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From The News Wire

This quarter, Standard Register has taken several steps that will help to improve manufacturing customers' cost savings and productivity:

The company has expanded its Manufacturing Parts Solutions Client Services center in Dayton, a move that will provide manufacturers with an ideal customer service experience. Click to Continue
The company announced the addition of a warehouse and distribution facility specializing in printed production parts at its Modesto, Calif., location. Click to Continue

Label Tips & Tricks

In a recent interview with Automation World, Bryan Vidler, senior technology consultant at Standard Register, provided a list of questions you should ask when designing and applying bar code labels:

How long will the label stay on?
What will the label be exposed to?
Should the substrate be paper or synthetic?
Should the adhesive be permanent or temporary?
Will it be exposed to a cold environment?
How much data will be encoded?
Must the label be removable without residue?

Contact Standard Register with your questions on bar coding and manufacturing labels.

Resources Available

IndustryWeek Magazine recently made available several white paper excerpts focused on specific manufacturing problems. They include:

Optimizing Performance across Your Supply Chain

Six Ways to Grow Machine Builders' Profitability

Mobile Tracking Optimizes Labor Effectiveness

Continuous Availability for SAP Perfect Plant Environments

BEST PRACTICES

International Label and Kitting Capabilities Speed Up the Manufacturing Production Line

As nearly every manufacturer can attest, doing business internationally is a given in today's global marketplace. Yet, while the decision of a manufacturer to expand its operations to a global scale is a simple one, the requirements to successfully and efficiently do so are many. For example, with global growth comes the need for multi-lingual printed production parts, along with the need to warehouse and inventory those parts. In other words, to go international, a manufacturer needs efficient printed production parts management.

An excellent example of this scenario can be found with a well-established global manufacturer of production and medical technology. Click to Continue

FEATURES

The Duty to Warn Illiterate or Non-English-Reading Product Users, Part I

The duty to warn and instruct is an important obligation in the United States. Given the significant number of languages spoken and read in the United States and the significant number of people who are illiterate in English or in all languages, developing a method to effectively communicate safety information to readers of product labels and instruction manuals is a vital consideration.

In Part I of this two-part article, attorney Kenneth Ross examines the relevant law and technical standards in the United States around providing adequate warning on products for illiterate or non-English-speaking users. Click to Continue

Meeting the Cost Reduction Challenge in 2008

As fiscal year 2008 gets underway, manufacturers across the United States and beyond are faced with a major issue--how can they reduce costs this year while still remaining competitive in the global marketplace? One viable and imperative option is to drive cost reductions throughout their supply chains, placing a firm focus on production costs and materials.

Want to meet this challenge and experience potential double-digit cost reductions? The answer could lie with an often overlooked commodity--printed production parts. Click to Continue