By Dave Rumson, slitting educator and consultant Introduction Throughout my converting-industry years, traveling to customer facilities to review their winding and slitting machinery, speaking at tradeshows and technical conferences and conducting my Assn. for Roll-to-Roll Converters-sponsored (formally AIMCAL) “Web Slitting Technology” courses, I’ve met many process … [Read more...] about Web-slitting process-control tips
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The ROI of Automation: A shrinking labor force and productivity gains
By Tom Kepper, P.Eng., general manager, Pinnacle Converting Equipment & Services Introduction The long-term demographics of the US labor force are not favoring the domestic manufacturing environment. Additionally, many of the educational opportunities point new entrants into segments of the labor market outside of the factory. Automation is one of the trends that may … [Read more...] about The ROI of Automation: A shrinking labor force and productivity gains