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Glass as Class at Hanes Erie
Did you know that at Hanes Erie many different types of glass containers are processed every day for the cosmetic and alcohol beverage markets.
A big part of the business at Hanes is the application of sprayed-on coatings to enhance the appearance glass containers. -
Hanes Erie Goes to Four Day Week To Save Energy
In another striking move to help their employees stretch the dollars spent on gas for their cars, Hanes Erie, Inc. will change manufacturing/production working hours to four days per week and ten hours per day (7:00 am to 5:30 pm). This will eliminate driving to the plant on Fridays for the majority of the plant production workers. The gasoline saved will be substantial and over the course of one year it could be thousands of gallons of saved fuel.
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“SOFT WHAT? RUBBER WHAT?”
At Hanes Erie, Inc. we offer two distinct variations of a tactile coating. One is known as “Soft Feel” or “Soft Touch”. The other is what we call “Rubbery Feel”.
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Measurements that add up to ‘LEAN’ @ Hanes Erie, Inc.
A recent article by The Aberdeen Group, a Boston consulting firm, highlighted the differences among firms that have achieved benefits from “LEAN” programs, those LEAN adopters termed “average” and finally those called “laggards.”
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Innovations in Packaging Technology and Materials for Tomorrow’s Cosmetic Packaging
The principal area of involvement is in the development of primary packaging, be it a perfume bottle or a jar for a beauty cream. Hence of absolute concern for our customers is the 100% compatibility of our packaging materials with the cosmetic formulation.
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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.