Razor-thin profit margins are nothing new in the notoriously competitive label industry, but some companies manage to deal with them better than others by consistently offering excellent pricing, high-quality labels and the latest, cutting-edge printing technologies. Specifically, companies like Ste-Julie, Que.-based Imprimerie Saint-Julie Inc. —a successful, family-operated label supplier employing 85 people at two label converting facilities specializing in flexographic and digital printing processes.

BEIJING: Protesters in southern China’s manufacturing hub torched emergency vehicles in an outburst of anger against police abuse of migrant workers, according to eyewitnesses. Rioting during the evening of June 12 followed three days of steadily growing unrest in the town of Xintang in Guangdong province, the linchpin of China’s crucial export industry

MONTREAL —In a warehouse in Montreal’s historic Griffintown neighbourhood, more than 300 model train enthusiasts have spent 38 years constructing what is believed to be Canada’s largest fully operational model railway. And now the life-like models and detail-laden, 1,493-metre masterpiece they call home are about to be destroyed. The numbers: 6,000 square feet 6 train yards 527 switches 18 bridges 17 tunnels 12 major industrial areas 68 businesses represented 40 minutes for a round-trip The reason for the imminent dismantling is not without irony: the make-believe trains are about to be forced away by a real train company, dealing with real-life issues.

BEIJING: Protesters in southern China’s manufacturing hub torched emergency vehicles in an outburst of anger against police abuse of migrant workers, according to eyewitnesses. Rioting during the evening of June 12 followed three days of steadily growing unrest in the town of Xintang in Guangdong province, the linchpin of China’s crucial export industry

CanadianManufacturing.com Editor Michael Ouellette keeps an eye on weekend business news so you can focus on R&R. Mergers and acquisitions have been a big story for industry in 2011 and this weekend was no different

Kingston, Ont. – Researchers at Queen’s University are looking into an innovative way to help protect food prices from rising fuel costs. By harnessing waste heat produced by Canada’s industrial plants, producers could heat greenhouses for growing fresh fruit and vegetables.

Oakland, CA – Consolidation in the CAD reseller space continues as California-based Solidworks reseller Hawk Ridge Systems announced that it has acquired Canadian VAR Next Level Engineering Services. With 14 offices throughout the west coast states and provinces including California, Oregon, Washington and now British Columbia and Alberta, Hawk Ridge is recognized as a leading Solidworks reseller.

An alliance has been forged between Treffpack of Hamburg, Germany and TricorBraun , a U.S.

The best place to start is with the pretreatment system, a critical process in achieving higher quality and more greener finishes. The Greener Cleaner Alkaline cleaners, as we all know, are usually the first step in the pretreatment process.

Trying to become a leader in the vast North American market for product labels can be a sticky business at times, but that’s just how the Toronto-based Metro Label Group Inc.