SR Named Freightliner "Master of Quality" for Fifth Year

Recognizing superior quality in providing manufacturing parts and components, Freightliner LLC has named Standard Register a recipient of this year's Masters of Quality Award. Read the complete announcement here.

Standard Register Ranks 6th on InformationWeek 500

Standard Register was just named 6th on InformationWeek’s annual ranking of the top 500 technology innovators in the U.S.  InformationWeek 500 companies demonstrate patterns of technological, procedural and organizational innovation.  SR is one of very few companies to appear in the top 100 of this prestigious list five years in a row.

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Contracted Print Services Equal $225,000 in Annual Savings for Global Manufacturer

Documents and label parts are at the heart of every manufacturing process. Yet, despite their importance, documents and labels can be expensive, wasteful and time-consuming. With an average annual spend of $50 billion in centralized print operations, U.S. manufacturers are re-evaluating their in-house print centers and discovering that efficiency is indeed lacking. One such manufacturer realized the need to streamline its process for producing printed production parts and in-house documentation and looked to Standard Register for a solution.

Read how this global manufacturer realized a 24 percent reduction in spending, or approximately $225,000 in annual savings, with high quality printed production parts through Contracted Print Services.

Danger! The Legal Duty to Warn and Instruct

A claim of failure against manufacturers to warn and instruct is a staple in product liability litigation. It is also a potentially dangerous claim because it is so easy to argue that adding a few words to the label or manual would have prevented the accident from happening. In addition, manufacturers are being held liable where their warnings were deemed not conspicuous enough, were placed in the wrong location or fell off of the product before the accident.

Learn more about the legal duty to warn and instruct as attorney Kenneth Ross looks at U.S. labeling standards, the new standard on instruction manuals and best practice suggestions.

Are Your Printed Collateral Materials up to ANSI Z535.6 Standards?

Less than one year ago, a new standard for product safety information was issued to govern product manuals, instructions and other collateral materials. Unfortunately, many manufacturers are still struggling to grasp and adopt this new standard.

Publication of the ANSI Z535.6 standard provides much needed guidance in developing product manuals, instructions and other collateral materials. Take a moment to learn how the new standard will enhance hazard communications.

Beyond the In-house Print Shop: Creating More Sophisticated Documents that Bring Your Brand to Life

Virtually all businesses rely on commercially-printed materials as the primary medium for important business communications, including marketing brochures, promotional materials, direct mail, annual reports, product and user manuals, and other “in the box” literature. Manufacturers often work with external printers because the nature of their documents requires sophisticated set-up, high-quality color, paper or customized finishing.

Yet, necessity isn’t the only reason a manufacturer should consider external printing. Click here to learn how external printing can provide benefits to your company.