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Graphics of the Americas 2002: Business Heats Up in Miami

Published: February 25, 2002, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
The first industry trade show of 2002—not necessarily an enviable position to be in, considering all the economic and world woes of 2001. But some are saying sales leads are up. Is the tepid temperature of the business world on the rise?

Package-Development Workflow Standard Approved

Published: February 25, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
The American Standards Institute (ANSI) reports it has approved a new technical report, CGATS TR 00-—Graphic Technology - Package Development Workflow: Design Concept through Approved Production File.

GlobalShop 2002: You May Want to Stop

Published: February 25, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
GlobalShop 2002 is slated for April 18–20 at McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. More information can be found by visiting globalshop.org.

Shamrock Gifts and Bags Utilize UV

Published: February 20, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Shamrock Corp. reports it has recently installed a Prime UV multiple-lamp system. A converter of gift wrap and bags to high-end retail stores, Shamrock installed the 600-watt per in. lamp on the operation's H.B. Weber flexo stack press.

Krber PaperLink to Showcase New Systems at Converting Industry Events

Published: February 20, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
According to a Körber PaperLink release, the holding company will showcase two of its company's paper converting systems—from Wrapmatic and Pemco/SHM (Strachan Henshaw Machinery)—at the upcoming Asian Paper event (April 24–26, 2002, Singapore).

CMM to Sponsor UV/EB Curing Sessions for Packaging at RadTech Intl. Event

Published: February 19, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
According to RadTech International, the organization is partnering with CMM to present a comprehensive look at UV and EB printing at the upcoming RadTech event. Slated for April 28–May 1, 2002, at the Indiana Convetion Center, Indianapolis, IN, RadTech 2002 is said to be the largest planned conference and trade show on the fast-growing uses of ultraviolet (UV) light and electron beams (EB) "for the rapid, environmentally friendly curing of coatings and inks."

Creo Produces 7000th Brisque Prepress Workflow

Published: February 19, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Creo Products, Inc., recently announced the production of its 7000th Brisque workflow, which the company says is scheduled for installation in March.

Cleanrooms East 2002: Nilfisk-Advance Explains Air Purity

Published: February 15, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Cleanroom converters, CleanRooms East 2002 may be something you want to check out. At this year's annual conference, Nilfisk-Advance America says it's sponsoring the session, "How Contamination Control Specialists Ensure Air Purity in Cleanrooms," March 12, 2002, 4 pm.

Thermo Web Now Kadant Web Systems

Published: February 15, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Thermo Web Systems, Inc., has changed its name to Kadant Web Systems, Inc., says the company president, Eric Langevin. "Earlier this year our parent company, Thermo Fibertek, was spun off from Thermo Electron Corp. as an independent public company and now is called 'Kadant, Inc.," says Langevin.

Balancing Act: AICC Presentations to Focus on Business and Family

Published: February 15, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
AICC reports the theme of its 2002 spring meeting and conference (April 24-27, 2002, Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort, Orlando, FL, USA) is: "Priorities for Prosperity: Achieving Entrepreneurial Balance in Family, Business & Life."

Man Roland Personalizes Print with Demo of One-to-One Print Production

Published: February 14, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
In a practical demonstration of one-to-one print production, Man Roland, Inc., has published a personalized and versioned edition of its World of Print Media yearbook.

Karat 46 Available via KBA in U.K.

Published: February 14, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
HUDSON, NH, USAAccording to Presstek Inc., effective immediately, Koenig & Bauer, AG (KBA), Wrzburg, Germany, will distribute the 46 Karat press in the

Agfa on the Road Again for Digital Solutions Tour

Published: February 11, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Agfa says it will be out on the road once again this spring. The company is gearing up for a repeat performance of its successful Digital Solutions Road Tour, which began April last year.

MacDermid ColorSpan Charts New Course

Published: February 11, 2002, By PFFC Staff
MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- MacDermid ColorSpan, Inc., recently announced it's refocusing its business operations and marketing direction to better address the

Stora Enso Says 2001 Earnings "Satisfactory"

Published: February 08, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Stora Enso announced its 2001 earnings results last week. Finland-based paper company says earnings are "satisfactory."

