On the move

Published: October 31, 2004

People and Places in the Converting Industry

Magnetic Power Systems (Magpowr) is relocating its manufacturing facility from Fenton, MO, to the Maxcess Intl. headquarters in Oklahoma City, OK.

BST Intl., Bielefeld, Germany, celebrates its 25th anniversary, reporting it now has five production facilities, nine company-owned subsidiaries, and more than 50 sales offices.

Jerry Paul joins Dienes Corp., Spencer, MA, as direct slitting and knife specialist.

Water Ink Technologies, Lincolnton, NC, adds Steve Strassman to the technical staff.

A capacity expansion at the Mansfield, OH, converting center of Sabin Robbins Paper Co. is expected to increase capacity at the facility by 40%.

The Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) has a new address: 201 Springs St., Fort Mill, SC 29715 (phone, fax, and e-mail remain the same). AIMCAL also welcomes Janet Carswell to the office.

Eric Buchroeder joins Technicote, Miamisburg, OH, as VP.

Proma Technologies, Franklin, MA, reports organizational changes: Gary Warehime becomes VP of sales and marketing; Alazar Mengistab is promoted to engineering and maintenance group leader; and Mark Whittaker is promoted to production manager.

Bill Eshmont becomes president of Domino Amjet, Gurnee, IL. He has been CFO at the company since November 2003.

Frank Bucher is the new product manager at GMG, Tuebingen, Germany.