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DiTrolio Flexo Institute House to Feature Workforce Pros

Published: January 21, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
DiTrolio Flexographic Institute (DFI) announces its third annual open house (March 26, 2003, Broadview, IL) and invites interested converting/flexible packaging professionals in for a look to see how the training center "has been working to unite quality training, growth in the flexographic industry, and government agencies."

MeadWestvaco Merges Westvaco Brand Security into Packaging Biz

Published: January 17, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
MeadWestvaco Corp. reports it's closing its Westvaco Brand Security (WBS) business and merging the wholly owned subsidiary's brand-protection services into the company's core packaging business.

Appleton Papers Changes Name

Published: January 17, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Appleton Papers Inc. to be known as just "Appleton."

Six Sigma Keeps Intelicoat Technologies on Target

Published: January 15, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Intelicoat Technologies reports its Runcorn site now is reaping the benefits of its commitment to the Six Sigma methodology for the last five years.

Catalog a Resource for Converting/Package Printing Tech Books

Published: January 15, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Jelmar Publishing Co. Inc. reports the availability of a new FREE four-color short-form catalog that includes brief descriptions and color photos of technical books for printers, package printers, package designers, and corrugated and folding carton converters.

Esko-Graphics Updates Packaging-Design Software: ArtiosCAD 5.0

Published: January 13, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Esko-Graphics reports the release of its new version of its flagship computer-aided packaging design software ArtiosCAD. In addition to a suite of user-interface enhancements, ArtiosCAD 5.0 includes new drafting, die tooling, and manufacturing tools, says the manufacturer.

Creo Now Offers Environmentally Friendly Option for Plate Imaging

Published: January 13, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Creo reports it's now imaging chemical-free plates on the Trendsetter 800 Quantum and Lotem 400 Quantum platesetters.

Alcan Pharma Center Installs Rotomec Gravure Press

Published: January 10, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Valmet Converting, manufacturer of Rotomec printing presses, reports the installation of a Rotomec 3000-5 ES gravure press at the Alcan Pharma Center, Shelbyville, KY, USA. According to Valmet, the Rotomec four-color press is designed to handle both aluminum foil and various plastic film types.

Kroenert Now Parent Co. for Former Jagenberg Sub. Bachofen and Meier

Published: January 10, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
HAMBURG, GERMANYMaschinenfabrik Max Kroenert GmbH & Co. reports it recently took over Bachofen + Meier AG, Bülach, Switzerland from Jagenberg AG, Neuss,

Envelope Manufacturers See Growth in Soft Packaging Niche

Published: January 08, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Envelope manufacturers are finding a ready market in soft packaging, a niche that encompasses a variety of packaging applications (soft goods and/or security packaging).

Graphic Arts Industry Portal Features Education Discounts Section

Published: January 08, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
RESTON, VA, USAA new "Education Discounts" section on Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation (GAERF) website, GRAPHIC COMM CENTRAL (http://www.teched.vt.edu/gcc/HTML/EdDiscounts/EdDiscounts.html),

Chromas Offers Lean Manufacturing to North America

Published: January 06, 2003, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
Canadian-based flexographic press manufacturer Chromas reports its new web site, chromaslean.com, promotes 'Lean Manufacturing,' a philosophy that's been garnering more and more attention these days.

Air Products Polymers Announces Price Increase in Emulsion Products

Published: January 06, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Air Products Polymers recently announced a two-and-a-half-cent (US $0.025) price increase per wet pound for vinyl acetate homopolymer and copolymer emulsions as well as for all ethylene, vinyl chloride-based emulsions.

K 2004 Exhibitors: Plastics' Show Kits Soon Available

Published: January 03, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Messe Düsseldorf North America (MDNA) reports exhibitor kits for K 2004 will be available February 2003. The deadline for reserving exhibit space, says show sponsor MDNA, is May 31, 2003.

Metlon Corp. Updated Portal: Easier Access to Product Info

Published: January 03, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Metlon Corp. says its new web site will give users easier access to information about the company's product information.

Bestcolor Offers Color-Management Class

Published: January 02, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Bestcolor USA—a subsidiary of Best GmbH—reports it's offering a new color-management class specifically designed for end users.