Sun Chemical Div. Gets Gigasetter by Barco

Published: February 08, 2002, By PFFC Staff
NORTHLAKE, IL -- Sun Chemical Ink and and Barco Graphics announce the purchase of Barco Gigasetter --the largest format imagesetter available and reportedly

Ozone Generation: Sherman Treaters/Pillar Give the Goods

Published: February 07, 2002, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
Ozone generation: What is it and how can it benefit your extrusion lamination applications? Those are a couple of the questions PFFC recently posed to the experts at Pillar Technologies and Sherman Treaters (both part of ITW, Inc.).

PCMC In-Line Holds First Open House

Published: February 06, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
GREEN BAY, WI, USAPCMC In-Line Systems (manufacturers of Webtron and Zigzag presses) will hold an open house later this month. According to the Paper

Digital Data Standard Gets Thumbs Up

Published: February 06, 2002, By PFFC Staff
RESTON, VA -- The first in a series of digital data exchange international standards has been approved by the International Organization for Standardization

FFTA Targets Better Box Print

Published: February 05, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
"There are major changes in store for the flexographic corrugated industry [this year] and beyond." That's according to the Foundation of the Flexographic Technical Assn. (FFTA), and that's what members are going to be discussing at an FFTA corrugated/preprint session, which is slated for May 7, 2002, in Washington D.C.

AVT to Launch New Technology at IPEX

Published: February 01, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Advanced Vision Technology (AVT) reports it will launch its ReColor technology at IPEX 2002, the trade show for the printing, publishing, and converting industries, slated for April 9-17, 2002, in Birmingham, U.K.

Heidelberg Relocates Postpress Facility

Published: February 01, 2002, By PFFC Staff
Heidelberg will move all operations from its Dayton, Ohio, site to recently expanded facilities in Durham, NH.

NEX Films to Be Available via Internet Ordering

Published: January 30, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
New England Extrusion (NEX) will soon accept blown film online orders, reports the film manufacturer. Upgrades to the Nex Web site, which will enable users to order materials over the Internet, currently are in progress and will be completed early in 2002, the company adds.

Avery Dennison Launches Engineered Films Web Site

Published: January 30, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
The Engineered Films Division of Avery Dennison has launched a web site dedicated to servicing new and current customers and to providing valuable product, market, and personnel information.

'Ladies' Night at Smurfit

Published: January 28, 2002, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
Smurfit-Stone Container’s "Customer 1 Packaging Center" (C1PC) was the site of a program/plant tour held by the Chicago Chapter of Women in Packaging (WIP) on January 23, 2002.

Folding Carton Outlook Favorable: Study Says US Will Want More Non-Flexible Food Containers

Published: January 28, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Demand for food containers is the US is forecast to increase more than three percent per year until 2005—to $12.6 billion (US) in 2005, according to "Food Containers," a new study conducted and composed by The Freedonia Group.

Xeikon to Be Liquidated, Says Agfa

Published: January 24, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Agfa-Gevaert releases announcement regarding its business with Xeikon.

GAA Calls for Entries for Annual Golden Cylinder Competition for Gravure Printers

Published: January 24, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Gravure Association of America (GAA) members (and even those of you non-members) only have until mid-February to submit your greastest gravure for 2001. "[We] conduct the Annual Golden Cylinder award competition to promote the gravure process and to provide peer recognition for technical achievements," says GAA.

Russian Flex-Pack Markets Holds Potential

Published: January 24, 2002, By Stanley Sacharow , Contributing Editor
With many problems still to overcome, the flexible packaging industry in The Russian Federation shows definite signs of life.

Graphic Converting Heads North

Published: January 18, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Graphic Converting, Inc. (GCI) reports it will relocate its point-of-sale and point-of-purchase (POP) display manufacturing from Fenton, MO (near St. Louis), to its corporate facility in Niles, IL (near Chicago).

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