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Mark Andy/Comco Flexo Feast Feeds Minds of Converting Industry

Published: January 02, 2002, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
From maximizing technical and technological developments to tips on how to expand service offerings, the Mark Andy/Comco two-day educational seminar provided converters and industry professionals a veritable feast of information and ideas for their operations.

DuPont Readies for Online Orders

Published: December 27, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
In response to customer needs for faster, more convenient and efficient transactions, DuPont reports it is accepting registrations for direct orders of engineering plastics via its new web site.

Converter Multi-Plastics Inc. Expands Capabilities to Texas

Published: December 27, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
Multi-Plastics, Inc., reports the opening of its seventh converting facility in North America. The plant will open mid- to late-January 2002 in Dallas, Texas.

Agfa Xcalibur: Jewel in Converter's Crown

Published: December 20, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
The Xcalibur VLF "breakthrough" system reportedly brings new simplicity and quality to the demands of package printers, says its manufacturer, Agfa. And one of Agfa's customers, Superior Lithographics—a 15-year-old, Los Angeles, California-based operation—is quick to agree. The package-printing plant reports the Xcalibur CTP (computer-to-plate) system has been a jewel in its production crown.

CIP4 Releases JDF Developer ToolKit

Published: December 20, 2001, By PFFC Staff
ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND -- CIP4 (Intl. Cooperation for the Integration of Processes in Prepress, Press, and Postpress) annnounced today the public release

SGIA Launches Virtual Trade Show

Published: December 19, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
Thousands of SGIA (Screenprinting & Graphic Imaging Association) members around the world now can find the products, equipment, and supplies they need online via the group's new Virtual Trade Show, reports SGIA.

Barco's Webcenter Offers Web-Based Packaging Design

Published: December 19, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
Barco Graphics says its pleased to offer on-line product demonstrations for its popular WebCenter web-based packaging design communication software—any time, any where—if you have Internet access.

CM Acquisitions LLC to Acquire American Roller Co.

Published: December 17, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
CM Acquisitions LLC, a Chicago, IL-based private equity firm, announced earlier this month it's agreed to acquire American Roller Co. The sale is effective as of the close of business on December 28, 2001.

Dri-Tec Gets New Owner

Published: December 17, 2001, By PFFC Staff
MILWAUKEE, WI -- Dri-Tec, Inc., has announced David Kuehl has purchased a majority interest in the company from its current owner, Paul Gaspardo. According

See Mark Andy's Latest in Miami

Published: December 17, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
Visitors to this year's Graphics of the Americas (GOA) will be able to see Mark Andy's latest, reports the press manufacturer. "Mark Andy will feature printing solutions designed to meet the demanding needs of today's converter."

It's a Wrap: RIT's New Packaging Seminar

Published: December 12, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
Rochester Institute of Technology now is offering a new seminar course on the rapidly expanding field of package printing, says the Institute. Introduction to Packaging Printing will be presented April 2–5, 2002, at RIT.

Pillar Offers Ozone Generation for Coaters and Laminators

Published: December 12, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
HARTLAND, WI, USAPillar Technologies now offers ozone-generation equipment for the extrusion and coating laminating industry, says the co. According to

World Label Shipments to Grow thru 2005, Reports Freedonia

Published: December 10, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
World label shipments are forecast to advance at an annual pace of nearly 7% through the 2005, says The Freedonia Group, Inc. The group says this growth will take shipments to a level of 32 billion sq m, valued at $61.5 billion (US).

Flexo Printing to Outpace GNP in 2002, Says FTA

Published: December 10, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
North America's 6,000-plus flexographic printing establishments will produce in excess of $85 billion (US) of printed work in 2002. That's the Flexographic Technical Association's best estimate and is part of the organization's business-based analysis that was presented to the FTA's board of directors in early December.

Pactiv to Build Western Center in US

Published: December 07, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
Pactiv Corp. recently announced plans to build a Western regional distribution center in Bakersfield, CA. According to the packaging manufacturer, this center will complete Pactiv's "one face to the customer" strategy and will expand Pactiv's improved service capability to 100% of the US.

