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PEOPLE

Published: January 01, 2008
Ken Sweeney is the new plant manager at the West Chester, PA, manufacturing facility of Sartomer Co., Exton, PA. Joseph Tremper joins Uteco North America,

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

Published: January 01, 2008
RotoMetrics Celebrates 50 Years as Industry Leader ST. LOUIS, MO In 1957 Richard R. Rosemann, the founder of Roto-Die, began designing and manufacturing

Narrow Web & Label Reporter: New Products

Published: January 01, 2008
Inspect Numbers & More The LVS 7000 will inspect sequential numbers, barcodes (1D), and DataMatrix codes (2D) to ISO standards and match to a database

Brand Booster

Published: January 01, 2008, By By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Andrews Decal Co. Inc., a Chicago-based converter of pressure-sensitive labels, proves that even a small company can be a major player in one of America's

Foodservice Disposables Growth Led by Packaging

Published: January 01, 2008
CLEVELAND, OH Foodservice disposables demand in the US is projected to increase 3.8%/yr to $16.6 billion in 2011. This is the conclusion of a new study

IP, Memphis Aid Recycling

Published: January 01, 2008
MEMPHIS, TN International Paper is partnering with the city of Memphis, Friends of City Beautiful, and FCR of Tennessee in the All Aboard campaign to

Harper Tour Is a Success

Published: January 01, 2008
CHARLOTTE, NC Harper GraphicSolutions has wrapped its latest Harper Flexographic Solutions Tour, reporting it was the most successful and best-attended

Register System Makes New Press Even Better

Published: January 01, 2008
ONEONTA, NY Apple Converting was happy with the superior printing and higher-speed coating it experienced after the recent installation of a Cerutti nine-color,

PMMI Adds New Category

Published: January 01, 2008
ARLINGTON, VA The Packaging Machinery Mfrs. Inst. (PMMI), has a new membership category for materials and containers suppliers. Explains Chuck Yuska,

Automation Fair Returns

Published: January 01, 2008
CHICAGO, IL Rockwell Automation welcomed more than 13,000 attendees from 65 countries to the 2007 Automation Fair, held November 14-15 at the new McCormick

SMS Sells BGE

Published: January 01, 2008
DSSELDORF, GERMANY SMS has sold off the last remaining company in the plastics technology sector, Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering (BGE),Gloucester,

Drupa Sessions Will Point the Way

Published: January 01, 2008
CHICAGO, IL The popular concept of certainly will be featured at drupa 2008, and not just in the machinery exhibited. The event, to be held May 29-June

EB Will Cure Lacquers

Published: January 01, 2008
VERSAILLES, CT Amgraph Packaging has added an EZCure-1 EB system from Energy Sciences to its new Rotomec MW80 gravure press. The EB system will be used

Treater Agreement Reported

Published: January 01, 2008
HARTLAND, WI Pillar Technologies and Empire Treater Rolls, Fishers, NY, have signed an agreement that provides Pillar worldwide distribution rights for

Hot Type

Published: January 01, 2008, By By Deborah Donberg, Associate Managing Editor
More than 1,100 exhibitors are expected to greet 24,000 attendees at the 30th anniversary of Graphics of the Americas, scheduled for February 27 March

Credit Crunch

Published: January 01, 2008, By By Bill Hornell, Mesirow Financial
As many industry participants have observed, the packaging industry has been reshaped over the past two years by numerous private equity-backed merger

Picking Up the Pace

Published: January 01, 2008, By By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
As press manufacturers continue to introduce presses that can run faster in theory but not necessarily in practice it falls to the manufacturers of register

Parallel Protocol

Published: January 01, 2008, By By Jay Tannan, Pruftechnik Service Inc.
Roll alignment is a requirement for every converting process that produces some sort of web, film, or coating. When a machine is first installed, each

Products

Published: January 01, 2008
Controller Has 60 Settings The MP2000 single-loop viscosity controller has 60 settings to accommodate solvent- or water-based products and level control.

Experience Speaks: Lyle Reigel

Published: January 01, 2008
President & CEO of US Paper Converters Management Style | Open-door policy Personal Motto | Honesty and hard work How did you get into the converting

K 2007 Exceeded Optimistic Expectations

Published: December 26, 2007
At K 2007, the 17th Intl. Trade Fair for Plastics + Rubber, all expectations were exceeded: 3,130 exhibitors from 58 countries and about 242,000 visitors from 100 nations took part in the event (compared to 2,904 exhibitors and 231,000 visitors at K 2004).

DuPont Packaging Graphics Celebrates Patent Milestone

Published: December 21, 2007

Atlas Sells Stake in Company to IGP

Published: December 21, 2007
Atlas Material Testing Technology has finalized an agreement to sell a majority stake in the company to Industrial Growth Partners (IGP), a specialized investment firm focused on middle-market industrial manufacturing and manufacturing services businesses.

Holographic Plastics

Published: December 21, 2007
Vacumet Corp. has launched HoloPRISM holographic plastics, a complimentary extension of HoloPRISM papers, with applications in consumer, cosmetic, personal care, and entertainment packaging; gift wrap; labels; and publications.

Digital Flexo System

Published: December 21, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Kodak has introduced a computer-to-plate (CTP) print solution for package printing. The Kodak Flexcel NX digital flexographic system provides near offset print quality on a variety of substrates, including paper, flexible film, foil, and label stock.

Reflective P-S Film Series

Published: December 21, 2007
FLEXcon introduces the newest additions to its REFLECTAmark Series.

Ecological Rewinder

Published: December 21, 2007
| Titan has introduced the twin-shaft Titan ER610 cantilever slitter/rewinder to complement its Titan SR8 model. THE ER610 ecological rewinder is the result of market research, design, and development work by Atlas Converting Equipment and Bobst.

Drupa Innovation Parc Presented by HP 2008

Published: December 12, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Messe Düsseldorf has significantly expanded the showcase and concept of the drupa innovation parc (dip) presented by HP for the 2008 show

Reduce Energy Costs with Effective Air Storage

Published: December 12, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Kaeser Compressors has released the redesigned Kaeser Flow Controller (KFC) to create more effective storage

Odorless UV Inks and Coatings

Published: December 09, 2007
Rhino Performance Products introduces odorless UV inks and coatings.

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