News Clips Archive
Sheeter Supplier Expands
WESTERLY, RI Maxson Automatic Machinery Co. is planning a multimillion dollar expansion that will include additional office and production facilities...
Joining to Advance Packaging
CAMBRIDGE, MA Nano-Terra, a privately held company focused on the commercialization of industrial applications of surface chemistry, reports two technology...
Digital Partnership in Place
ROSH HA'AYIN, ISRAEL Matan Digital Printers has joined forces with MGI Digital Graphic Technology, Cedex, France, to promote Matan's digital sign and...
Training Trainers in Flexo
CHARLOTTE, NC The Harper National Flexographic Center, located on the Harper Campus of Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC), recently hosted a FlexSys...
Loparex Shares Plans
WILLOWBROOK, IL Loparex Group has signed a Share Purchase Agreement with Mondi Coating concerning the sale of Loparex Oy (Lohja plant), Loparex Ltd. (Glossop...
NYC Mandates Plastic Bag Recycling
NEW YORK, NY The Progressive Bag Affiliates of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) reports passage of the New York City Plastic Carryout Bag Recycling...
Sweet-Smelling Building
HELSINKI, FINLAND Ahlstrom, a supplier of high-performance, fiber-based materials, received the French trophy of the Ecological and Economical Technologies...
People
Mark Andy, St. Louis, MO, announces Ken Daming as finishing equipment sales manager. At Monadnock Paper Mills, Bennington, NH, Steve Dussair joins as...
Forestry Program Announces Gains
ARLINGTON, VA The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) program reports substantial growth in 2007, including a 750% increase in locations with SFI chain-of-custody...
Extruder a Tall Addition
STREETSBORO, OH Automated Packaging Systems had to build an addition to its manufacturing facility in Keyser, WV, to accommodate the 57-ft height of its...
News About Color
SAN JOSE, CA Dan Gillespie of ColorGeek and Dan Reid of RPimaging, members of the Color Management Group (CMG), announce ColorGeek2.com, a partnership...
Marketing New Flexo Educational Program
RONKONKOMA, NY The Foundation of Flexographic Technical Assn. (FFTA) has selected the corporate branding firm Sidewalk Designs to spearhead a marketing...
News Clips
XSYS Print Solutions, Plymouth, MN, a div. of Flint Group, changes its name to Flint Group Narrow Web. Bobst Group, Lausanne, Switzerland, has completed...
More Pouches, More Sizes
CINCINNATI, OH A new Mamata pouching machine is at work in the Cary, IL, facility of Ampac Flexibles. The Vega 610 is giving Ampac the ability to increase...
Rollers Make History
UNION GROVE, WI When Dan Cahalane came to American Roller in 2005, he thought rollers were a simple commodity. As he learned about the vast amount of...
Recycling Program Aimed at Customers
JANESVILLE, WI GOEX Corp., a manufacturer of printable custom plastic sheet, is combining two environmental concepts sustainability and recycling to keep...
Sniffing Out Odors
ROUND ROCK, TX When the Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs program featured a segment on how to contain or neutralize the stench of dirty diapers, the star...
Advocating Free Trade
MISSION VIEJO, CA China Paper Holdings (CPH), a sourcing paper company and a sub. of Global Sourcing Solutions, says protectionist policies stifle innovation...
People
Tony Paolino is now VP of sales and marketing at Rollprint Packaging Products, Addison, IL. Sato America, Charlotte, NC, names Greg Simmons technical...
News Clips
Elsner Engineering Works, Hanover, PA, is named the exclusive sales representative for Wipcor S.r.l., Novara, Italy, for North American and Mexican sales....
Pre-Drupa Event Focuses on Innovation
GENT, BELGIUM Duomedia's Drupa Discovery Tour, a gathering of 83 journalists from 26 countries, took place March 20-24. More than 100 publications were...
Offsetting C02 Emissions
DENVER, CO ShipGreen is a new company formed to enable online retailers to provide shoppers with the ability to calculate and offset the carbon emissions...
Automation a Selling Point
SIMPSONVILLE, KY Neff Packaging Solutions recently added a six-color, 18,000-sph Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105 press to its new 122,000-sq-ft plant in...
New Marking Process Is Patented
CHESHIRE, UK DataLase has been granted a patent for a new transparent pigment for application on clear films or substrates. The pigment undergoes a color...
Technologies for Source Reduction
SCHAUMBURG, IL Pliant Engineered Films announces the Empower suite of technologies for source reduction in packaging. The portfolio features three introductory...
