During the 2008 Production Managers Forum you will review processes and procedures that focus on attaining production goals, company goals and assure customer satisfaction. Production managers will learn skills required to maximize machine through-put consistent with good quality while maintaining the integrity of the production schedule. In addition, we will discuss the value of profitable orders vs. easy-to-run orders. (We call this developing a company-wide perspective) It is important that every key manager understands his role and how his actions impact the total company…For further details, click here.

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AICC members from Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky met June 26-27 in South Bend, Ind., and established an all-time high attendance record for the Region. Regional Director Elaine Fontana, Chairwoman of Michigan Box in Detroit, hosted the two-day meeting which drew 97 members and featured tours of Five-Star Sheets in New Carlisle and a business meeting and golf tournament at Knollwood Country Club in South Bend. Read More....

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Every four years since 2000, AICC has joined together with TAPPI to hold SuperCorrExpo. As in years past, SuperCorrExpo is designed and held in conjunction with the AICC Annual Meeting and the TAPPI Corrugated Packaging Division Conference. This is a great opportunity for members of both associations to see state-of-the-art innovation, technology, equipment and brain power together in one place and at one time. Don't miss this chance to see over 123,000 square feet of the latest corrugated innovation and technology brought to you by over 270 of the industry's leading suppliers from around the world.

The "Super" Early Bird registration deadline for the meeting has been extended to Friday, July 11, 2008. Don't miss out on this opportunity to SAVE! Read more....

See who is already planning to attend the upcoming AICC 2008 Annual Meeting. AICC 2008 Annual Meeting - Attendee List

On Thursday, September 25, the AICC 2008 Annual Meeting will kick off with a keynote presentation by Mr. Ben Stein, renowned economist, actor, author and former speech writer and lawyer for Presidents Nixon and Ford. Mr. Stein will discuss the current economic landscape and review the factors and trends that affect and are driving U.S. Manufacturing and global competition. Read More....

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The 2008 Innovator of the Year Competition is being held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting, September 24-26, 2008 in Atlanta, GA. This year's competition will feature Machinery innovations developed by AICC Associate supplier members. The deadline for entries is Friday, July 11, 2008. For more information and to view the 2008 Innovator of the Year Brochure and Entry Form, click here

AICC will offer an optional off-site event that includes a tour of The NEW World of Coca Cola and a behind the scenes tour of "Inside CNN Atlanta" on Thursday, September 25, 2008 from 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm. Don't miss this opportunity to meet two of Atlanta brightest stars.Read more....

Enhance your visibility and make the most of your show experience by becoming a SuperCorrExpo 2008 Sponsor. Sponsorships provide another opportunity to put your company and product name in front of the customer. To read more click here.

Sheet Plants

Nancy Aleece Craig
President
Craig Box Corporation
P.O. Box 3262
Fort Smith, AR 72913
(479) 782-6700 Phone
(479) 782-2482 Fax
eddy@craigbox.com
www.craigbox.com

John Besaw
President
The Servants, Inc.
3145 Lottes Drive
Jasper, IN 47546
(812) 634-2201 Phone
(812) 634-2730 Fax
john@servants.com
www.servants.com

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Vedran Tadie
Vice President
Lubcon Turmo Lubrication, Inc.
3839 East Paris Avenue S.E.
Suite 303
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
(616) 575-6034 Phone
(616) 575-6062 Fax
vtadie@lubconusa.com
www.lubconusa.com

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Basic Supervisory & Leadership Training will be held in September in Toronto, Ontario on September 9 and 10, 2008. This day-and-half program gives new supervisors and those more experienced who would like to brush up on their skills an understanding of supervisory principles and practices in the areas of communication, leadership, discipline, motivation, team building, and problem solving. Read More.

Based on a growing level of interest among our members AICC is forming a Marketing Special Interest group as a test to meet special interests among our members and their employees. This group will be limited to 30 slots. The group will meet monthly by conference call with a topic of interest relevant to Marketing. Topics will be determined by the group after the initial call. click here.

With the sustainability focus clearly upon us and the resulting incentives to use lighter-weight liners and mediums to achieve your customers’ sustainability goals, the need to measure and report on sheet properties before and after converting has never been stronger. To help establish some baseline data we are conducting an ECT degradation study. This study, the protocol for which is documented in the following pages, will be a confidential comparison of your product conducted by independent test labs under TAPPI test procedures. Read More....