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Does Glass Flow?
It is easy to understand why the myth persists. It does have a certain appeal. Glass and the glassy state are often described by noting their similarities with liquids. So good teachers, such as Mr. Hoke was, like to quote the story about the windows. As is the case with liquids, the atoms making up a glass are not arranged in any regular order—and that is where the analogy arises.
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Statement on Printing Inks and Food Packaging
From the onset, it is essential to distinguish between package designs where the ink is intended to come into direct food contact and those where direct food contact between the printing ink film and the foodstuff is neither intended nor expected. An example of inks with no direct food contact is the printing on plastic tubs for yogurt and margarine.
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Rethinking Warehouse Design
The question we asked at Hanes Erie, Inc. was, “What must we do in warehouse design to make a significant impact on practice?” To answer this question, we set out to establish a Warehousing Roundtable. The Warehouse Roundtable would meet on a fairly regular basis—approximately quarterly—to discuss problems, practices, and results.
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Limited Brands Wins Environmental Award
Hanes Erie, Inc., an ISO 14001:2004(E) Registered Company salutes another ISO 14001 company: Limited Brands received an Environmental Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency SmartWay Transport Partnership for its leadership in conserving energy and lowering greenhouse gas emissions from its transportation and freight activities.
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From Coconuts to Roses, Vodka Bursts with Bright Flavors at Hanes Erie, Inc.
Excuse the pun, but right now we are awash, not in vodka, but in vodka bottles. Our design team has been “stretched” to come up with distinctive colors. There needs to be a different color for each flavor of vodka.
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Mistake-Proofing by Design at Hanes Erie, Inc.
At Hanes Erie, Inc. we make few mistakes; very few. Last year we decorated 16 million bottles and containers and made only 674 mistakes. This year we plan to do even better. The few mistakes made in 2007 have been mistake-proofed.
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Hanes and Lean Manufacturing
At Hanes Erie, Inc. Lean manufacturing is the production of goods using less of everything compared to mass production: less waste, less human effort, less manufacturing space, less investment in tools, and less engineering time to develop a new product.
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Hanes and Glass
Hanes Erie, Inc. decorates and supplies glass containers worldwide. So Hanes has sponsored studies into the history of glass.
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Hanes Tests and Uses Quality Recycled Plastic Skids
Hanes Erie, Inc. is an ISO 14001:2004 registered plant. In a sustainability test, Hanes replaced wooden skids with recycled plastic skids.
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Pharmaceutical / Medical Device / Drug
As pharmaceutical companies focus on wringing inefficiencies from production and distribution processes, they are requiring more services from their contract packaging partners. To meet these requirements, contract packagers have expanded services well beyond traditional services such as material selection and testing, and component assembly.