MACtac Supplies P-S Material for USPS Commemorative Stamps in Wake of September 11 Terrorist Attack

Published: December 07, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
MACtac recently announced it will supply pressure-sensitive (p-s) material for more than 310 million "United We Stand" commemorative stamps. According to MACtac, the stamp was designed by Terry McCaffery of the USPS, has been available nationwide since November 5, and features a an "Old Glory" graphic.

CreoScitex and DuPont Promote Proofing

Published: December 06, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
CreoScitex and DuPont say together, they now offer customers a complete proofing system. According to CreoScitex, the companies have established a worldwide, strategic alliance "to promote and enhance thermal halftone proofing systems based on DuPont WaterProof thermal halftone proofing media for CreoScitex CTP (computer-to-plate) proofing systems."

Enercon Enters Japan

Published: December 06, 2001, By PFFC Staff
MENOMONEE FALLS, WI--Enercon has added a major operating center to its line-up. According to the co., the new addition is based in Osaka, Japan, and will

Packaging and the EnvironmentEarthShell Technology to Grow Green Pkg. in US and Asia

Published: December 06, 2001, By PFFC Staff
SANTA BARBARA, CA--Environmentally friendly packaging may sustain a big boost here in the US and in Asia in upcoming years--if EarthShell Corporation

BST Pro Mark Inspects on Clemson's Comco

Published: December 04, 2001, By PFFC Staff
ELMHURST, IL--BST Pro Mark has donated a web inspection system to Clemson University. reports the co. Installed on the universitiy's Comco (comcointl.com)

Korber NA Revamp Due to Market

Published: December 04, 2001, By PFFC Staff
HAMBURG, GERMANY & SHEBOYGAN, WI--Körber PaperLink GmbH (a member of the intl. Körber group) is reporting a "restructuring of activities due to the current

Preferred Systems Inc. Calls It Quits

Published: December 04, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
Preferred Systems Inc. (PSI), announces it has discontinued operations as of November 30, 2001. All future correspondence should be forwarded to: P.O. Box 270049, Hartford, WI, 53027-0049, says the co.'s former president, Jeffrey Otto.

WIN 200 Best Buy Bucks from Prime UV

Published: December 04, 2001, By PFFC Staff
CAROL STREAM, IL--Log on to primeuv.com for a chance to win a $200 Best Buy gift certificate. According to Prime UV, its is running a holiday Internet

Smurfit-Stone Powers Efficiency with CreoScitex

Published: November 30, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
Smurfit-Stone says its getting more efficient with CreoScitex's new Prinergy Powerpack workflow.

ScenicSoft Ranks in Washington's Fast 100

Published: November 30, 2001, By PFFC Staff
LYNNWOOD, WA--ScenicSoft is proud to announce its inclusion in the Puget Sound Business Journal's annual ranking for the fifth year in a row. The digital

Pack-Secure: Critical Conference for Current Crisis

Published: November 28, 2001, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
The converting industry continues to make significant strides toward making life safer; a prompt reaction to the recent anthrax problem and the potential of an attack that could use bio-agents to contaminate the US food supply. Security is something we're all paying a bit more attention to these days...

Valmet There for You 24-7

Published: November 28, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
Valmet Converting reports a unique approach to customer-focused communications for service and support. The co. says the new Valmet 24-7 HelpLine was launched at K 2001 in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Battling the Biothreats

Published: November 28, 2001, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
UPDATED 12/21/01—With its arduous R&D efforts and its innovative technology, once again, the converting industry is stepping front and center to face a national crisis. Fortunately, the anthrax-in-the-mail problem has waned, but the industry still is investigating ways to protect our mail and our nation's life-sustaining food supply.

Anthrax & Printing: GATF and /PIA to Help Calm Newfound Fears

Published: November 26, 2001, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
Though Halloween is almost a month behind us, we in the US still are getting our share of "scares." Anthrax carries on its grisly spectacle, and despite a drop in newly reported anthrax cases over the last few weeks, terrorism, especially bio-terrorism, continues to weigh heavily on our collective conscious.

Pactiv Sells Single-Faced Corrugated Business

Published: November 26, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
Pactiv Corp. announced today the sale of its single-faced corrugated Netherland-based business to Palm Industrie Beteiligungs GmbH Co. KG. The single-faced corrugated business had sales of approximately $20 million in 2000, and, reports the co., the sale of this business is another step in the restructuring of its protective and flexible packaging segment that was announced in January 2001.

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