Ray Products http://www.rayproducts.com Custom Setup Boxes, Folding Cartons & Game Boards Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:02:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Ray Products Retrofits/Installs All New Lighting http://www.rayproducts.com/2012/02/13/ray-products-retrofitsinstalls-lighting/ http://www.rayproducts.com/2012/02/13/ray-products-retrofitsinstalls-lighting/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:02:24 +0000 johnray http://www.rayproducts.com/?p=412 Read More...]]> Ray Products just completed a complete retrofit of its lighting in February 2012 which included a changeover to much more energy efficient lighting as well as full motion sensor lighting in our warehouses.  The change over to T8 bulbs in our manufacturing facility has made an incredible difference in the quality of lighting.  In addition, the retrofit is estimated to save the company 71,000 KWH of electricity each year which translates into 107,000 lbs of carbon dioxide saved, 21 acres of trees planted, or 10 cars removed from our roadways.

]]> http://www.rayproducts.com/2012/02/13/ray-products-retrofitsinstalls-lighting/feed/ 0 Ray Products, Inc. Wins 7 Awards at AICC Packaging Design Summit http://www.rayproducts.com/2012/01/09/ray-products-wins-7-awards-aicc-packaging-design-summit/ http://www.rayproducts.com/2012/01/09/ray-products-wins-7-awards-aicc-packaging-design-summit/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:56:00 +0000 johnray http://www.rayproducts.com/?p=406 Read More...]]> This fall, when the winners of the annual Association of Independent Corrugated Converters announced the winners of the Packaging Design Summit, Ray Products was recognized with 7 awards as follows:

  • 1st Place in Rigid Boxes (Personal Accessories, Jewelry, and Eyewear) for the OV Sinatra Sunglasses
  • 1st Place in Rigid Boxes (Technology, Electronic or Computer Products) for Nat King Cole
  • 1st Place in Rigid Boxes (Toys, Games, Hobbies, Crafts) for Percy Jackson and the Olympians
  • 1st Place in Rigid Boxes (Paper Products, Office Supplies, and Retail Store Boxes) for Bible Clamshell
  • 2nd Place in Rigid Boxes (Family of Packages) for Cambria Cove
  • 3rd Place in Folding Carton (Paperboard & Corrugated Packaging Unit) for the SGX Rigid Clamshell
  • 3rd Place in Rigid Boxes (Confections) for the Hallmark Confections Grahams
]]> http://www.rayproducts.com/2012/01/09/ray-products-wins-7-awards-aicc-packaging-design-summit/feed/ 0 RAY PRODUCTS, INC. FEATURED ON SPORTSMAN CHANNEL http://www.rayproducts.com/2011/08/11/ray-products-featured-sportsman-channel/ http://www.rayproducts.com/2011/08/11/ray-products-featured-sportsman-channel/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:21:22 +0000 johnray http://www.rayproducts.com/?p=400 Read More...]]> Ray Products, Inc. was featured on THE FOWL LIFE WITH CHAD BELDING on episodes airing August 12th, 13th, and 14th on the Sportsman’s Channel.    Ray Products partners with Banded Calls to manufacture the boxes for Chad’s duck and goose call line including the new Banzai duck call.  Included in this episode are images of our manufacturing facility along with video showcasing the production of his boxes.

]]> http://www.rayproducts.com/2011/08/11/ray-products-featured-sportsman-channel/feed/ 0 NEW BAR CODE VERIFICATION SYSTEM ADDED http://www.rayproducts.com/2011/04/08/bar-code-verification-system-added/ http://www.rayproducts.com/2011/04/08/bar-code-verification-system-added/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 19:22:49 +0000 johnray http://www.rayproducts.com/?p=380 Read More...]]> Ray Products, Inc. has been committed to good manufacturing practices since we opened our doors in 1966.  Our commitment to quality control was recently expanded to include unattended 100% bar code verification.  The laser based system is used to guarantee that there are no mixed SKU’s in the folding / gluing work cell.  The system was deployed by Mantisco Systems, Inc. based in Chicago.  http://www.mantisco.com   Mantis Operator Interface and unattended scanning system verifies 100% of UPC bar codes are readable and correct.  The system will detect and set alarms for the first bar code that does not read or is incorrect for the packaging line.

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December 2010 
Ray Products held its annual attendance awards program on December 20th, 2010.  Attendance was INCREDIBLE in 2010.  There were a total of 19 employees that missed less than 20 hours of work in 2010 (less than 2 work days). 
Four of these employees tied for the grand prize of perfect attendance–they each received $200 in Dowtown Dollars to be spent with local merchants.

]]> http://www.rayproducts.com/2010/12/13/new-wordpress-site/feed/ 0 WAREHOUSE ADDITION http://www.rayproducts.com/2010/10/03/298/ http://www.rayproducts.com/2010/10/03/298/#comments Sun, 03 Oct 2010 13:43:15 +0000 mymodernweb http://www.rayproducts.com.php5-17.dfw1-2.websitetestlink.com/?p=298 Read More...]]>

OCTOBER 2010 Ray Products, Inc. just completed a 7,500 square foot addition to its finished goods warehouse, bringing the total warehouse space at our facility to 22,500 square feet.

]]> http://www.rayproducts.com/2010/10/03/298/feed/ 0 ADDITIONAL BOBST DIE CUTTER http://www.rayproducts.com/2010/08/12/example-post-three/ http://www.rayproducts.com/2010/08/12/example-post-three/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:23:22 +0000 mymodernweb http://www.rayproducts.com.php5-17.dfw1-2.websitetestlink.com/?p=88 Read More...]]> August 2010 Ray Products has added another Bobst to its die cutting arsenal.  This particular press has a format size of 36-1/4″ x 49-1/2″ and will help the company to better compete on larger format boxes as well as larger press runs.

]]> http://www.rayproducts.com/2010/08/12/example-post-three/feed/ 0 NEW EMMECI MECHATRONIX LINE http://www.rayproducts.com/2010/01/10/another-example-post/ http://www.rayproducts.com/2010/01/10/another-example-post/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:32:54 +0000 manu3l9816 http://www.rayproducts.com.php5-17.dfw1-2.websitetestlink.com/?p=45 Read More...]]> January 2010 

Ray Products acquired its 2nd Emmeci MC2004 box production line.  This particular machine is equipped with the MC44 quad stayer with servo driven tape heads, allowing different tape lengths on the 4 corners of the box.  It has the 7-3/8″ depth capacity and several other unique features that the existing line has as well.

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