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Dr. Robert Bakish Bestowed AIMCAL President's Award

Published: October 21, 2009
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

Published: October 21, 2009
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

Published: October 20, 2009
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

Published: October 19, 2009
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'

Published: October 14, 2009
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

Published: October 13, 2009
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.

Unilux Pocket Pixel Goes For 'Green'

Published: October 12, 2009
The new Unilux Pocket Pixel, with zero ozone emissions and twice the light of any pulsed LED inspection light in its class, was featured in “Gather on the Green,”

Montalvo Corp. Closes In On 20,000th Load Cell

Published: October 09, 2009
The Montalvo Corp., international specialists in industrial web control systems, is closing in on T-Series load cell number 20,000.

Brandtjen & Kluge Introduces Website

Published: October 08, 2009
Brandtjen & Kluge, Inc. has introduced a new website that demonstrates how its folder gluer line can provide the versatility of a multiple machine shop with only one piece of equipment.

Tollcoating.com Installs New Pilot Coating Equipment

Published: October 07, 2009
Tollcoating.com, a provider of contract coating services, celebrated its implementation of a new Faustel Labmaster pilot coater

ChemInstruments Offers Chinese-Language Version of PSTC Manual

Published: October 06, 2009
ChemInstruments, a part of Chemsultants Intl., has released a Chinese-language version of the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council 15th Edition Test Methods.

Disc Graphics Offering Latest In Digital Press Technology

Published: October 05, 2009
With the recent acquisition of a Kodak NexPress S3000 with SE-Class upgrades, Hauppauge, NY-based Disc Graphics is now providing cutting-edge digital press technology to its customers.

Bobst Schiavi Press Brings 'New Wave" of Capabilities

Published: October 05, 2009
New Wave Converting, Inc., continues to execute a new growth strategy on the West Coast, with the addition of an eight-color Bobst Schiavi EF 4040 CI gearless sleeve press.

UPM Raflatac Invests in New Turkish Slitting & Distribution Facility

Published: October 02, 2009
UPM Raflatac is scheduled to open a new slitting and distribution terminal in Istanbul, Turkey, in the beginning of 2010.

Kluge Opens New Demo Showroom

Published: October 02, 2009
Kluge has opened its new demo showroom at the company's headquarters in St. Croix Falls, WI.

AWA Publishes New Reports on Global Label Markets

Published: October 01, 2009
AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. publishes its newest reports on Russian Label Markets Product Decoration & Technology Study 2009, as well as others.

Sani-Blast signs Distributor for SE Asia

Published: October 01, 2009
Sani-Blast LLC has named WT GROUP Sdn. Bhd, of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as distributor of Sani-Blast systems in Southeast Asia.

Procter & Gamble Exec To Address FTA Annual Forum

Published: September 30, 2009
Paul France, The Procter & Gamble Co., will address the crucial role color plays for consumer product companies at the kick-off session of the Foundation of the Flexographic Technical Assn.’s 2009 Fall Conference

Maxcess's Marcel Hage Resigns

Published: September 29, 2009
Marcel Hage announced his resignation as president and COO of Maxcess Intl., Oklahoma City, OK.

Kodak Webinar to Help Print Service Providers Maximize ROI

Published: September 29, 2009
Kodak offers a free monthly webinar series that launches this month to provide print service providers (PSP) insight and information about transforming their business into a marketing service provider (MSP).

Fujifilm, EFI Announce Partnership

Published: September 28, 2009
Fujifilm Graphic Systems USA has announced a new development partnership that will link the EFI Colorproof XF RIP and proofing solution and Fujifilm's award-winning Taskero Universe ColorPathVerified.

Secrets Uncovered at TLMI's Get Smart Technical Conference

Published: September 25, 2009, By By Claudia Hine, Managing Editor
With a nod to Agents 86 and 99, Get Smart was the theme of the Tag & Label Mfrs. Inst. (TLMI) Technical Conference, held September 8–10 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, IL.

CHEP MEA PowerID BAP RFID Tags for Automotive & Retail Solutions

Published: September 24, 2009
The MEA div. of CHEP announced that it has chosen the battery assisted, passive (BAP) RFID tags of PowerID to track pallets and containers for its automotive and retail customers in South Africa.

Quick Changeover CI Press Minimizes Waste

Published: September 24, 2009
Windmoeller & Hoelscher offers the Vistaflex C central impression flexo press

Label Industry Gets Smart

Published: September 23, 2009
The Tag & Label Mfrs. Inst. played host to more than 300 attendees at the organization's Technical Conference, an association event held biannually in Chicago. Over the course of September 8--10, more than 60 presenters led technical discussions and gave presentations addressing the narrow web converting industry’s current trends, challenges and opportunities at the conference’s themed Get Smart format.

Rotoflex Features New Designs at Labelexpo Europe

Published: September 22, 2009
Rotoflex will display leading inspection and rewind technologies at Labelexpo Europe 2009.

Heidelberg Introduces Original Parts Warranty & Service Pricing Structure

Published: September 22, 2009
Concurrent with Print 09, Heidelberg will introduce a two-year warranty on Heidelberg Original Parts, in addition to a new service pricing structure designed to meet the regular repair and maintenance needs of its customers.

PowerID Qualifies Datamax-O'Neil RFID Printers for Use with BAP Labels

Published: September 18, 2009
PowerID Ltd., a supplier of battery-assisted, passive (BAP) RFID technology, has announced that it has fully qualified one of Datamax-O'Neil's RFID printers to print and encode its BAP labels.

'Ideas First' for Nuova GIDUE at LabelExpo 2009

Published: September 17, 2009
Nuova GIDUE S.r.l. will launch a program of research and development for the label and packaging industry at Labelexdpo Europe. A new company slogan, “Ideas First,” will underline the commitment of Nuova GIDUE for added value solutions to converters.

Iowa State Developing Bioplastics Software

Published: September 17, 2009
Iowa State Univ. (www.iastate.edu) researchers to begin development of a software program that can help determine the economic viability of a proposed biobased product.

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