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PackExpo Packs McCormick with Materials/Equipment/News

Published: November 06, 2002, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
Pack Expo International is the third largest trade show in North America. The 2002 edition offers its expected 50,000-plus attendees three giant halls full of new equipment, materials, and news for the packaging, package printing, and converting industries.

Flexo Concepts Relocates Manufacturing Plant

Published: November 06, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Flexo Concepts, manufacturers of plastic doctor blades for the converting and package printing industry, reports it's relocated its manufacturing, shipping, and customer service to Plymouth, MA.

GMG Appoints IMAC New Canadian Distributor

Published: November 01, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
GMG reports it has appointed Imaging Alignment Corp. (IMAC), Toronto, Ont., its new distributor in Canada. GMG produces professional prepress color-management solutions for commercial and package printing.

Retired PFFC Editor Authors Web Handling Guide

Published: October 30, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
William Hawkins, former Paper, Film & Foil Converter Conributor has authored The Plastic Film and Foil Web Handling Guide.

GAMIS Surveys Global Print Buying

Published: October 30, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
The Graphic Arts Marketing Information Service (GAMIS), a special interest group of the Printing Industries of America, Inc. (PIA), reports the recent publication of its study entitled Globalization of Print Buying.

Corotec Expands Biz in Asia

Published: October 28, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Due to increased sales volume in Asia, Corotec Corp. reports it has hired Kar Ming Industrial Supplies of Hong Kong as its new sales agent for China, Hong Kong, and Macau.

Honeywell Launches Site for Plastic Info... at Users' Fingertips

Published: October 28, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Honeywell Plastics reports its updated website offers several significant additions, which gives customers access to pertinent Honeywell

Bobst Aboard for IADD Diecutting Odyssey

Published: October 23, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
IADD says the list of reasons to attend its diecutting trade show is growing. According to the trade group, Bobst Group USA recently announced its intention to demonstrate its fully operational SP 104-ER Autoplaten Diecutter and a Media 100-III A@ Folder-Gluer.

AWA Metallized Substrate Study: AIMCAL Discount-Time Dwindling

Published: October 23, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
AIMCAL members: Time is running out for the opportunity to purchase Alexander Watson Associates' (AWA) Metallized Papers and Films: World Sourcebook 2002 at a highly discounted price.

US Label Shipments to Grow thru 2006

Published: October 23, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
US label shipments will expand 4.8 percent/yr through to 2006 to eight billion sq m valued at $14 billion (US), predicts Freedonia Group, the Cleveland-based industrial research firm.

PFFC Salutes Special Individuals for Two Special Magazine Covers

Published: October 23, 2002, By PFFC Editorial Staff
If you received PFFC’s August and September 2002 issues, even a quick glance would reveal they were undeniably special....

German Rubber & Plastics Recovery Mixed in 2002

Published: October 22, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
According to the Plastics and Rubber Machinery Association of Germany (VDMA), the worldwide weak economy is impacting the plastics and rubber industries there. Says the association, "Recovery, which [was] expected to come in 2002, has to be postponed until next year."

GAMIS Funds Proofing and Printing Sales Studies for 2003

Published: October 21, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
GAMIS, the Graphics Arts Marketing Information Service of the Printing Industries of America, Inc. announces it has commissioned three 2003 studies for completion that may provide converters and package printers with valuable color trend and sales information.

Valmet Says There Are Positive Signs from Russian Converters

Published: October 18, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Valmet Converting recently attended two trade exhibitions in Moscow and reports strong interest in various processes from Russian converters.

Free Seminars to Explore Productivity Benefits Provided by CIM

Published: October 18, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Printcafe Software Inc. has joined forces with the CIP4 consortium, Creo, and MAN Roland to develop a continent-wide seminar series that will explore the productivity benefits provided by Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM).

LatinPack's Plastic Packaging Seminar Location Change

Published: October 11, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
LatinPack seminar, Plastics in Packaging, is relocated to Hotel Fiesta Americana, Reforma, Mexico. The two day seminar, slated for October 16 and 17, 2002, will include discussions and presentations on coextrusion technology, food packaging innovations, and polymer packaging trends.

SVC Conference to Focus on New Vacuum Coating Developments

Published: October 11, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
The Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) reports its annual technical conference, slated for May 3 thru 8, 2003, San Francisco, CA, USA, is themed "New Developments in Vacuum Coating Technologies" and will include a two-day exhibit with more than 200 booths as well as the 26-course-plus comprehensive education program.

Smurfit-Stone Pacific, MO, Plant Celebrates 50 Years

Published: October 11, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation's Pacific, MO, folding carton facility will celebrate 50 years of production; the company held an employee open house on Saturday, October 12, 2002, which included plant tours and information explaining the folding carton production process.

PPC Fall Conference to Feature Consumer Packaged Good Experts

Published: October 11, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
The Paperboard Packaging Council's annual fall meeting this week is slated to feature a panel of consumer packaged-good leaders, reports the industry organization.

PMMI August BCI Drops in 3 of 4 Indices

Published: October 11, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
According to the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute's Business Conditions Index (BCI), the packaging machinery sector slowed overall in the month of August, though three out of four of the measures continued to show expansion.

American Printer Editor Jill Roth Garners McMillan Award

Published: October 10, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
American Printer editor Jill Roth garners printing industry recognition at Graph Expo and Converting Expo 2002.

Digital Technology Evolution Clear at Graph/Converting Expo 2002

Published: October 09, 2002, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
From the looks of the wide array of digital technology offerings at this year's four-day Graph Expo and Converting Expo venue in Chicago, "digital solutions"—which are driving time and cost out of print production workflows—are not going away any time soon... probably not at all.

BST Pro Mark Hits 10,000th Install

Published: October 04, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
BST Pro Mark reports it recently honored Sancoa International, Mt. Laurel, NJ, USA, a company that earlier this year installed a Super HandyScan 2000 web inspection system.

Graph Expo Begins: GASC Says Attendance Figures Ahead of 2000

Published: October 04, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC) producer of Graph Expo and Converting Expo, says its registration figures indicate the number of companies sending reps to the show this year is more than 14 percent higher than company registration levels at this same time relative to the show dates in 2000.

Bemis Finishes Walki Films Buy

Published: October 04, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Bemis Company, global converter of flexible packaging and pressure-sensitive materials, reports the completion of the purchase of Walki Films from UPM-Kymmene.

NAPL Says Sustained Recovery Eluding Printing Industry

Published: October 04, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
National Association for Printing Leadership forecasts a sporadic and slow, rather than a steady, recovery

Suppliers Predict Strong 2003 Recovery

Published: September 27, 2002, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
Converting machinery and materials suppliers reportedly believe their economic sector will improve by a 13 percent average in 2003. That's according to a recent survey conducted by CMM Events...

3M Realigns Business Units

Published: September 27, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
3M reports a strategic realignment of its organization. The global manufacturer/converter and supplier to the converting industry says its reorganization will better serve its customers.

Valmet Awarded $5 MIL (US) Dubai Polyfilm Contract

Published: September 27, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Valmet Converting reports a recent order (for a range of converting equipment) in excess of $5 million (US) was received from Dubai Polyfilm, United Arab Emirates.

Galileo Intros "Gold" Line

Published: September 27, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Galileo Vacuum Systems introduces its new line of aluminum metallizers, the Gold Line, a converting equipment line targeted toward the very wide web market.

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