AWA Reviews Releaser Liner Market/Self-Adhesive for Graphic Arts

Published: January 02, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Package printing and converting industry market-research firm AWA Associates says international market study, Release Liner Market and Trends in the Self-Adhesive Graphic Arts Industry 2002, now available.

Five Paper Solutions to Improve Product Quality and Enhance Production

Published: January 02, 2003, By Dennis Davey, Field Technical Service Manager, Georgia-Pacific

Converting involves a range of complex processes that add value to substrates. With a focus on optimizing processes such as printing, folding, cutting perforating, and gluing, converters often overlook a key component in the process -- paper. But a few simple procedures involving paper can deliver significant results in product quality and production workflow.

EUROMAP Surveys Converting/Flexo: Data on European Plastics/Rubber Industry Now Available

Published: December 27, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
EUROMAP is the European Committee of Machinery Manufacturers for the Plastics and Rubber Industry (Europäisches Komitee der Hersteller von Kunststoff- und Gummimaschinen); (Comité Européen des Constructeurs de Machines pour Plastiques et Caoutchouc); (Comitato Europeo Costruttori Macchine per Materie Plastiche e Gomma).

Creo Americas Moves Head Office to Boston Area

Published: December 27, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Last week, Creo Inc. announced the relocation of its headquarters for North, South, and Central America. The prepress and digital workflow product manufacturer says it will make its new home in a 90,000-sq-ft facility just outside of Boston, MA, USA.

Creo and Xerox Partner for Strategic Hardware/Software Delivery

Published: December 20, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Creo and Xerox Corporation report the two companies have signed a contract under which Xerox will purchase Spire color servers from Creo (for a period of five years), to be offered for sale with current and future Xerox high-end digital printers.

PCMC February Open House Focuses on Narrow Web Flexo

Published: December 20, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC) announces an upcoming two-day open house at its Glory Road facility . Company officials say the the event will focus on the introduction of new narrow web press technology; attendees will be able to view the latest in-line flexographic press from PCMC, Evolution.

Dow Announces Acetone Price Increase

Published: December 18, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
The Epoxy Products and Intermediates business of the Dow Chemical Company reports it's increasing both the North American list and offlist price for all grades of acetone. The price increase becomes effective January 1, 2003, for all customers, or as contracts permit; Dow says it will increase acetone by $0.03/lb from current levels.

Global Packaging Study Reviews Top 100 Players

Published: December 18, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
AWA Alexander Watson Associates, specialist market research consultants to the packaging, converting and printing industries, reports it's now offering "The Global Packaging Market: The Top 100 Players," an "authoritative new guide to the top players in the global packaging market."

Bone Up on Environmental Awareness/Compliance at NEHS Spring '03

Published: December 16, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Eighth Annual National Environmental, Health, and Safety Conference (NESH) for the Graphic Communications Industries, March 23 - 25, 2003, Hyatt Regency, Louisville, KY, USA, features informative sessions for variety of printers: flexo, gravure, screen, litho, digital, etc.

NIP19: Intl. Conference on Digital Printing Calls for Papers

Published: December 16, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
IS&T invites authors interested in submitting original technical contributions on advances and future directions of digital printing to do so on or before March 7, 2003; planned notification of acceptance will occur at approximately the end of April 2003. Papers must have significant technical content.

EMA Applauds President Bush's Postal Study

Published: December 13, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
The EMA (Envelope Manufactuers Association) Foundation for Paper-Based Communications reports it's pleased with President Bush's formation of a presidential commission to study the future of the postal service.

PIRA Study Breaks Down Security Packaging Outlook

Published: December 13, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Pira's latest report The Future of Anti-Counterfeiting, Brand Protection, and Security Packaging II provides exclusive new data, detailed quantitative forecasts, and expert analysis that provides an overview of things to come in the security packaging realms, says the market research organization.

RadTech Europe Calls for Papers

Published: December 11, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
The RadTech Europe Association is urging interested radiation curing experts to submit papers for its 2003 meeting, which is slated for November 3 - 5, 2003, Estrel Convention Centre, Berlin, Germany.

Creo, Komori, Adobe, Printcafe Collaborate for Networked Production

Published: December 11, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
VANCOUVER, BC, CANADACreo reports it's working among printing (graphic arts) industry leaders to deliver networked graphic production. According to the

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