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Menges Roller Wins AIMCAL Technology of the Year Award

The award is for company’s use of computational fluid dynamics to design better heat transfer rollers

Smart Planet Technologies Teams with Newark

The two companies will evaluate Smart Planet’s EarthCoating technology for use in recyclable barrier paperboard solutions

In-Mold Decorating Assn. Seeks Competition Entries

June 30 is the deadline for entries to the eighth annual awards competition, which now has an expanded list of categories

Maxson Offers Intelligent Sheeter Decurl Unit

Unit is programmed to treat web curl automatically as roll unwinds, saving time for the operator and permitting best practice routines

NYCO Flexible Packaging Invests in New Print Facility

Adds new UV flexo hybrid machine, printing hall, and slitter

RockTenn Will Acquire Simpson Tacoma Paper Mill

With RockTenn committing to invest $60 million in the mill during the next three years, both companies are looking forward to the acquisition

Appleton Mfg. Div. Customizes Butt Roll Slabber

Using its Safe-Slab concept, company fulfills customer request for a combination of manual loading and powered removal of butt rolls

Freedonia Issues Study on Active and Intelligent Packaging

Among other trends, report says pharmaceuticals will be the fastest growing active and intelligent packaging market through 2017

Gallus Demonstrates Wine Label Finishing

A two-day event for label printers offered demonstrations of the Gallus TCS 250 in combination with Pantec RHINO producing impressive wine labels

Goldenrod Tissue Core Plug Has New Features

New features on the 1420 LFP / 714 MZL are said to make use easier, increase core life, and save money

Flint Group Plates Are Suited for Security Printing

Water-washable nyloprint WA-S coating plates for UV varnishes are said to produce high quality printing and to be efficient to use

TandD Data Logger Has Wi-Fi Function

The TR-72wf-H automatically uploads recorded data to a free Cloud-based system and can be set up and operated without a PC

Ross Printing Expands Services with ComFold

Installs Kluge folding and gluing system to convert cartons and boxes

Eaglewood Technologies System Cleans Anilox Rolls

The Sanilox system ensures the entire cell gets cleaned, works on- or off-press, and is said to be environmentally safe

AWA Release Liner Event Coming Soon

An impressive array of speakers will cover trends, markets, mergers and acquisitions, sustainability, EU waste, and more

Gloucester Engineering Creates Two Divisions

A Lifetime Support Division will focus on aftermarket products and customer service, while the OEM division focuses on company’s product line

Preco Expands Laser Enhanced Capabilities

Toll converter expands and upgrades roll handling capabilities, including new features for AcuTear and AcuBreathe processing

BF Consulting Is In Business

Bruce Foster brings more than 30 years of experience in adhesives, polymers, and coatings to his new consulting business

Amcor Flexibles Wins Technical Innovation Award

Honored by FPA for the StayClean flexible overwrap

Ampac Products Wins Several Industry Awards

Earns kudos for packaging excellence, design, and innovation

PPC Calls for Entries for 71st Competition

Seeks rigid box and folding carton packages

L’Emballage Tout Installs Epson SurePress

Producing short-run, high quality custom labels for retail, food, and beauty industries

Carlsberg Sweden Unveils Radical Redesign

Spear and Nine Design bring Xide beverage range to life

Domino to Demonstrate Digital Ink Jet at Show

Both the K600i high-resolution digital ink jet printer and the Bitjet+ v4.5 high-speed system will be on display at the upcoming Ipex 2014

Wacker Polymers Raises Prices in EMEA and Asia

Prices of VINNAPAS vinyl acetate-ethylene and VINNOL ethylene-vinyl chloride-based copolymer dispersions go up due to raw material cost increases

Camfil Parent Company Acquires Handte

The German manufacturer of environmental products will now be part of the Camfil APC business unit

Brotech Offers System for In-Mold Labels

Eurotech Cut and Capture System for die-cutting in-mold labels, said to be fast and efficient, is offered in North America

Metal FX Films Opens Its Doors

A new company run by two industry veterans is now producing metallized films with a brushed finish for dramatic packaging effects

HERMA Announces New Films

Company expands film range with two new polypropylenes for labeling flexible containers and a new polyolefin for use with laser printers

OneBoxVision Offers Inspection System

The ASTRO system features a variety of sensors said to allow easy configuration of reliable applications

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