Co-Located Events Add Value at 2017 IADD•FSEA Odyssey Brandtjen & Kluge, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, and Sakurai USA, Schaumburg, Illinois, are providing yet another reason for industry leaders in the diecutting, diemaking, print finishing, folding carton, corrugated and specialty markets to Be Here - echoing the theme for the 2017 IADD·FSEA Odyssey. Co-located events will … [Read more...] about FSEA News
2016 Nov/Dec
The Truth Unfolds: Specialty Folding is More than Meets the Eye
by Kevin Rickard, president, Rickard Bindery Challenging fold angles, unusual paper stocks, large production runs: when it comes to specialty folding projects, skilled bindery professionals are able to accomplish extraordinary feats. Perhaps the most impressive feat is how professional binders are able to create complex folds that are visually stunning while appearing … [Read more...] about The Truth Unfolds: Specialty Folding is More than Meets the Eye
Rollem International’s Insignia 7 Diecutter
by Lara Copeland, assistant editor, PostPress The Insignia 7 Diecutter from Rollem International, headquartered in Anaheim, California, is a sheet-fed, rotary, flexo-magnetic machine designed to meet the shorter to long run, on-demand needs of the packaging and label market segments of the printing industry. Susan Corwin, marketing manager for Rollem International, noted … [Read more...] about Rollem International’s Insignia 7 Diecutter
Spoilage Incentive: Raising the Bar on Lowering Spoilage Rates
by Jeff Peterson, editor-in-chief, PostPress This section of PostPress examines common challenges readers may have on the shop floor and in day-to-day business operations. Professionals from leading print finishing and bindery companies share ideas and discuss solutions to those common challenges, demonstrating how specific companies work through these issues to improve … [Read more...] about Spoilage Incentive: Raising the Bar on Lowering Spoilage Rates
Print Influencer: Alan Rosenspan
Alan Rosenspan serves as president of Alan Rosenspan & Associates, a direct marketing creative and consulting firm based in Sharon, Massachusetts. Having developed the Creative Strategy course for the Direct Marketing Association and served as a direct marketing instructor at Bentley University, Rosenspan brings years of experience to the world of direct mailing. At a time … [Read more...] about Print Influencer: Alan Rosenspan
The New Classic: Neenah Revisits Old Typefaces
by Brittany Willes, editor, PostPress The word is out: Paper is in. In a world overrun with digital media, studies have shown that people crave the tactile sensations and experiences that only paper can provide. As a result, companies are striving to find new and exciting ways to entice customers with paper texture. Neenah Papers, Alpharetta, Georgia, has gone a step … [Read more...] about The New Classic: Neenah Revisits Old Typefaces
Letterpress: Old is New Again
by Melissa Larson, contributing writer, PostPress On a quiet side street in Belvidere, Illinois, in a building that once housed a social club, is Locust Street Press. This letterpress printing shop - which once seemed to be a fading business - is riding the wave of popularity for a variety of applications, including wedding invitations, baby announcements, business cards, … [Read more...] about Letterpress: Old is New Again
Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement: What, Who and Why?
by Dianna Brodine, managing editor, PostPress Henry Ford may have been the first in US manufacturing to implement lean production when he simplified processes on the assembly line by creating an assembly line in 1913. Driven by a desire to make the automobile affordable for everyone, the workers laboring on the Ford Model T were divided by tasks into separate locations in … [Read more...] about Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement: What, Who and Why?
Labor Reduction Technologies: New Software Solution for Guillotine Cutting
by Zeenath Haniff, Farheap Solutions It is commonly believed that bottlenecks in print production most often occur in the bindery. But, to reach the finish line, let's look back at the start. While the finishing may be the most time-consuming stage, what other factors consequently affect the time it takes for print jobs to reach the bindery where the cutter operator is … [Read more...] about Labor Reduction Technologies: New Software Solution for Guillotine Cutting
BIA News
Continuing Education Opportunities Are you looking for opportunities for continuing education in the industry? How about for your employees? At Printing Industries' iLearning Center, you have an array of online courses at your fingertips. Some of the courses include the following: Seven Basic Tools for Process Improvement presented by John Compton Makeready Reduction … [Read more...] about BIA News