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Integrity Roller Services Expands as Full Service Roller Manufacturer

Integrity Roller announces its capabilities as a full service roller manufacturer.

ALTANA Acquires Water Ink Technologies

The specialty chemicals Group ALTANA has entered into an agreement to acquire the business of Water Ink Technologies, Inc.

Spear Expanding Mason, OH, Facility

Spear Group Holdings has announced an expansion of its Mason, OH, production facility, including the addition of 30 jobs.

VIPColor To Showcase Drop on Demand Digital Applications

VIPColor Technologies will showcase a variety of digital applications on its new VIPColor 485e on demand label printer at Labelexpo Europe.

Flint Holds Technical Seminars

Flint Group Flexographic Products, together with Flint Group Packaging Inks & Narrow Web, held the first two in a series of four regional technical seminars on June 23 and 25, 2009

TLMI Urges Get Smart Technical Tactics

The Tag & Label Mfrs. Inst. (TLMI)urges prospective attendees to “Get Smart” at its upcoming technical conference planned for downtown Chicago’s Hyatt Regency on September 8—10.

Allied Development Corp. Offers New Packaging Study

Allied Development Corp. offers a new global study on packaging for disposable medical devices entitled, “Medical Device Packaging 2009 to 2013; Global Technologies, Markets and Opportunities.”

RotoMetrics to Introduce New Flexible Dies at Labelexpo Europe

RotoMetrics, a worldwide manufacturer of precision rotary dies and tooling, will showcase its latest narrow web products at Labelexpo Europe.

Portuguese Pulp & Paper Manufacturer Adds Cut-Size Line

The Portuguese pulp and paper manufacturer Portucel Soporcel Group has ordered a second 16-pocket cut-size line from E.C.H. Will and Pemco for its new paper mill in Setúbal, Portugal.

Rogers Corp. Launches Chinese Language Website

Corporation, a global supplier of specialty material solutions, has launched a new Chinese language website.

Kansas Gov. Parkinson Recognizes Bunting Magnetics

Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson signed a proclamation recognizing August 3, 2009, as the 50th anniversary of the founding of Bunting Magnetics Co

Malpack Invests in Cast Stretch Line

Gloucester Engineering announced it has received an order from Malpack Ltd. for the purchase of its fifth cast stretch film line

Graymills Celebrates 70th Anniversary

Graymills, a manufacturer of coolant pumps and pumping systems, recently celebrated its 70th Anniversary.

Pamarco Global Graphics Improves Logistics

In order to increase efficiency and streamline communications, Pamarco Global Graphics and TOTALogistix have completed a project that will help Pamarco expedite the flow of shipping rates

TAPPI Volunteers Create Young Professionals Committee

TAPPI’s newest committee will be aimed at helping industry students and those beginning their careers by linking industry newcomers with experienced professionals.

Flint Group Celebrates Creative Use of Inks

Flint Group will host the 5th Annual Narrow Web Print Awards celebrating the excellence and entrepreneurship in narrow web printing.

Global Sleeve Label Market & Technology Report

AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. announces the availability of its newly updated 2009 review of the Global Sleeve Label Market & Technology.

Microdynamics Donates Inspection Microscope to Clemson Univ.

MicroDynamics, Inc. has donated a complete 3DQC inspection microscope system to Clemson Univ.’s Sonoco Inst. Ctr. for Flexible Packaging Design and Graphics.

Mark Andy Installs Flexo Wash Unit

Mark Andy, Inc. has installed a Flexo Wash FW991XL Anilox Roll Cleaning unit its demonstration center in St. Louis, MO.

Sigma Stretch Film purchases Gloucester Film Line

Gloucester Engineering has announced that Sigma Stretch Film, a div. of Sigma Plastics Group, has purchased its first five-layer agricultural stretch line for its plant in Canada.

CMM Examines Folding Carton Technology

The Converting Machinery/Materials Conference & Exposition (CMM) featured a diversity of conference sessions divided into several tracks, including Business Management; Technology, and Operations.

Donation Helps Central Piedmont Students

Future specialists in flexographic print production at Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC, are getting better results thanks to Flexo Wash, LLC, which recently donated an anilox roll cleaning unit and technical support to the school's Harper National Flexographic Ctr.

Nuova Castagnoli S.r.l. Acquires Activities of GIDUE S.p.A.

Nuova Castagnoli, a producer of printing and converting machines for the label and packaging industry, has taken over the activities of GIDUE S.p.A.

Channeled Resources Group Achieves L.I.F.E. Certification

Channeled Resources Group was awarded L.I.F.E. (Label Initiative for the Environment) certification after successfully completing an audit conducted by NSF International Strategic Registration in early June.

SAFER Systems to Share Emergency Planning Expertise

Camarillo, CA-SAFER Systems, a leader in chemical emergency management solutions, has joined the National Preparedness Month (NPM) 2009 Coalition.

Berry Plastics To Take Delivery of Gloucester Engineering Winder

Berry Plastics, a manufacturer of plastic packaging products, has announced that it will take delivery of the world’s first WOW Winder manufactured by Gloucester Engineering

PTI Recycling Systems To Sell/Service rPET System Globally

PTI Recycling Systems, LLC has introduced globally a compact, modular system to produce food-grade, recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) resin.

Pregis Named 'Vendor of the Year'

Pregis Corp. was recently named Vendor of the Year by the Packaging Distributors of America (PDA)

Waldorf IML Process Reduces Costs, Speeds Delivery

Waldorf Technik, an international manufacturer of modular IML systems, has introduced a process called “roll-flex IML,” that allows production of IML labels inline.

Mohawk Listed in Metafore's Environmental Paper Assessment Tool

Mohawk Fine Papers is now a featured supplier in Metafore, Inc.'s Environmental Paper Assessment Tool (EPAT)

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