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Slitting & Rewinding Fundamentals for Converters

Published: October 12, 2007, By pffc-online.com
The CEMA Slitting & Rewinding Fundamentals for Converters Seminar will be held November 13 and 14, 2007, in Minneapolis, MN, and will take you step by step through the best practices techniques in such areas as winding, slitting, cores and cutting, retrofitting, chucks, shafts, spreading, and guiding.

Speakers Invited to Present at Nanotechnology for the Forest Products Industry Conference

Published: October 11, 2007, By pffc-online.com
TAPPI is seeking presenters for the 2008 Intl. Conference on Nanotechnology for the Forest Products Industry. The conference will be presented by TAPPI and co-sponsored by the Forest Products Society, and is scheduled for June 25-27, 2008, at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis, MO.

Klockner Pentaplast Plant Expands PE Capacity

Published: October 11, 2007, By pffc-online.com
The Klockner Pentaplast Group will add to its North American production capacity for polyester films at the company's Beaver, WV, plant.

Atlas Launches Webinar Education Programs

Published: October 11, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Atlas Material Testing Technology announces that client education programs soon will be available online. These Webinars are designed to help weathering professionals and product manufacturers continue their weathering education and learn more about the factors of weathering testing.

2008 TAPPI Coating & Graphic Arts Conference Call for Papers

Published: October 09, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Technical paper submissions are invited for the 2008 TAPPI Coating & Graphic Arts Conference will be held May 4-7, 2008, in Dallas, TX, in conjunction with the TAPPI Papermakers Conference and PIMA Intl. Management Conference. Submissions are due by December 14, 2007.

Summer Industries Forms Relationship with Haddon House

Published: October 09, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Summer Industries, a manufacturer of rigid paperboard containers, has entered into an exclusive packaging relationship with Haddon House Food Products, a leader in specialty foods marketing and distribution.

Full House for TLMI Technical Conference

Published: October 07, 2007, By pffc-online.com
More than 350 attendees gathered for the Tag & Label Mfrs. Inst. (TLMI) Technical Conference, the highest turnout numbers in the event's history.

F.L. Smith November Open House for Envelope Converters

Published: October 04, 2007, By pffc-online.com
F.L. Smith Machine Co. will hold an Open House with equipment demonstrations for envelope converters November 6-8, 2007, at its Duncansville, PA, plant. Each day, there will be multiple demonstrations of the SW Sideseam web machine with the enhanced servo press model ESP, the FPC Servo multi substrate press, and the SR Servo Rotamatic machine.

ExxonMobil Chemical and EskoArtwork Partner to Produce Color Accurate Digital Label Printing Software

Published: October 04, 2007, By pffc-online.com
ExxonMobil Chemical and EskoArtwork have teamed up to develop a complete solution for assuring color accurate digital label printing, a bundle based on PacVantage software and technology.

Bobst Acquires Fischer & Krecke

Published: October 03, 2007, By pffc-online.com
The Grautoff family, majority shareholder of Fischer & Krecke, has signed an agreement concerning the sale of its shares to Bobst Group.

Dow Sells Ethafoam Business to Sealed Air

Published: October 03, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Dow Chemical Co. has signed an agreement for Sealed Air Corp. to purchase certain assets of Dow's Ethafoam performance foam business.

Maxson Sheeter Debuts at CMM Show

Published: October 02, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Maxson Automatic Machinery Co. debuted the MDH sheeter with a dual position roll stand at CMM Intl. 2007.

Jeco Plastics Partners with Durac Development

Published: October 01, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Jeco Plastic Products will partner with Durac Development to jointly distribute their products.

EPA Places Mohawk on 2 Top Green Power Partner Lists

Published: October 01, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Mohawk Fine Papers now is no two of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) lists of most sustainable companies. Mohawk is #22 on the EPA's National Top 25 list of Green Power Partners, and now is on the list of 100% Green Power Purchasers.

AIMCAL Hosts Annual Fall Technical Conference

Published: September 30, 2007, By pffc-online.com
The Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) will hold its annual Fall Technical Conference, October 7-10, 2007, at the Radisson Fort McDowell Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Mark Andy Expands in India

Published: September 30, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Mark Andy announces a long-term contract with a multinational engineering and software development firm based in Banglore, India.

Get the Fundamentals on Paper from Mohawk

Published: September 20, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Everything you ever wanted to know about paper is rolled into one booklet, "Paper Basics," an educational tool by Mohawk Fine Papers.

ITASA Celebrates Major Capacity Enhancement at Graph Expo

Published: September 20, 2007, By pffc-online.com
At Labelexpo Europe, ITASA, independent commercial specialist producers of release liners, celebrated a major 16 million euro investment in new equipment at their plant in Northwestern Spain.

Bluestar Silicones Raises Prices for Platinum Catalysts

Published: September 16, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Bluestar Silicones announces a 25% price increase on its platinum catalysts, effective September 1, for the release coating and pressure-sensitive adhesive markets.

Wynnchurch Capital Acquires Majority Interest in Webex

Published: September 16, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Wynnchurch Capital, a private equity firm, has purchased a majority interest in Webex, a designer and manufacturer of precision-engineered rolls and custom web handling machinery for a range of web handling and converting applications.

AVT Posts Another Quarter of Growth

Published: September 04, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Advanced Vision Technology (AVT) completed Q2 2007 with revenues of $8.06 million, up 15% over the same period in 2006 ($7.01 million).

NPE 2009 To Be Held in Chicago

Published: September 04, 2007, By pffc-online.com

Kodak Ant-Counterfeiting System Earns PIA/GATF InterTech Technology Award

Published: September 03, 2007, By pffc-online.com
PIA/GATF awarded Kodak's Traceless anti-counterfeiting solution with its InterTech Technology Award, which recognizes excellence in innovative technology for the graphic communications industry.

JDF Experience at Drupa 2008

Published: September 03, 2007, By pffc-online.com

New DVD Set From Steve Coscia Improves Customer Service

Published: August 30, 2007, By pffc-online.com
A new DVD set to help printing industry professionals learn to differentiate themselves from the competiton includes two titles: "World Class Service" and "Customer Service Stress Relief," both created by Steve Coscia, customer service expert and author.

JDSU Introduces Color-Shifting Flake for Unique Color Differentiation

Published: August 30, 2007, By pffc-online.com
JDSU has introduced ChromaFlair ColorShift Glitter, a new color-shifting flake that gives paints, coatings, plastics, textiles, and packaging the ability to exhibit a wide range of hues when viewed from different angles.

InteliCoat Sells Electronic and Engineered Films Business Unit

Published: August 29, 2007, By pffc-online.com
InteliCoat Technologies has sold its Electronic and Engineered Films (EEF) business unit to Exopack Holding.

Artwork Systems and Esko Join Forces

Published: August 29, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Artwork Systems and Esko have reached an agreement where the two companies will combine their operations.

Harper Donates Equipment to High School Flexo Program

Published: August 28, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Harper Corp. of America had made a major equipment donation to Fort Mill High School's graphic communications department, which received a FlexSys press simulator and a Macintosh computer with monitor.

SPI Issues Call for White Papers For New Online Community

Published: August 28, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Industry professionals with plastics business or technical expertise are invited to submit white paper articles for posting at myplasticsindustry.com, the new online market and meeting place created by the Society of the Plastic Industry (SPI).

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