŚĞĂƌĞĂŽĨŇĞdžŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐƉƌŝŶƟŶŐ͕tΘ,ŚĂƐŵĂĚĞ technological breakthroughs that have changed the ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJƌĂŶŐŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŐĞĂƌůĞƐƐƉƌĞƐƐƚŽƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚƐŝĚĞͲůŽĂĚŝŶŐƐůĞĞǀĞƉƌĞƐƐƚŽƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĂƵƚŽŵĂƟĐ ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƐLJƐƚĞŵƐƚŽƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĂƵƚŽ - ŵĂƟĐŝŶŬŝŶŐĂŶĚǁĂƐŚͲƵƉƐLJƐƚĞŵƚŽƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĨƵůůLJͲŝŶ - ƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚs/^/KEĂŶĚ & d d d/KEƐLJƐƚĞŵ͘ ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJ͕ǁĞŚĞůƉŽƵƌĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌƐďLJĂůǁĂLJƐďĞ - ŝŶŐ ƌĞĂĐŚĂďůĞ Ϯϰͬϳͬϯϲϱ͘ ŶLJ ĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŵĂ - ĐŚŝŶĞŝƐƐƵĞƐĐĂŶĂĐƚƵĂůůLJƌĞĂĐŚĂŶĚƐƉĞĂŬƚŽĂtΘ, engineer who specializes in their area of machinery, ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ĐĂƐĞŇĞdžŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ ƉƌĞƐƐĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚƌŽƵďůĞ ƐŚŽŽƚ while the press is up and running. A recent internal analysis showed that 80% of all machine problems are resolved remotely.
tŚĂƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐ ƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐ ƚƌĞŶĚƐ ĚŽ LJŽƵ ĨĞĞů ǁŝůů ŵŽƐƚ ĂīĞĐƚ ŇĞdžŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ ƉƌŝŶƚĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ years? dŚĞƚƌĞŶĚƐŝŶƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐƚŚĂƚǁŝůůĂīĞĐƚŇĞdžŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ printers the most in the coming years have already started to make an impact. For example, private labels are growing and pack- aging designs require bold colors and graphics in or- der to stand out on crowded store shelves. Sustain- ability is crucial as consumers are acutely aware of the impact their purchases have on the environment. Currently there is also a focus on working with ĚŽǁŶͲŐĂƵŐĞĚ ĮůŵƐ ƚŽ ůŽǁĞƌ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ĐŽƐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ďĞ ŵŽƌĞƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ͘dŚŝŶŶĞƌĮůŵƐĂƌĞŵŽƌĞĚŝĸĐƵůƚƚŽ handle on press and require precise web tension and control. Our machines are equipped to do just that Ͷ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ƌƵŶ ǀĞƌLJ ƚŚŝŶ ŐĂƵŐĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ ĞĸĐŝĞŶƚůLJ and with great stability at high speeds. Converters are being asked for shorter runs and ƋƵŝĐŬĞƌ ƚƵƌŶ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƟŵĞƐ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƐƐ ďĞ ĐĂƉĂďůĞ ŽĨ ƌĂƉŝĚ ĐŚĂŶŐĞŽǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŐĞƫŶŐ ďĂĐŬŝŶƚŽƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƋƵŝĐŬůLJ͘ ƚtΘ,ǁĞĂƌĞĂůǁĂLJƐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐŶĞǁĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ to help converters meet these challenges and pro- viding them with the ability to produce high quali- ty at lower costs, while remaining as sustainable as possible. What technological advancements do you foresee ŚĂǀŝŶŐƚŚĞďŝŐŐĞƐƚŝŵƉĂĐƚŽŶĐŽŶǀĞƌƚĞƌƐĂŶĚŚŽǁĐĂŶ they use the technology to their advantage? We expect to see a lot more machinery with in- tegrated systems on the market. Automated equip- ŵĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ ƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ ƐĞƫŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽůŽƌ ŵĂƚĐŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ĚƌĂƐƟĐĂůůLJ ƌĞĚƵĐĞ ǁĂƐƚĞĚ ƐƵďƐƚƌĂƚĞ͕
