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Printing & Converting Machinery Realizes Export Recovery

Published: June 30, 2010
According to ACIMGA (Italian Mfrs. Assn. of Machinery for the Graphic, Converting & Paper Industry), "The Italian printing and converting machinery industry is definitely recovering with a 15% growth in exports over the first three months of 2010

Edale reports success at IPEX 2010

Published: June 29, 2010
Edale's goal of promoting its range of printing and converting equipment was achieved successfully following the company's participation at this year's IPEX exhibition held at the Birmingham NEC

Patriot Funding Supports Press Sale

Published: June 28, 2010
Patriot Funding Corp. recently arranged and funded a $1.8 million packaging transaction for a flexographic printing press for a client on Eastern Long Island, NY. The deal included a $500,000 equipment loan bank payoff and collateralization of the equipment

Bobst Announces Line-up for Competence '10 Open House

Published: June 28, 2010
Set to be one of the most active machine shows in recent years, the Competence '10 Open House will be held in September at the Bobst Group’s main manufacturing facility in Mex, outside of Lausanne, Switzerland

Medical Packaging: How To Avoid Public FDA Criticisms

Published: June 25, 2010
A ten-step technical guide, “How to Avoid and Respond to Public FDA Criticisms—Form 483 Letters—for Temperature, Humidity and other Controlled Environments” is now available from Veriteq

Spartanics Establishes Laser Die Cutting Applications Lab

Published: June 25, 2010
Spartanics announces to label converters, packagers, and other converters seeking to use rapidly advancing laser die-cutting technology for pressure-sensitive labels, RFID tags

Rogers Corp. Receives Chinese Honors

Published: June 24, 2010
Rogers Corp., a global leader in the development and manufacture of high performance engineered materials, has recently received two award honors from the Chinese government

Converting Solutions Seminar Series Tours Mexico

Published: June 23, 2010
According to ZOLPLASTIC president Tere Almaraz, 250 people attended the 2010 Converting Solutions Seminar Series in Mexico from June 7—9 at venues in Mexico City, Monterrey, and Guadalajara

Bema Polytech Orders Second W&H Flexo Press

Published: June 23, 2010
Bema Polytech, Elmhurst, IL, has ordered a new 52 in., 8-color MIRAFLEX AM flexographic press from Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp.

New England-based Manufacturer Announces Global Expansion

Published: June 22, 2010
CDF Corp., a leading manufacturer of drum, pail, and intermediate bulk container liners and flexible packaging, has expanded its manufacturing presence in the New England region with the purchase of a 109,000-sq-ft facility in Plymouth, MA

Rogers to Showcase R/Bak Corrugated Products at ACCSA 2010

Published: June 21, 2010
Rogers Corp. will exhibit a broad line of cushion mounting products for corrugated printing applications at the 2010 ACCCSA (Corrugator Assn. of Caribbean, Central and South America) Intl. Convention & Exposition

AF&PA Releases May 2010 Containerboard Report

Published: June 17, 2010
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its US Containerboard Statistics Report for May 2010. For the seventh straight month, containerboard paper production has risen sharply when compared to last year

Avery Awarded Patent for Easy Peel Feature

Published: June 17, 2010
Avery Dennison is awarded a patent related to the Avery Easy Peel label sheet contruction as it celebrates its 75th anniversary

Bemis Reaches Agreement To Sell Menasha, WI and Tulsa Facilities to Exopack

Published: June 16, 2010
Bemis Co., a supplier of flexible packaging materials, announces that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell the company’s Menasha, WI, and Tulsa, OK, facilities to Exopack Holding Corp.

M&A Conference Looks at Packaging Consolidation

Published: June 16, 2010, By By Claudia Hine, Managing Editor
C-level executives interested in mergers and acquisitions—either as buyer or seller—were in attendance at a day-long seminar organized by AWA Alexander Watson Assoc., Amsterdam, Netherlands

TLMI Calls for Competition Entries

Published: June 16, 2010
The Tag and Label Mfrs. Inst. (TLMI) has issued a Call for Entries for its 33rd Annual Awards Competition

EPG Launches Printing Cost-Savings Calculator

Published: June 15, 2010
Visitors to the EPG website can now access the company’s KeyColor cost-savings calculator.

Report Reveals Potential Market for Digital Printing

Published: June 15, 2010
Designed for Narrow Web Label Printers and Converters, Karstedt Assoc.'s first Commercialization Assessment Report reveals a potential market of roughly 1.1 billion MSI

TAPPI PLACE Trouble Shoots Interactively

Published: June 14, 2010
An audience of approximately 200 people attended the Interactive Troubleshooting Session at the 2010 PLACE Conference recently held in Albuquerque, NM on April 18-21

BASF to Sell ita Hydrophilic Melt Business to Techmer PM

Published: June 11, 2010
BASF recently announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its hydrophilic melt additives business to Techmer PM, LLC, a manufacturer of colors and additives

ICE USA Prepares for Rousing Debut

Published: June 10, 2010
Mack Brooks Exhibitions (MBE) is on course for an impressive debut as it plans the new ICE USA exhibition slated for April 6—8, 2011, in the South Bldg. of the Orange Cty. Convention Ctr. (OCCC) in Orlando, FL

Hazardous Energy and Lock Out for Adhesive Systems

Published: June 10, 2010
Older fluid systems for adhesives with pneumatically powered pumps do not comply completely with OSHA standards that address deisgn practices and procedures that are necessary to disable

Drupa Prize Awarded to Nadine Müller

Published: June 09, 2010
Dr. des. Nadine Müller was awarded the 35th drupa Prize on May 31 in Düsseldorf, Germany, for her dissertation “Self-promotion of artists from the Düsseldorf Art School and the Düsseldorf marketing system from 1826 – 1860

PPC's Folding Carton Boot Camp a Success

Published: June 08, 2010
On May 24-25, 2010, the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) hosted the Folding Carton Boot Camp workshop at PPC headquarters in Springfield, MA. Nineteen people attended the workshop from 13 different states

EFI Launches Mobile App for Print Management Systems

Published: June 07, 2010
EFI launched a Mobile Client for Apple mobile devices. EFI Mobile Client lets users view and control EFI Pace and Monarch workflow software as well

Sil Tech Posts Data Sheets on Website

Published: June 04, 2010
Sil Tech, a div. of Technicote, has announced the inclusion of some of its most popular product data sheets to its website, www.siltechliners.com

Galileo-Nanotech Vacuum Coating Partnership

Published: June 03, 2010
Galileo's CEO, Pietro Profumo, presented an overview of Galileo-Nanotech, the new joint venture between Galileo Vacuum Systems and Russian Nanotechnology Corp. (a.k.a. RUSNANO)

FTS Offers Press Operator Aptitude Assessment Kit

Published: June 03, 2010
The Press Operator Aptitude Assessment Kit is said to allow employers the ability to determine a potential new-recruit or existing employee's knowledge

Westvaco/Envelope Div. Apparent Low Bidder on GPO Print Contract

Published: June 03, 2010
Westvaco/Envelope Div. of Williamsburg, PA, is the apparent low bidder on US Government Printing Office (GPO) Program #0875-S, projected to be worth $428,520 annually

Avery Dennison Celebrates 75th Anniversary

Published: June 02, 2010
Avery Dennison Corp., described as the product of one man's insight into retailers' needs, marks its 75th anniversary as a company on June 2 by having chairman, president, and CEO Dean A. Scarborough

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