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NEX Films to Be Available via Internet Ordering

Published: January 30, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
New England Extrusion (NEX) will soon accept blown film online orders, reports the film manufacturer. Upgrades to the Nex Web site, which will enable users to order materials over the Internet, currently are in progress and will be completed early in 2002, the company adds.

Avery Dennison Launches Engineered Films Web Site

Published: January 30, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
The Engineered Films Division of Avery Dennison has launched a web site dedicated to servicing new and current customers and to providing valuable product, market, and personnel information.

'Ladies' Night at Smurfit

Published: January 28, 2002, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
Smurfit-Stone Container’s "Customer 1 Packaging Center" (C1PC) was the site of a program/plant tour held by the Chicago Chapter of Women in Packaging (WIP) on January 23, 2002.

Folding Carton Outlook Favorable: Study Says US Will Want More Non-Flexible Food Containers

Published: January 28, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Demand for food containers is the US is forecast to increase more than three percent per year until 2005—to $12.6 billion (US) in 2005, according to "Food Containers," a new study conducted and composed by The Freedonia Group.

Xeikon to Be Liquidated, Says Agfa

Published: January 24, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Agfa-Gevaert releases announcement regarding its business with Xeikon.

GAA Calls for Entries for Annual Golden Cylinder Competition for Gravure Printers

Published: January 24, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Gravure Association of America (GAA) members (and even those of you non-members) only have until mid-February to submit your greastest gravure for 2001. "[We] conduct the Annual Golden Cylinder award competition to promote the gravure process and to provide peer recognition for technical achievements," says GAA.

Russian Flex-Pack Markets Holds Potential

Published: January 24, 2002, By Stanley Sacharow , Contributing Editor
With many problems still to overcome, the flexible packaging industry in The Russian Federation shows definite signs of life.

Graphic Converting Heads North

Published: January 18, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Graphic Converting, Inc. (GCI) reports it will relocate its point-of-sale and point-of-purchase (POP) display manufacturing from Fenton, MO (near St. Louis), to its corporate facility in Niles, IL (near Chicago).

OMET to Showcase Varyflex Gearless Flexo Press at Open House in Italy

Published: January 18, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
If you didn't get a peak at OMET's Varyflex at last fall's Labelexpo Europe, you still have a chance to see the press in action. According to the Italian press manufacturer, the Varyflex gearless, flexographic printing press will be on display during a three-day open house beginning in late February.

Purup-Eskofot and Barco Merger Effective

Published: January 14, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
BALLERUP, DENMARKAccording to Purup Eskofot, the final agreement for the amalgamation of the company and Barco Graphics has been signed. The merger, which

Ahlstrom Starts Up Super Calender

Published: January 14, 2002, By PFFC Staff
LA GERE, FRANCE --According to Ahlstrom LabelPack, the company is strengthening its position in the silicon base paper market with its start-up of a new

Harper Reports "Breakthrough" Anilox Technology

Published: January 14, 2002, By PFFC Staff
CHARLOTTE, NC --Harper Corp. now is offering Platinum anilox technology. According to the mfr., this major technological advancement in the production

Valmet Tech Center to Open for Converters Worldwide

Published: January 14, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Following a successful period of business growth and the launch of several new products over the past two years, Valmet Converting has announced the launch of a new Converting Technology Center (CTC) at Valmet Rotomec SpA, in San Giorgio Monferrato, near Milan in northern Italy.

ICC Review to Affect Color Software

Published: January 09, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
The International Color Consortium (ICC) has announced that a major revision to the ICC specification is available for review and comment.

Demand for Details and Innovation: FTA Surveys Towel and Tissue Manufacturers

Published: January 07, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
A non-scientific poll of Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) members engaged in the printing of towel, tissue, and napkin products (nonwovens and disposables) found this type of plant typically employs 200 workers; utilizes 11 presses; runs more than 20 jobs daily; and consumes some 5,000 gallons of ink monthly.