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For instance, it’s not unusual for operators to run excessive chamber pressures. This almost inevitably leads to ink control problems with blades and end seals, so we recommend keeping chamber pressures ĂƐ ůŽǁ ĂƐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ Ă ƉůĂĐĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ͚ƐŽŵĞŝƐŐŽŽĚ͕ŵŽƌĞŝƐďĞƩĞƌ͛ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚ ĂƉƉůLJ͊ dĂůŬǁŝƚŚ LJŽƵƌ ƉƌĞƐƐŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌĞƌ Žƌ ĚŽĐƚŽƌ ďůĂĚĞĂŶĚĞŶĚƐĞĂůƐƵƉƉůŝĞƌƚŽĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞƚŚĞŽƉƟŵĂů chamber pressures to use. KƚŚĞƌ ĚĞƚĂŝůƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂƩĞƌ ŬĞĞƉ ŽŶ ƐŚŽǁŝŶŐ ƵƉ͘ ǀĞŶǁŚĞŶƵƐŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽƌƌĞĐƚƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƐŽŶĞǀĞƌLJĚĞĐŬ we’ve found that using chamber-wrap blades can ƐĂǀĞ ƟŵĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŽŶĞLJ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ďůĂĚĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ƉůĂƐƟĐ ĮůŵƚŚĂƚǁƌĂƉƐĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞďůĂĚĞŚŽůĚĞƌĂŶĚŝƐĨĂƐ - tened in place with double-sided tape. This helps di- rect ink that would otherwise go to the doctor blade ĐŚĂŵďĞƌŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƉůĂƐƟĐĮůŵ͘dŚĞƌĞĂůŵŽŶĞLJͲƐĂǀŝŶŐ ƉĂƌƚ ĐŽŵĞƐ Ăƚ ƌĞŵŽǀĂůƟŵĞ͘ůů ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂŵďĞƌ ŚĂƌĚ - ware (pins, bars, bolts, and clamping assembly) stays ĐůĞĂŶ͕ƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐĐůĞĂŶƵƉƟŵĞ͘ And don’t ignore end seals, perhaps the most in- ŶŽĐƵŽƵƐŽĨĐŽŶƐƵŵĂďůĞƐ͘ ŶĚƐĞĂůƐĐŽŵĞŝŶĂǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ ŽĨƐƚLJůĞƐĂŶĚĂƌĞŵĂĚĞŽĨĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶ ŵĞĂŶƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶĚĂŝůLJŽƌǁĞĞŬůLJĐŚĂŶŐ - ĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĞLJ ůĞĂŬ Ă ůŝƩůĞ͕ ƚŽŽŵƵĐŚ͕ Žƌ ŶŽƚ at all. Talk with your favorite ink system specialist to make sure your seals will do what you need. We rec- ommend changing seals at weekly press maintenance ƉĞƌŝŽĚƐƚŽŵŝŶŝŵŝnjĞƵŶƉůĂŶŶĞĚĚŽǁŶƟŵĞͶůŝŬĞǁŚĞŶ a seal blows out in the middle of a long run. Keep your rolls clean The last point is one that you’d think would be ŽďǀŝŽƵƐďƵƚǁĞĮŶĚŝƐĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐďƵƚ͘<ĞĞƉƚŚŽƐĞĞdž - ƉĞŶƐŝǀĞ ĂŶŝůŽdž ƌŽůůƐ ĂƐ ƉƌŝƐƟŶĞ ĂƐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͊tĞ ƐĞĞ ƌŽůůƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƌĂƌĞůLJĐůĞĂŶĞĚƚŚŽƌŽƵŐŚůLJ͕ƌĞƐƵůƟŶŐŝŶ a range of imaging and ink system problems. We rec- ŽŵŵĞŶĚ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŶŐ Ă ƚĂŶŬ ƚŽ ĂŶŝůŽdž ĐůĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽŶůLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐůLJ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ Ă ĐůĞĂŶ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͘ ůĞĂŶ ƌŽůůƐ ĂŌĞƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐŚŝŌͶŽƌ ĂŌĞƌ ůŽŶŐͲƌƵŶ ũŽďƐ͘ ŶĚ this doesn’t mean a casual wipe with a dirty rag. Im- ƉƌŽƉĞƌ Žƌ ŝŶĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞ ĐůĞĂŶŝŶŐ ůĞĂĚƐ ƚŽ ĚŽǁŶƟŵĞ͕ ĚĞŐƌĂĚĞĚƉƌŝŶƚƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͕ĂŶĚǁĂƐƚĞĚƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ͘ZƵŶƚŚĞ numbers in your plant to see the impact improperly ĐůĞĂŶĞĚƌŽůůƐŵĂLJďĞŚĂǀŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚŝŶƐƟƚƵƚĞƐŽŵĞƌƵůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐ ƚŽ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ ƚŚĞ ŝƐƐƵĞ͘ dŽŽ ŽŌĞŶǁĞ see printers sending rolls out for deep cleaning, to re-engrave older ones, and be poised to buy new ƌŽůůƐǁŚĞŶĂůůƚŚĂƚ͛ƐƌĞĂůůLJƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚŝƐŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞĐůĞĂŶŝŶŐƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ͘ KŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƐŚŽƉƐƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞŐƌŽǁŝŶŐĂŶĚĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚůLJƉƌŽĮƚĂďůĞŝƐƉĂLJŝŶŐĂƚ - ƚĞŶƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐĞ ďĂƐŝĐ ďĞƐƚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ͘ /ƚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƐŽŵĞ diligence to make these habits, but the results are ones you can take to the bank.
