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CMM Sold to Mack Brooks Exhibitions

Pennwell Corp. has announced that its CMM Converting Machinery/Materials Conference & Exhibition has been sold to Mack Brooks Exhibitions (MBE)

NPE Abandons Chicago, To Reopen in Orlando in 2012

NPE, the International Plastics Showcase staged by the the Society of the Plastics Industry, amid much public conjecture within the industry, has announced it’s moving the show from Chicago’s McCormick Pl. to the Orange Cty. Convention Ctr. in Orlando, FL.

Parkinson Technologies Adds Seven Layer Capability to Pilot Lab

Parkinson Technologies recently completed the installation and testing of a versatile new Cloeren 7-Layer Variable Geometry Feedblock and 20-in. Epoch Extrusion Die

Ritrama Inc. Launches New Website

Ritrama Inc., a group of international companies dedicated to the worldwide manufacture and sales of specialty self-adhesive materials, has launched a redesigned website.

Menasha Packaging Wins Eight Awards at In-Store Marketing Expo

Menasha Packaging recently won eight awards at the 2009 Design of the Times (DOT) competition held during the In-Store Marketing Expo in Chicago.

Metabolix Completes Field Trial of Bioplastic-Producing Tobacco Crop

Metabolix, Inc., a bioscience company focused on developing sustainable solutions for plastics, chemicals and energy, has announced that it has completed a field trial of tobacco, genetically engineered to express polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biobased polymers.

Mark Andy Debuts Performance Series

Performance was the name of the game for Mark Andy at Labelexpo Europe 2009 as the company debuted it's latest innovation, Mark Andy Performance Series.

MGI USA Expands Dealer Network

MGI USA, the multi-substrate (paper, plastic and envelopes) digital press and finishing solution manufacturer, announced the second major expansion of its US dealer network

'Ask IDES' Connects Plastic Professionals

Finding answers can be a slow and frustrating process. Connecting with the right person is difficult and waiting by the phone or computer for answers to questions idles production, which burdens manufacturing companies with added costs.

FFTA Unveils New Interactive Interface for Its TEST Virtual Campus

The Foundation of the Flexographic Technical Assn.'s TEST Virtual Campus, the flexo industry’s single, most comprehensive Web-based training and education tool, boasts a newly designed Adobe Flash interface

PRINT 09 Drew More Than 10,500 Attendees From 94 Countries

PRINT 09 welcomed a diverse crowd representing a broad spectrum of the graphic communications industry, organizers report.

Parkland Opens US Sales/Service Office

Parkland Intl., a Bury, England-based manufacturer of slitting machines, core cutting systems and productivity enhancing machine upgrades, has opened a sales and service office in Windham, ME

Yazoo Mills Grows Tube & Core Product Lines

Yazoo Mills Inc., a leading manufacturer of paper tubes and cores, has expanded its product line of 3-in. I.D. stock cores to meet the demands of its customers.

FPI Says Green Packaging Trend To Grow in Demand

The Foodservice Packaging Inst. (FPI) finds in a Trends Report surveying its members that there's a resurgence of the environmental movement causing an upswing in the demand for environmentally friendly packaging.

Near Record Crowd for 5th Annual CPP Expo

As previously reported in PFFC's October 19 edition of E-Clips, converting professionals from around the world arrived in Las Vegas, NV, to attend the CPP Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

MGI USA Announces Expansion of US Dealer Network

MGI USA, the multi-substrate (paper, plastic and envelopes) digital press and finishing solution manufacturer, announced the second major expansion of their US dealer network in 2009

Unifoil's Sustainability Commitment Recognized

Unifoil Corp. has achieved chain-of-custody certification to the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC).

Mitsubishi Receives TLMI L.I.F.E. Certification

Mitsubishi Polyester Film has been awarded L.I.F.E. (Label Initiative for the Environment) certification from the Tag & Label Mfrs. Inst. (TLMI)

AIMCAL-PFFC Web Drying 101 Webinar

The Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters & Laminators, co-hosts with PFFC, a one-hour webinar on November 10 at 11 A.M. EST on the subject of Web Drying 101, instructed by Edgar Gutoff and Dr. Edward Cohen.

TLMI Gives Members a Shot of Confidence at Annual Meeting

The Tag & Label Mfrs. Inst. held its 2009 Annual Meeting October 18–21 at the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, AZ.

Pagendarm Repositions Business Amidst Global Economic Challenges

Pagendarm BTT GmbH adapts its capacities in light of the challenges posed by the global economy to take full advantage of the synergies offered by its parent company Polytype Converting AG in Switzerland.

Modular Fluid Coating System Eliminates Setup and Speeds Switch to Slot Die Coating

A complete slot die coating station with all components from idler roll to backing roll is now available for renting by manufacturers...

HP Announces Winners in Annual Digital Labels & Packaging Printing Contest

HP recently announced the winners of the third annual HP Indigo Digital Labels and Packaging Contest

AIMCAL Announces Matteucci Technical Excellence Awards

Following in the tradition of past Fall Technical Conferences, the Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters & Laminators (AIMCAL) announced on October 21st the recipients of the John Matteucci Technical Excellence Awards.

Dr. Robert Bakish Bestowed AIMCAL President's Award

AIMCAL president Mike Engle of FLEXcon Co. bestowed Dr. Robert Bakish of Bakish Material Corp. with the association’s coveted President’s Award in recognition of meritorious service to AIMCAL and the converting industry as a whole.

COIM USA To Acquire Air Products' Polyurethane Pre-Polymers Business

COIM USA Inc., signed an agreement on Oct. 19 to buy Air Products' polyurethane pre-polymers business, marketed under the Airthane and Versathane tradenames.

International Label Group Meets In Brussels

The fourth annual meeting of ILG members took place at the Crowne Plaza City Centre in Brussels on September 27, 2009, with members coming from all over the world.

Excelsior Packaging Group Buys Three F&K Presses

The Excelsior Packaging Group, Inc. and Fischer & Krecke GmbH have announced that Excelsior Packaging Group has entered into contracts for three additional FP 36S-10 printing presses.

Forest Owners' Association Says Officials 'Missed Opportunity'

The National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) called on the Senate to fully recognize the role of U.S. forests in meeting climate policy goals, offering specific comments on Senators Barbara Boxer’s and John Kerry’s draft legislation.

MGI, Axode Announce Partnership

MGI Digital Graphic Technology, the multi-substrate digital press and finishing solution manufacturer, and Axode, provider of vision systems for secure document production, have announced a strategic partnership agreement.

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