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Witec Pharm Adds RK Print Coat Machine

Specialty Film Demand to Approach $7.3 Billion in 2010

xpedx Enters Global Sales and Service Alliance

Ipack-Ima Takes "Made in Italy" Products to China

Pacific Printing Adds Mitsubishi Press

Pacific Printing recently installed a six-color, 28-inch Mitsubishi sheetfed press with aqueous coater.

InterWrap to Have Fastest Tandem Extrusion Coating Line in India

InterWrap soon will have reportedly the fastest and widest tandem extrusion coating line in the woven fabric industry located in India.

NPA and CPPA Merge

The memberships of the National Paperbox Assn. (NPA) and Canadian Paperboard Packaging Assn. (CPPA) unanimously voted to move forward with a merger of the two organizations.

U.S. Gypsum Installs Automated Paper Test System

Technidyne has installed a PROFILE/Plus automated paper test system at U.S. Gypsum.

Management Changes at F&K

Dipl. Ingl. Folke Wegner left his position as managing director of Fischer & Krecke at the end of January 2007, after nearly eight years.

HP Expands Program

Expanding its comprehensive offering of business development tools, training, and programs, HP Indigo Capture now is adding a new Affiliate Program that provides free shipping and discounted prices for HP Indigo customers purchasing HP products.

INVISTA to Use Honeywell Technology

Honeywell has entered into an agreement with INVISTA, a manufacturer of fibers and polymers, which will enable INVISTA to take advantage of Honeywell's diverse solutions.

National and International Exhibitors Commit to Pack Print 2007

Two months before the start of Pack Print Intl. 2007, the strong local and international exhibitor registration reflects its status as a key regional trade fair for the packaging and printing industry.

Hammer Packaging Receives NAPL Award

Hammer Packaging has received a Silver Award for management excellence in the National Assn. for Printing Leadership's (NAPL) 2006 Management Plus Awards program.

Harper Adds Student Education Program to WalkingSeminar Lineup

Harper Corp. of America has added an enhanced program offering to its complimentary WalkingSeminar, which was previously limited to flexographic industry professionals. Now this education tool is offered to flexo students and interns, as well.

Coating & Drying and Adhesion Technology Seminars

Expanded Asian Release Liner Market Outlook

AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. will publish the "New and Expanded Asian Release Liner Market Outlook 2007," which will expand upon the first edition published in 2003.

Selection Guide to P-S Tapes

Lamart Corp. offers a new publication as a useful guide to high temperature and heat reflective tapes manufactured by the company.

Mohawk Releases New 50/10 Swatchbook

Mohawk Fine Papers has released a new 50/10 swatchbook to showcase the recently updated product line.

Teknek Poised for Growth

Teknek has announced the next phase of its ambitious growth plans of its Inchinnan, Glasgow, Scotland, headquarters.

Sartomer Announces Global Restructuring

Specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer Co. announced a corporate restructuring designed to enhance global customer support for companies with multinational operations.

Wake-Up Call: Embrace Change!

Woke up March 28 and followed my slow-moving morning rituals to attend yet another conference, this one only minutes from home. Then the keynote speaker

What's New

Nonwovens for Variable Data DuPont Nonwovens, Wilmington, DE; 800/628-6208; www.dupont.com Company reports two new styles of Tyvek: Brillion DR and Brillion

Converter Clips

Rigney Fund Honors Student BRIDGEWATER, NJ Chris Forte was the 2006 recipient of the Peter A. Rigney Endowed Memorial Fund, which is used to provide scholarships/fellowships

First Glance

CLASSIC Journey For the 2006 version of its Classic Series, MeadWestvaco blended new and traditional media: Kraftpak folding carton stock forms the mailing

Baggy Webs: Part I Nightmares

This is the first of four columns on baggy webs, starting with understanding the problems they create. To most converters, the ideal web is one that is

Design & Color: Part II of II

In last month's column we discussed calibrating the production workflow. The primary purpose of calibrating the production workflow is simply to ensure

Beer and its Labels

Europe's beer producers have had a hard time in recent years. Except in eastern Europe, sales of beer are declining annually at 1%-1.5% as consumers turn

People in the news

Mark Sherk is named midwest sales engineer at CC1, Portsmouth, NH. Appleton, Appleton, WI, hires Glenn Harsh as director of sales for Performance Packaging

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

Keep Moving Flexiprint Pvt. supplies tea bag tags and envelopes in roll form for its own packaging operations, as well as for tea packagers in Asia, Africa,

TLMI Puts on the Ritz

NAPLES, FL Accommodations certainly made the listening easy as the Tag & Label Mfrs. Inst. (TLMI) staged its 2007 converter meeting February 25-28 at

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