Enercon Names More Global Reps

Published: January 07, 2002, By PFFC Staff
MENOMONEE FALLS, WI -- Enercon now will be represented by United Printing and METI Spolka z o.o. for the treating manufacturer's narrow web corona treating

Summer in the City: Sheetfed Conference Slated for June in Chicago

Published: January 07, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
GATF and NAPL's 10th Annual Sheetfed Pressroom conference will feature printing experts from across the country, addressing mission critical issues, says conference sponsors, the Graphic Art Technical Foundation (GATF) and National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL).

Smurit-Stone Board Sales Division on Web to Provide More Customer Info.

Published: January 04, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. today announced the launch of a new web site, "an interactive [portal] with news and information about Smurfit-Stone containerboard products, mill and sales office locations, and an array of services offered by the Board sales division.

Polytype America Relocates US Offices to Hackettstown, NJ

Published: January 04, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Polytype America reports it has relocated its converting equipment office from its previous location in Easton, PA, to new offices in Hackettstown, NJ, USA.

Creo Invests Millions in printCafe

Published: January 04, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Creo Products Inc. reports it has invested $23.6 million (US) in printCafe, Inc., as part of a $39.6 million private placement of equity and debt.

KPG Completes Imation Deal

Published: January 04, 2002, By PFFC Staff
NORWALK, CT -- Kodak Polychrome Graphics (KPG) announced today it has completed its acquistion of Imation's worldwide color-proofing and color-software

Money-to-Be-Made: Gravure Tips Round Out GAA Annual Pressroom Conference

Published: January 04, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Gravure printers will want to check out the Gravure Association of America's annual Pressroom Conference in a few weeks—and the GAA is taking steps to make it easier for you.

Mark Andy/Comco Flexo Feast Feeds Minds of Converting Industry

Published: January 02, 2002, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
From maximizing technical and technological developments to tips on how to expand service offerings, the Mark Andy/Comco two-day educational seminar provided converters and industry professionals a veritable feast of information and ideas for their operations.

Converting Industry News

Published: January 01, 2002
News from: Acucote, BASF Group, Black Clawson, Creo, DCM, Dow Chemical, Enercon, Flint Ink, Heidelberg, Graphics of the Americas, K 2001, MAN Roland, Omnexus, PCMC, Society of the Plastics Industry Inc., and Valmet.

Coming Events

Published: January 01, 2002
Feb 18 19: TLMI Technical Conference, Drake Hotel, Chicago, IL (630/357-9222; tlmi.com). Feb. 28 March 1: 5th Packaging and Label Gravure Assn. Annual

Bioterrorism Legislation Could Affect Converting Industry

Published: January 01, 2002, By Sheila A. Millar, Attorney-at-Law, Keller & Heckman, Washington, DC
On December 12, 2001, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation expanding Food and Drug Administration authority to respond to bioterrorism.

Fundamentals Keep the Converting Industry Strong

Published: January 01, 2002, By David J. Bentley Jr., RBS Technologies
Everyone is keenly aware of the disappearance of so many supposedly promising dot.com organizations. Fortunately, this has not occurred in the converting

Re-Assessing, Reacting to Global Situation

Published: January 01, 2002, By Corey M. Reardon, AWA, Alexander Watson Assoc.
Ed. Note: This month we are introducing EuroTalk, a quarterly column focusing on industry issues in Europe of interest and relevance to the North American

Dealing with Ink Adhesion on High-Slip Films

Published: January 01, 2002, By Dr. Richard M. Podhajny, Ph.D., Contributing Editor
One of the most common problems with printing high-slip films is poor ink adhesion. Such films have low surface energies, and the levels of slip additives

Anilox Roll Inspection: So Simple, So Important

Published: January 01, 2002, By Dan Foy, Harper Corp. of America
Despite the amount of technology that goes into the manufacture of a laser-engraved, ceramic anilox roll, the inspection and care given this precision

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