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NeuDrive Acquires Portfolio from CPI Innovation Services
Acquisition includes organic semiconducting material patents and FlexOS trademark, plus licenses relating to organic thin-film transistor technology
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Spartanics Launches Laser Die-Cutting Module
The X-350 laser die-cutting module can be integrated with converting solutions from Smag Graphique
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Green Bay Packaging Wausau Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Manufacturer of corrugated containers, displays, and more sells to many industries and reportedly has a history of innovation in packaging
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Color-Logic Issues Certification to Epson
Company has certified the Epson SurePress L-4033AW with iSi MaxPrint RIP supports file formats required to produce the Process Metallic Color System
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Glenroy Acquires PF Flexibles
The acquisition is expected to allow Glenroy to provide customers with high-quality stand-up pouches
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Cortec Corrosion Inhibiting Films Are Made to Order
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FTA Announces Custom Branded Book Program
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PPC Announces Speakers for Fall Meeting
- August 29, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, MA | The Paperboard Packaging Council announces the speakers for the Fall Meeting and Leadership Conference, scheduled for October 23–25, 2013, at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Dallas, TX. 
Mary Cooper, VP of Account Management at Perception Research Services Intl. (PRS), will describe to attendees the five changes that have recently transformed the world of packaging and shopper marketing, and how they will affect innovation in the paperboard packaging industry.
Tim Bohrer, owner of Pac Advantage Consulting, will discuss a peer-reviewed study commissioned by PPC that demonstrates that weight comparisons of various package substrates are insufficient for describing differences in environmental impact. 
Tim Bohrer
Dr. Diana Twede, professor at Michigan State University, will review the Packaging School’s curriculum and discuss how administrators promote the benefits of paperboard to their students. 
Dr. Diana Twede
PPC president Ben Markens says, “Understanding the future of shopper marketing, responding effectively to environmental claims, and tracking how our industry is perceived by up-and-coming packaging designers are valuable topics. I am confident our attendees will return to their offices brimming with new insights.”