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forms provided by many blade suppliers. These pro- ǀŝĚĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶƚŚĂƚĐĂŶŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƐƵďƚůĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ ŝŶďůĂĚĞƐ͕ƐŽǁŚĞŶƚŚĞƌĞ͛ƐĂŶŽƉƟŽŶƵƐĞƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĚĞ - tailed version of the forms available. Your blade sup- ƉůŝĞƌŵĂLJĂůƐŽďĞĂďůĞƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞŝŶĨŽǁŚĞŶĞǀĂůƵĂƟŶŐ other products in your facility. For instance, the forms may highlight document blade choices that could be ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐŝŶŐĂŶŝůŽdžƌŽůůǁĞĂƌŽƌƉŽŽƌŵĞƚĞƌŝŶŐ͘ On a related note, be sure you measure blade wear and life consistently across all your presses. They won’t all be the same, of course, but using a consis- tent measure, such as counters, on all presses, can lead you to a decision point based on a metric you ĐĂŶ ƌĞĨĞƌ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ͕ Žƌ ƌĞǀŝƐĞ͕ ŽǀĞƌ ƟŵĞ͘ DŽƌĞŽǀĞƌ͕ don’t fall into the trap of assuming that all blades ƐŚŽƵůĚƌŽƵƟŶĞůLJďĞĐŚĂŶŐĞĚĂƚyͲƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚĨĞĞƚ͘dŚŝƐ results in changing some blades too early, and oth- ĞƌƐǁŚĞŶƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƉĂƐƚƚŚĞŝƌƉƌĂĐƟĐĂůůŝĨĞ͘ŽƚŚĐŽƐƚ ŵŽŶĞLJ͘DĂŶLJ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ƐŚŽƉƐ ďĂƐĞ ďůĂĚĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ on experience, such as counts when using a speci- ĮĞĚƐƵďƐƚƌĂƚĞŽƌƚLJƉĞŽĨŝŶŬ;ƐƵĐŚĂƐǁŚŝƚĞͿ͘^ŽŵĞŐŽ ƐŽĨĂƌĂƐƚŽƌƵŶĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJƉĞƐŽĨũŽďƐŽŶůLJŽŶƐƉĞĐŝĮĐ presses because it takes one more variable out of the process. This is a ‘work smarter, not harder’ kind of thing that makes a lot of sense. dŽ ŐĞƚ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ͕ ƉŝĐŬ Ă ĐŽƵƉůĞ ŽĨ ƉƌĞƐƐĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚĞƐƟŶŐ and monitor the results over say, a three- or six-month ƉĞƌŝŽĚ͘DŽƵŶƚƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐĂŶĚŶĞǁĚŽĐƚŽƌ͕ŵĞƚĞƌŝŶŐ and containment blades. Then document every job run: run lengths, types of inks, substrates used, and carefully track any other variables. Over the course of ƚŚĞƚĞƐƚLJŽƵǁŝůůďĞĂďůĞƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨLJĂŶĚďĞŐŝŶƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐ ŝŶĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶĐŝĞƐ ƐŽ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƌƵŶ LJŽƵƌ ƐŚŽƉŵŽƌĞ Ğĸ - ĐŝĞŶƚůLJĂŶĚďĞƩĞƌĐŽŶƚƌŽůĂŶĚƉƌĞĚŝĐƚLJŽƵƌĐŽƐƚƐ͘ Blades, and Chambers, and more. Oh, my! /ƚ͛Ɛ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ƚŽ ŶŽƚĞ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ LJŽƵ ƐĞĞ ǁŚĞŶ ǀŝƐŝƟŶŐ ƉƌŝŶƚĞƌƐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ EŽƌƚŚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ͘tĞ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJ ƐĂǁ ĮƌƐƚͲŚĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ďůĂĚĞ ƐŝnjĞ͕ ďƵƚ ŝƚ was width, not length. A mid-web machine was hav- ŝŶŐĂŶŝŶŬĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂƟŽŶƉƌŽďůĞŵŽŶũƵƐƚŽŶĞĚĞĐŬ͘ tĞƚƌĂĐĞĚŝƚƚŽĂƉůĂƐƟĐĐŽŶƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚďůĂĚĞƚŚĂƚǁĂƐ much wider than needed, which resulted in some of ƚŚĞ ƉůĂƐƟĐ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ ŵĞůƟŶŐ͕ ĨŽƵůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŚĂŵďĞƌĂŶĚĐĂƵƐŝŶŐŇŽǁŝƐƐƵĞƐĂŶĚĚĞŐƌĂĚĞĚƉƌŝŶƚ quality. The wider blade had probably been put on because it was the only one available and the job had to be run, but using it caused a problem requiring im- ŵĞĚŝĂƚĞĂƩĞŶƟŽŶĂŶĚƐůŽǁŝŶŐƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͘/ƚĂŵƉůLJ demonstrated why every blade must be correct for ƚŚĞƉƌĞƐƐ͕ƚŚĞĚĞĐŬ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ͘ Other issues we encounter are also in mid- and wide-web presses with pressurized ink chambers.
