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Mark Andy Customers Honored FTA Annual Forum

Mark Andy Inc., a world leader in narrow web printing equipment, has announced that half of the 32 labels awarded in the Narrow Web category of the 2008 Excellence in Flexography Awards

Muller Martini Wins CIPPI Awards With Cox Target

Cox Target Media Inc. has won the 2008 CIPPI Award with Muller Martini in three categories

Fibermark Rolls Out 'Naturally Creative' Campaign

FiberMark, a producer of specialty papers and fiber-based materials for a variety of applications, has announced a new branding campaign to heighten awareness of the qualities of its products and company

Back Seam Adhesives for Envelope Manufacturing

National Adhesives has published a new flyer on its back seam adhesives

CMM to Launch Virtual Trade Show

CMM will launch an online virtual trade show in October 2008 that is designed to provide converting professionals worldwide

New 'Field Guide' For Sustainable Print and Packaging Design

Monadnock Paper Mills has released the third edition of its instructional how-to guide for creating more sustainable print materials

Proteus Packaging Purchases First Heidelberg VLF Press In North America

KENNESAW, GA | Proteus Packaging has become the first US company to purchase Heidelberg’s new Speedmaster XL 145 press, one of two very large format (VLF) press models Heidelberg unveiled at Drupa 2008

Microwave Packaging Technology Tutorials

The Packaging Group offers two half-day tutorials on July 23–24 on “Understanding Microwave Packaging”

Sun Chemical Consulting Announces New Partners

DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY | Sun Chemical announces three partnerships for its new Consulting Div. at Drupa

Martin Automatic, Labelmen Machinery Announce 'Relationship'

ROCKFORD, IL -- Martin Automatic, the world's leading manufacturer of automatic unwind, splicing, and rewinding technology for web fed presses, enters a licensing agreement with press manufacturer Labelmen Machinery Co. Ltd of Taiwan at Drupa 2008

Hologram Association Seeks Awards Nominees

Kingston-upon-Thames, UK | The International Hologram Mfrs. Assn.’s (IHMA) has announced a call for entries in the Excellence in Holography Awards, which will recognize outstanding industry achievement and go to organizations that have introduced the most innovative or commercially viable hologram product or technique over the year

Ahlstrom Announces Price Increases

HELSINKI, FINLAND | Ahlstrom, a global supplier of high-performance, fiber-based materials, has announced price increases for Coated Specialties and Industrial Papers (flexible packaging, metalizing, office and graphic papers), as a result of the continuous rise of raw materials and energy costs, most of which it says continued to increase

Live Interviews with Viscosity Experts Available Online

MIDDLEBORO, MA| Brookfield Engineering has debuted ViscosityJournal.com, a free informational website and resource dedicated to professionals in the viscosity and texture analysis marketplace

Thung Hua Sinn Group Purchases Speedmaster XL 75 at Drupa

THAILAND, BANGKOK | The Thung Hua Sinn Group finalized the purchased of a Speedmaster XL 75 from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG at Drupa 2008

TAPPI's 2008 PLACE Conference Opens Registration

NORCROSS, GA| The 2008 TAPPI PLACE Conference (Polymers, Laminations, Adhesives, Coatings and Extrusions) will be held September 14-17, 2008, in Portsmouth, VA, showcasing innovations in materials, equipment, and processes in the flexible packaging and converting industry

Judges Announced For 2008 IMDA Awards

The In-Mold Decorating Assn. has announced its panel of judges for the 2008 IMDA Awards Competition

Howard Vreeland, Sr., Dies at 87

BRYAN, OH | Howard B. Vreeland Sr., owner and chairman emeritus of the board of directors for Anderson-Vreeland Co. , died Friday, June 13, 2008, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Ctr., in Bryan, OH, where he had been a patient for the past two days. He was 87

Kodak's Graphic Communications Group Debuts New Products at Drupa 2008

DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY| Kodak's Graphic Communications Group's first Drupa appearance featured a broad range of integrated solutions

Heidelberg Sees Drupa as an Opportunity - Maria Manns

DUSSELDORF, GERMANY | Of the more than 400,000 visitors who were looking to take something away from Drupa 2008, one industry veteran brought something special to it

Educational Sessions to Enhance 2009 IADD/FSEA Odyssey Exhibit

CRYSTAL LAKE, IL | Changes in scheduling for the 2009 IADD/FSEA Odyssey, to be held May 6-9, 2009, in Atlanta, GA, will afford attendees and exhibitors alike the opportunity to experience a wide variety of classroom and TechShop™ educational sessions, with even more time to gather valuable information on industry trends in the Exhibition Hall

Updated Anilox Scoring Prevention Guide

CHARLOTTE, NC | Harper Corp. of America has published the fourth edition of its “Anilox Scoring Prevention Guide.”

NineSigma Accepting Proposals for 'Flexible Chambers' Project

CLEVELAND, OH | NineSigma, Inc., a provider of open innovation (OI) solutions, recently introduced its new Request for Solution (RFS) service, which brings together “innovation seekers”

Bobst Group Displays Range of Equipment at Drupa

LAUSANNE, Switzerland | Bobst Group Business Area Flexible Materials unveils “The Next Generation of Solutions for Flexible Packaging & Flexible Materials” at Drupa 2008

Flint Group To Debut Innovations at Drupa 2008

LUXEMBOURG, Germany | Flint Group is presenting its latest innovations in printing plates, sleeve systems, inks and pressroom chemicals, printing blankets, and sleeves in two stands at Drupa 2008

In-Mold Decorating Assn. Extends Awards Competition Deadline

SCOTTSDALE, AZ | The In-Mold Decorating Assn. has extended the deadline for submitting entries to the 2008 IMDA Awards Competition to Monday, June 30, 2008

Conference on Web Handling Calls For Papers

STILLWATER, OK | The Web Handling Research Center at Oklahoma State Univ

Omet Sells First Press in Iceland

LEECO, Italy | Omet has announced the sale of a new X-Flex line to PMT, one of the leading label printing companies in Iceland

Linoprint Modular Drop-on-Demand System Debuts at Interpack

HEIDELBERG, Germany | Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG has introduced Linoprint, a new Drop-on-Demand technology for the individual decorating and marking of folding boxes, labels, and blister packs

Data Sheet for Circuit Board Digital Interface

The Montalvo Corp. is offering a free data sheet for its new digital interface, the MDI-1, for its CB-64 circuit board

Suppliers Combine to Present "UV Flexo for Food Packaging" Project at Drupa 2008

GIDUE, IST Metz, Air Liquide, Softal, and Sun Chemical will team up to present what they say is the first turnkey UV flexo printing solution specifically designed

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