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Edale Holds Successful Open House

Published: March 14, 2007, By pffc-online.com

During the last few weeks of 2006, Edale showcased its new Lambda concept, configured as an offline solution for RFID inlay affixing, incorporating the Tamarack P500 RFID unit.

Phoenix Challenge Foundation Invites You to Media Day

Published: March 13, 2007, By pffc-online.com

The Phoenix Challenge Foundation will hold a Media Day event Friday, March 30, 2007, at Harper Campus, Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, NC.

Harris & Ford Distributes Antiskid Line

Published: March 13, 2007, By pffc-online.com

Harris & Ford has assumed the North American right to distribute SilCo Intl.'s entire line of antiskid products, plus its application and dilution equipment.

TLMI Announces 2007 Technical Conference

Published: March 12, 2007, By pffc-online.com

TLMI will be holding its eighth technical conference, Tech 007: For Your Eyes Only, at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago September 4-6, 2007.

Peelable PLA for Fresh Produce

Published: March 12, 2007, By pffc-online.com

Amcor Flexibles has been granted the exclusive sales license from Rockwell Solutions Ltd. to market its Sustainable Peelable PLA film for the global fresh produce market.

Maplan Designs Custom Screws

Published: March 11, 2007, By pffc-online.com

American Maplan Corp.'s custom screw design team is developing screws addressing specific needs for the market, including rate improvement, melt stability, and homogeneity.

Tufco Announces Q1 Results

Published: March 11, 2007, By pffc-online.com

Tufco Technologies announced that fiscal year 2007 first quarter sales were $27,017,000, up 27% over fiscal year 2006 first quarters sales.

DuPont Announces Distribution Agreement

Published: March 08, 2007

DuPont Packaging Graphics announced that Williamson Printing Materials now will distribute DuPont's full line of flexographic products in Canada.

Visutech to Distribute Michelman's DigiPrime in Scandinavia

Published: March 08, 2007, By pffc-online.com

Michelman's full line of DigiPrime digital primers for use with HP Indigo inks now will be available in Scandinavia through Visutech, following the appointment of the company as its distributor.

Financing Partnership Agreement

Published: March 07, 2007, By pffc-online.com

Maxson Automatic Machinery Co. announces a financing partnership with National City Manufacturing finance to provide custom financing programs and ancillary services to the converting and printing industry.

InteliCoat Redesigns Web Site

Published: March 06, 2007, By pffc-online.com

InteliCoat Technologies has launched a newly designed corporate Web site at intelicoat.com.

Converting Influence Meeting

Published: March 06, 2007

The next Converting Influence Meeting will take place April 11, 2007, in Green Bay, WI.

TLMI Publishes North American Label Study 2007

Published: March 05, 2007, By pffc-online.com

The 2007 edition of the United States Tag and Label Manufacturers Assn.'s (TLMI) North American Label Study provides a timely and up-to-date overview of the pressure-sensitive label and product decoration market, with an in-depth supply-side analysis and demand-side assessment across all the major end-use market segments.

Optical Film Coating Application System

Published: March 05, 2007, By pffc-online.com

Pagendarm has developed a new application system for optical film coating in the cleanroom.

Flexotecnica Demonstrates Chronos Press

Published: March 04, 2007, By pffc-online.com

Flexotecnica will have a 52-inch-wide, eigt-color Chronos sleeved gearless press available for print demonstrations March 28-30, 2007, at its global headquarters in Tavazzanao, Italy.

John Solomon Joins Natural Foods Panel

Published: March 04, 2007, By pffc-online.com

John Solomon, global manager, specialty foods, for Multisorb Technologies, will be joining a panel discussing "What is Natural?" at the 2007 Healthy Baking Seminar March 8.

Brushfoil Attains ISO Certification

Published: March 01, 2007, By pffc-online.com

Brushfoil has achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification for its quality management system based on standards set by the Intl. Organization for Standardization (ISO).

Graphics of the Americas is Just Around the Corner

Published: March 01, 2007, By pffc-online.com

Graphics of the Americas will take place March 3-4, 2007, at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

the PLACE

Published: March 01, 2007, By David J. Bentley, Jr., Editor

Advances in extrusion coating die system technology, and on-line gauging as a process troubleshooting tool.

Coming Back for More

Published: March 01, 2007, By By Yolanda Simonsis, Associate Publisher/Editor

It’s the pleasurable part of doing business that makes a customer repeat the experience time after time. As guest speaker Ross Shafer so aptly communicated at the converter meeting of the Tag & Label Mfrs. Inst. at the Ritz Carlton in Naples, FL, February 25–29: When people love you, they give you more money! It’s that simple.

Narrow Web What's New

Published: March 01, 2007

Narrow web new products from: Dielectric Polymers, Matik North America, Kodak Graphic Communications Group, and Esko.

Under Pressure (Revisited...and Revised)

Published: March 01, 2007, By By Timothy J. Walker, TJWalker & Assoc. Inc.

If I have any repeating theme to understanding web handling, it is to follow the stresses and strains. In nipped processes, you need to follow the compressive stress (aka pressure).

Design & Color: Part I of II

Published: March 01, 2007, By By David Argent, Contributing Editor

It is interesting to examine the world of those responsible for conceiving and managing brand colors and designing the incredible array of attractive packaging that is now available.

People in the News

Published: March 01, 2007

Folke Wegner leaves his position as managing director at Fischer & Krecke, Bielefeld, Germany, and Dr. Georg Grautoff takes over that responsibility.

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

Published: March 01, 2007, By Edited by Deborah Donberg, Associate Managing Editor

Narrow web news: Etikett, Etiko, Graphic Solutions Intl., Scapa North America, Avery Dennison Retail Information Services, and UPM Raflatac.

Short & Quick

Published: March 01, 2007, By Edited by Claudia Hine Managing Editor

Harkwell Labels is somewhat unique in that it relies solely on the letterpress process to manufacture its product line, which includes labels for food packaging, swing tags, and window stickers. Recnetly it added a Lintec LPM 300 GT semi-rotary letterpress model.

Lasting Impression

Published: March 01, 2007, By By Yolanda Simonsis, Associate Publisher/Editor

Exceeding clients’ expectations results in double-digit growth for large-format package printer Huston Patterson.

Reader's Choice

Published: March 01, 2007, By By Carrie Cleaveland, Assistant Editor

The click-throughs are counted, and the votes are in! Here are the top ten hot new products featured on PFFC's bi-monthly e-newsletter that captured your attention this past year.

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