By Lauren Middleton, content writer and web designer, River Valley Digital Industry 4.0 has significantly transformed the manufacturing industry. Manufacturing companies that integrate Industry 4.0 or “Smart Factory” experience better efficiency, improved data insights, better quality control, reduced labor and reductions in cost. However, the associated interconnectedness … [Read more...] about Managed Service Providers are Critical to Securing Smart Factory
Business Strategy
The Easiest Way to Increase Sales May Be Right Under Your Nose
By Mark Porter, Dienamic MIS Software, Inc. Successful businesses continually are looking for ways to increase sales and profits. Looking for new products, new processes and new markets are common approaches to meeting these objectives. These methods often are costly and time intensive. There are significant increases in sales and profits that can be obtained much more easily, … [Read more...] about The Easiest Way to Increase Sales May Be Right Under Your Nose
RRD Survey: Nearly Seven in 10 Packaging Decision Makers Forced to Reprioritize Amid Supply Chain Disruption, Inflation
Submitted by R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company A study released in June by R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (RRD) found the market’s most pressing challenges forced packaging decision makers to shift priorities and rethink operations, with 90% changing how their packaging is sourced. The Unpackaging Reality Report explores how converging disruptive issues like supply chain … [Read more...] about RRD Survey: Nearly Seven in 10 Packaging Decision Makers Forced to Reprioritize Amid Supply Chain Disruption, Inflation
Finding & Keeping Good Salespeople, Part 2
By David M. Fellman This is the second part in a two-part series. Part one, in the May/June 2022 issue of PostPress, focused on hiring salespeople. Part two focuses on retention. Having (hopefully) found yourself a good salesperson, how do you keep that person with you? It’s pretty simple, really. First and foremost, you make sure your expectations and your salesperson’s … [Read more...] about Finding & Keeping Good Salespeople, Part 2
Finding & Keeping Good Salespeople
By David M. Fellman This is the first in a two-part series. Part one focuses on hiring salespeople. Part two focuses on retention and will appear in the next issue of PostPress. “As I look at the industry,” a printer told me, “I see great things being done on the printing end. We have fantastic capabilities. We’re just not very good on the selling end or at sales … [Read more...] about Finding & Keeping Good Salespeople
Company Folders, Inc. Works to Help Ukrainian Employees
Submitted by Company Folders, Inc. In the weeks since Russian forces invaded Ukraine, the owner of a US printing company has devoted much of his time and resources to keeping his employees safe and helping get aid to Ukraine. Vladimir Gendelman, founder and CEO of Company Folders, Inc., was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, and immigrated to the US, where he started a printing company … [Read more...] about Company Folders, Inc. Works to Help Ukrainian Employees
Electronic Communication – Is Paper a Better Choice?
By Two Sides North America As global demand for resources continues to grow, a sustainable future will depend heavily on the use of products that are highly recyclable and based on renewable materials and energy, as opposed to non-renewable materials produced with fossil fuel energy. Paper is well positioned given its unique sustainable features. “Go paperless, go green” is a … [Read more...] about Electronic Communication – Is Paper a Better Choice?
What’s Up with Inflation These Days?
By Chris Kuehl, managing director, Armada Corporate Intelligence By now, every commodity category one can think of has been experiencing dramatic price hikes. Oil is trending above $80, natural gas prices surged by over 500%, steel was up by 216% and during the summer the price of lumber hit record levels. To some degree, this surge was anticipated but the extent of the price … [Read more...] about What’s Up with Inflation These Days?
Working Through the Bindery – From the Pandemic and Supply Chain to Paper Stocks and Adhesives
By Liz Stevens, writer, PostPress PostPress recently spoke with four experts to catch up on recent events and developments in the binding and adhesive areas of the industry. We asked Chris Eckhart, Eckhart & Co. Inc.; Mitch Holsborg, C&C Bindery & Packaging; Matt Cassidy, BC Adhesives; and Paul Steinke, Standard Finishing, to share how their businesses have changed … [Read more...] about Working Through the Bindery – From the Pandemic and Supply Chain to Paper Stocks and Adhesives
Top 5 Things to Know About No-Cost Plant Assessments
By Liz Stevens. writer, PostPress The US Department of Energy (US DOE), through its Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs), offers no-cost expert assessments to small- and medium-sized manufacturers. The assessments are conducted by teams at 31 universities around the US and result in reports with detailed recommendations. Here are the top five things to know about this valuable … [Read more...] about Top 5 Things to Know About No-Cost Plant Assessments