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February Products

Published: February 01, 2008
MicroPunch Dust-Free Holes MicroPunching systems reportedly provide dust-free punching of holes as small as 0.020 in. Easy-to-operate modules have a long

Experience Speaks: Terry Fulwiler

Published: February 01, 2008

CEO of WS Packaging Group Management style | People-friendly Recommends | The Great Game of Business by Jack Stack How did you get into the converting

headstart2cmm

Published: January 31, 2008, By Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Associate Editor
With 25,000 attendees expected, CMM Intl. is ready to provide the latest in converting technology and education. Want to stay ahead of the pack? Here’s your headstart to CMM!

Flame Headlines

Published: January 07, 2008

Seeing is believing

Published: January 01, 2008
Seeing is Believing Promising enhanced visibility and comfort in everyday work attire, Series 5500 Comfort Trim is a 3M Scotchlite Reflective Material

Expanding Source Reduction

Published: January 01, 2008
SUPERIOR, WI Charter Films reports success with source reduction efforts for its converting customers and says it plans to continue to expand on this

Be a Mentor a New Year's Resolution

Published: January 01, 2008, By Yolanda Simonsis Associate Publisher/Editor
To be a mentor which in my opinion is synonymous with being a teacher is frequently taken lightly. Just how important mentoring is hit home for me recently

Sun to Support Pantone

Published: January 01, 2008
PARSIPPANY, NJ Sun Chemical reports its worldwide sales force and infrastructure is ready to support Sun's customers as the new Pantone Goe color language

Get a Grip: Driving Your Web

Published: January 01, 2008, By By Timothy J. Walker Contributing Editor

In my October 2007 column, In Search of Tension Isolation, I myth-busted the belief that a high traction driven roller can completely isolate one tension

Opacity & White Ink

Published: January 01, 2008, By By David Argent Contributing Editor
White ink is used extensively in printing plastic films for packaging. The role of the white print is to totally or partially block the package ingredients

New Green Company

Published: January 01, 2008
PORTAGE, MI Packaging and Technology Integrated Solutions (PTIS) reports the launch of a new affiliate company, Global Sustainability Solutions Inc. (GSSI),

Converting Industry News

Published: January 01, 2008
Dri-Tec Mfg. Group moves its corporate office and manufacturing facility to the SMT machine and tools building in Green Bay, WI. Though still independent,

Digital Collaboration Expands

Published: January 01, 2008
ROCHESTER, NY Pitman Co., Totowa, NJ, will offer Kodak Nexpress Digital Production Color Presses and Kodak Digimaster digital production systems to its

Adding an Agent in Mexico

Published: January 01, 2008
LAS VEGAS, NV At last fall's CPP Expo, ARC Intl. confirmed the signing of Flexi-Vel as exclusive agent for all wide web products throughout Mexico. The

Sheeters Add Capacity

Published: January 01, 2008
THATOOM, THAILAND Thai pulp and paper manufacturer Advance Agro has added to its capacity in cut-size paper converting with three lines from E.C.H. Will

Enhancing Education

Published: January 01, 2008
FORT MILL, SC The Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) has issued additional information on the scholarship fund it created

Seeing Anilox Rolls Clearly

Published: January 01, 2008
MILWAUKEE, WI Anilox Roll manufacturer Stork Cellramic, a div. of Stork Materials Technology, has purchased and implemented new roll inspection equipment.

PEOPLE

Published: January 01, 2008
Ken Sweeney is the new plant manager at the West Chester, PA, manufacturing facility of Sartomer Co., Exton, PA. Joseph Tremper joins Uteco North America,

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

Published: January 01, 2008
RotoMetrics Celebrates 50 Years as Industry Leader ST. LOUIS, MO In 1957 Richard R. Rosemann, the founder of Roto-Die, began designing and manufacturing

Narrow Web & Label Reporter: New Products

Published: January 01, 2008
Inspect Numbers & More The LVS 7000 will inspect sequential numbers, barcodes (1D), and DataMatrix codes (2D) to ISO standards and match to a database

Brand Booster

Published: January 01, 2008, By By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Andrews Decal Co. Inc., a Chicago-based converter of pressure-sensitive labels, proves that even a small company can be a major player in one of America's

Foodservice Disposables Growth Led by Packaging

Published: January 01, 2008
CLEVELAND, OH Foodservice disposables demand in the US is projected to increase 3.8%/yr to $16.6 billion in 2011. This is the conclusion of a new study

IP, Memphis Aid Recycling

Published: January 01, 2008
MEMPHIS, TN International Paper is partnering with the city of Memphis, Friends of City Beautiful, and FCR of Tennessee in the All Aboard campaign to

Harper Tour Is a Success

Published: January 01, 2008
CHARLOTTE, NC Harper GraphicSolutions has wrapped its latest Harper Flexographic Solutions Tour, reporting it was the most successful and best-attended

Register System Makes New Press Even Better

Published: January 01, 2008
ONEONTA, NY Apple Converting was happy with the superior printing and higher-speed coating it experienced after the recent installation of a Cerutti nine-color,

PMMI Adds New Category

Published: January 01, 2008
ARLINGTON, VA The Packaging Machinery Mfrs. Inst. (PMMI), has a new membership category for materials and containers suppliers. Explains Chuck Yuska,

Automation Fair Returns

Published: January 01, 2008
CHICAGO, IL Rockwell Automation welcomed more than 13,000 attendees from 65 countries to the 2007 Automation Fair, held November 14-15 at the new McCormick

SMS Sells BGE

Published: January 01, 2008
DSSELDORF, GERMANY SMS has sold off the last remaining company in the plastics technology sector, Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering (BGE),Gloucester,

Drupa Sessions Will Point the Way

Published: January 01, 2008
CHICAGO, IL The popular concept of certainly will be featured at drupa 2008, and not just in the machinery exhibited. The event, to be held May 29-June

EB Will Cure Lacquers

Published: January 01, 2008
VERSAILLES, CT Amgraph Packaging has added an EZCure-1 EB system from Energy Sciences to its new Rotomec MW80 gravure press. The EB system will be used

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