Report from Corrugated Seminar 2017

The corrugated seminar organized by JCAA was held on Oct 13 & 14 at Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture. 337 participants from all over the country took the seminar and deepened their business relationship with each other. Research reports from the safety and technical committee members were presented, and new products and technologies were introduced from…

The 13th seminar organized by the Japan Corrugated Case Association

The Japan Corrugated Case Association (JCCA) will be holding an annual seminar on October 13-14, 2017 in Aichi Prefecture on the main theme “Work style reform in the corrugated industry”. The association members share expertise in matters such as corrugated board productivity and quality improvement, maintenance of workplace health and safety, environmental protection and reduction of…

Event announcement “PRESS BALANCE SYSTEM”

Since August 2016 Japanese government has been promoting work style reforms. We should think seriously that work style reforms is equal to productivity improvement. Realizing less working hours could result in higher productivity. In this respect demands on shorter make-ready time in a flatbed die cutting operation is very high.  is the first product in the…

AN INTERVIEW WITH MASAKI NAKAYAMA Part 4

“Surviving manufacturers of cutting rules in Japan” We are proud of our sophisticated skills that make sure our cutting rules are precise in their specifications.  For example, we can work with as small an allowance of even ±20μm for width. The thickness of cutting rules varies depending on its intended use. The most used thickness…

AN INTERVIEW WITH MASAKI NAKAYAMA Part 3

“Surviving manufacturers of cutting rules in Japan” There are seventeen manufacturers of cutting rules in the world and two of them are in Japan. Nakayama Co., Ltd. has specialized in manufacturing cutting rules since the company was established in 1937. The cutting rules were originally used in cutting dies for paper and corrugated cardboard. However,…