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Starbucks ^ƚĂƌďƵĐŬƐ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJ ŚĞůĚ Ă ƐŚĂƌĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ in which the company introduced its new, greener cups, which it will trial in several markets worldwide over the next year. Starbucks plans to choose the cup technologies from NextGen Cup Challenge winners and work with ĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ EĞdžƚ'ĞŶ ŽŶƐŽƌ - ƟƵŵ͕ǁŚŝĐŚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐ^ƚĂƌďƵĐŬƐ͛ĞīŽƌƚƐƚŽŵŝŶŝŵŝnjĞ its environmental footprint. Unilever ůƐŽĂƚƚŚĞtĂůŵĂƌƚ'ůŽďĂů^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJDŝůĞƐƚŽŶĞ DĞĞƟŶŐ͕ hŶŝůĞǀĞƌ EŽƌƚŚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ ĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ĮŌLJƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƉůĂƐƟĐƵƐĞĚŝŶŝƚƐƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐǁŝůů come from post-consumer recycled content by the ĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞLJĞĂƌ͘ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJ͕hŶŝůĞǀĞƌŚĂƐďĞĞŶǁŽƌŬ - ŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ǀŽůƵŶƚĂƌLJ ůĂďĞů ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ ,ŽǁϮZĞĐLJĐůĞ ƚŽ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ ƌĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐ ĐŽŶĨƵƐŝŽŶ͘ LJ ϮϬϮϭ͕ ,ŽǁϮZĞĐLJĐůĞ ŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶůĂďĞůƐǁŝůůďĞŽŶĂůůhŶŝůĞǀĞƌEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌ - ŝĐĂ ƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐ͕ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ĐůĞĂƌ ƌĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐ ŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐ ŽŶƚŚĞƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐŽĨŝƚƐĞŶƟƌĞŵĂƐƐͲŵĂƌŬĞƚƉŽƌƞŽůŝŽ͘ PepsiCo WĞƉƐŝŽůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚ͞ZĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐǁŝƚŚWƵƌƉŽƐĞ͕͟ĂĐŝƌĐƵůĂƌ ĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ ŵŽĚĞů ƚŚĂƚ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƐ ƌĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ >ĂƟŶ ŵĞƌŝĐĂĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƌŝďďĞĂŶ͘dŚŝƐŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞǁŝůůƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ WĞƉƐŝŽ͛ƐĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚƚŽďƵŝůĚĂǁŽƌůĚǁŚĞƌĞƉůĂƐƟĐƐ need never become waste through a vision rooted in ƚŚƌĞĞƉŝůůĂƌƐ͗ƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐ͕ƌĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞŝŶǀĞŶƟŶŐ͘ hWůĂƐƟĐĂŶ dŚĞ ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶWĂƌůŝĂŵĞŶƚǀŽƚĞĚϱϲϬͲϯϱƚŽĂƉƉƌŽǀĞ Ă ŶĞǁ ůĂǁ ďĂŶŶŝŶŐ Ă ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ ƐŝŶŐůĞͲƵƐĞ ƉůĂƐƟĐ ŝƚĞŵƐĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞ ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶhŶŝŽŶ; hͿďLJϮϬϮϭ͘dŚĞ ͞^ŝŶŐůĞͲhƐĞWůĂƐƟĐƐŝƌĞĐƟǀĞ͟ƉƵƚƐŝŶƉůĂĐĞŵŽƌĞƌĞ - ƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ ƉůĂƐƟĐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŶĞǁ ƌĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐ ƚĂƌŐĞƚƐĨŽƌ hŵĞŵďĞƌ^ƚĂƚĞƐ͘ >/ >/ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚƚŚĂƚďLJϮϬϮϱ͕ϭϬϬƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ ŽĨŝƚƐƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƉůĂƐƟĐƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐ͕ǁŝůůďĞ ƌĞƵƐĂďůĞ͕ ƌĞĐLJĐůĂďůĞ Žƌ ĐŽŵƉŽƐƚĂďůĞ͘ >/ ǁŝůů ĂůƐŽ ƌĞĚƵĐĞƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĂĐƌŽƐƐŝƚƐĞŶƟƌĞƌĂŶŐĞďLJ at least 15 percent.
Greg Kishbaugh Editor
The global movement toward improved environ- mental stewardship in business and among consum- ers has picked up steam in the past few years and it ůŽŽŬƐƚŽďĞƚŚĞĚĞĮŶŝŶŐŝƐƐƵĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĨŽƌĞƐĞĞĂďůĞĨƵ - ƚƵƌĞ͘ ZĞƚĂŝůĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ W'Ɛ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞ ŶĞǁ goals and guidelines, all designed to decrease the en- vironmental footprints of their companies. Converters will, naturally, be responsible for carrying out many of ƚŚĞƐĞ ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ͕ ƐŽ ŝƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞŚŽŽǀĞ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĐŽŵƉĂ - ŶŝĞƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŇĞdžŽƉƌŝŶƚĞƌƐ͕ƚŽƌĞŵĂŝŶƉƌŽĂĐƟǀĞǁŝƚŚ the developments in sustainability and beyond. Some of the latest developments, include: Walmart tĂůŵĂƌƚƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJŝƐƐƵĞĚĂŶĞǁƐĞƚŽĨƉůĂƐƟĐǁĂƐƚĞ ƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚƐ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ŝƚƐ ĂŶŶƵĂů supplier forum. The commitments are expected to impact more than 30,000 SKUs. The move is designed to help get to the heart of the problem by focusing on the retailer’s private brand packaging, building upon ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ ĞīŽƌƚƐ ƚŽ ƌĞĚƵĐĞ ƉůĂƐƟĐ ǁĂƐƚĞ ŝŶ tĂůŵĂƌƚ h͘^͘ĂŶĚ^Ăŵ͛ƐůƵďŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĂŶĚĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐŝŶŐŶĂ - ƟŽŶĂůďƌĂŶĚƐƵƉƉůŝĞƌƐƚŽƐĞƚƐŝŵŝůĂƌƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐŐŽĂůƐ͘ Wendy’s Fast food restaurant chain Wendy’s has collaborated ǁŝƚŚ EĞdžƚ'ĞŶ ŽŶƐŽƌƟƵŵ͕ ŵƵůƟͲLJĞĂƌ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ŽĨ foodservice industry leaders assembled by Closed Loop WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ͛ĞŶƚĞƌĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌĐƵůĂƌ ĐŽŶŽŵLJ͕ĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨŝƚƐ sustainable packaging strategy. Wendy’s joined Next- 'ĞŶ ŽŶƐŽƌƟƵŵ ĂƐ Ă ƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ƚŽ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ ƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨŽŽĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ŝŶ - ĚƵƐƚƌLJ͕ŝŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽŽƉƟŵŝnjŝŶŐŝƚƐŽǁŶŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘ Squarely Sustainable is Wendy’s four-pronged sus- tainable strategy designed to use less and reduce un- ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͕ ĂƐǁĞůů ĂƐ ƵƐĞ ďĞƩĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƐĞĞŬ ĐĞƌƟĮĞĚƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͘
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