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Specialty Papers &
Films, Inc.
We make it happen.
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Introduction
SPF-Inc provides
consulting services to companies active with or associated with the
materials, products and processes of printing, coating, laminating,
packaging, and the manufacture and use of specialty papers &
films.
Clients include substrate manufacturers, coaters and converters,
equipment vendors, chemical, ink & colorant manufacturers,
distributors, printers and major end-users, located in Europe, North
America, and Asia.
Assignments
have included production line designs, technology selections,
formulating, sourcing materials and services, product defect cause and
elimination, equipment suitability assessments, detailed technology
training, new product design, new product development, process design,
process development and qualification, prior art discovery, strategy and
leadership.
In all engagements value to the client is foremost.
Thus, when change is required the recommendations will be for
solutions that improve operability, simplify complexity, reduce
losses, improve product performance and meet client strategy.
Additionally, SPF-Inc seeks to involve client's staff at the
appropriate levels, so there is a permanent legacy from the experience.
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Services
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Strategic
Planning and Decision Making
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Problem
Solving in Operations and Technology
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Defect
Analysis and Elimination
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Yield
Improvement
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Productivity
Improvement
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Performance
Failure Analysis
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Product
Development & Commercialization
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Process
Development, Implementation & Qualification
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Integrated
Product & Process Development
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R&D
Leadership
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Project
Basis
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Organizational
Basis (e.g., acting CTO)
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Vendor
& Partner Relationships
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Finding,
Qualifying and Managing
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Manufacturing
Outsourcing
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Intellectual
Property:
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Strategy
– Portfolio and Individual Patents
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Patent
Value
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Prior
Art Searching
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Licensing
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Inventing
and Securing Protection
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Expert
Witness
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Technologies
& Expertise
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Analog Printing (Offset, Gravure. Screen &
Flexography)
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Graphics, documents, marking, industrial,
electronics, panels
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Digital Printing (Ink Jet,
Laser, Thermal Transfer & Electrostatic)
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Graphics, documents, marking, industrial,
electronics, panels
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Gravure, Slot, Rod, Blade,
Rotary Screen & Roll Coating
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Solvent, Aqueous, UV & EB Cure Inks
& Coatings
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Powder Coating, Especially
of MDF & Wood
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Flexible Packaging, Labeling & Tagging
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Films, Foils, Laminates & Over-laminates
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Specialty & Coated Papers
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Laminating, Casting, & Extruding
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Dye Sublimation & Other Transfer Printing
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Desktop & Wide Format Printing
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Product Performance Suitability Testing
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Durable & Regulated Coating, Printing &
Packaging Applications
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Digital Photographic Reproduction
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POP, Outdoor, Floor, Fleet & Vehicle
Advertising
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Nanochemistry, Colloid & Surface Chemistry
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Inorganic Materials
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Biological Systems
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Smart Labels
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Freezing
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Affiliations
Client needs are unique. Solving
their problems requires different knowledge, expertise and facilities. We establish what it
takes, assess what the client possesses, and then find the appropriate additional
sources for immediate and continued support. Our
preference is to find sources that our client can continue to use when
our services are not needed. For example, we find expert analytical
services, highly specialized engineering, and, of course, reliable
vendors. Our participation in several consulting organizations
gives us access to others of demonstrated skills to complement our own.
Professional organizations and technical meetings help us stay current.
Professional and Trade Organizations:
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Tappi
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Radtech
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SGIA
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ACS
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FSCT
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PSCT
Close Partners
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VCE Solutions
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CattleLogos
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Terrell
Manufacturing
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The Principal & Founder of SPF-Inc is Dene H. Taylor, PhD.
Dr. Taylor has more than 20 years experience of technical and business
leadership, and development in the paper, film, coating, printing,
indicator and packaging industries. He has worked with many
different coating, extruding, packaging and printing processes, for
applications ranging from traditional and digital printing; surfacing,
insulating and barrier films; beverage packaging; construction
materials; and decorative panels.
He formed SPF-Inc in 2000 and has clients in North America,
Europe and Japan. He has been retained for technical management;
new product design, development commercialization and distribution; new
process design; problem resolution; business and technical strategy
analysis and development; major manufacturing trouble-shooting; and
intellectual property analysis and protection. In conjunction
with The Summit Group, SPF-Inc has been retained by major beverage
companies for product development, novel design, product and process
trouble shooting, expert witness and patent analysis. Trio
Industries, a start up venture pursuing large volume powder coating of
MDF , retained him as acting Chief Scientist for two years. In
that role he determined the preferred technologies, materials and
substrates, all of which was integrated into the facilities plan.
In 2001 Dr. Taylor established and ran Decorative Surface
Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of decorative panels for the
architectural, signage and advertising markets. It was one of the
pioneers of large format dye sublimation printing on rigid materials.
The image quality achieved is recognised as comparable to the
finest of digital printing. In 2005 he sold the business to
a New York investor, and was retained through 2006 as Chief
Technical Officer and New Jersey Manufacturing Manager.
His prior industrial employers include: Union Camp (now a
part of International Paper), Mead Paper, James River Corp., Rexam, and
Dunmore. His responsibilities grew from scientist through Technical
Manager to Vice President, R&D. He holds patents in paper
products, digital printing, protective coatings and temperature
indicators. Several of these have been assigned to SPF-Inc's
clients.
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Contact Information
SPF-Inc
101 Old York Road
New Hope, PA 18938
Tel: 215 862 9434
Fax: 215 862 0201
dene@spf-inc.com
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