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Apollo Sheeters Acquires Sheeting Machinery Business

Apollo Sheeters has acquired from Bobst Group the sheeting machinery business previously operated by Atlas Converting Equipment, under the Apollo trade name.

Kluge Makes a Splash in Russia

VIP Systems represented Brandtjen & Kluge at Rosupak 2006 in Moscow, Russia, where it demonstrated a Kluge UniFold Automatic folder/gluer.

UPM Raflatac updates Raflink Business Line

UPM Raflatac is launching ordering and claim tracking self-service tools with the latest update of its eBusiness platform, the Raflink Business Line.

Avery Dennison Introduces New Training Tool

Avery Dennison RFID has produced RFID 101, a multimedia training tool. It combines a live narrator with animations, photos, and video to walk the viewer through the history of RFID, technology basics, applications and markets, system components, RFID label converting, and tag testing and quality.

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Apollo Sheeters Acquires Sheeting Machinery Business

Apollo Sheeters has acquired from Bobst Group the sheeting machinery business previously operated by Atlas Converting Equipment, under the Apollo trade name.

A Super Idea

Celplast Metallized Products, Toronto, ON, Canada, has developed a process for metallizing standard 48-ga PET films that reportedly results in metal adhesion

Lid's a Showoff

It's heat-sealable. It's FDA-approved for direct food contact. It has no solvents. And it can be printed. It's LumiLid XLS5 polyester lidding film from

One-Way Celebration

In honor of its 50th anniversary, FLEXcon installed a four-panel, see-through window graphic inside its Spencer, MA, headquarters. The company's see-THRU-sign

Big Box Education

There is a burning local topic in Chicago that begs for further debate even on a national level. Who would have thought our City Council could have spawned

Making Advances

Innovation. It's the secret behind the longevity of some of the world's leading companies. Ford Motor Co. virtually launched the automobile industry with

Difficult Winding: Part II

Last month I introduced you to roll modulus ratio, the first of the terrible trifecta of difficult winding. This month let's move on to the next two of

Bucking the Trend

Exhibitors have booked more than 400,000 sq ft of display space at Graph Expo and Converting Expo 2006, which takes place October 15-18 at McCormick Place

Ink 101: Part I

It is estimated the total North American (US and Canada) market for packaging materials is approximately $125 billion in annual shipments. Ink is a relatively

Driving Performance

Mondi Packaging Heerlen (formerly Akrosil Europe) is a vibrant example of how change and the subsequent growth it can bring is critical to a company's

If China Were Not To Blame

In the packaging world, China seems to be a common scapegoat. Indeed, this is true not only for packaging but for many other industries as well. When

What's New

Servomotor Ships Quickly Cleveland Motion Controls, Cleveland, OH; 216/524-8800; www.cmccontrols.com Company announces a quick-ship program for the MDM-5000

The Place

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Barrier Testing And Comparison In Pouch Packaging Structures by Bill Minnich, AET Films APPLICATION: Metallized OPP structures can provide

People in the News

Robert Poulos retires as marketing manager from Mississippi Polymers, Corinth, MS, and Kenn Moore is named to the post. Harper Corp. of America, Charlotte,

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

Serving Wine Label Demands ENDINGEN AM KAISERSTUHL, GERMANY VollherbstDruck, a company that specializes in the production and design of wine labels, took

LABELEXPO new product digest

Synthetic Media is Durable Applied Extrusion Technologies, New Castle, DE; 800/688-2044; www.aetfilms.com SynCarta synthetic media for durable and water-resistant

Upgrade the Old, Bring in the New!

Noven Pharmaceuticals may not be a household name, but the patented creation of this 500-employee company helped revolutionize the way people receive

Calvin Frost

CEO of Channeled Resources Group Management Style: Loose, flexible, and entrepreneurial Bragging Rights: Winner of the R. Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement

IPA Releases Proofing Roundup Report

IPA has released its Special Report, announcing the results of the 4th Annual IPA Color Proofing Roundup, conducted during the IPA Technical Conference, June 6-8, 2006, in Chicago.

MarquipWardUnited Wins Control Design 2006 Innovation Award

MarquipWardUnited has won the Control Design 2006 Innovator Award for its use of PC-based controls on its dual rotary knife sheeter.

CPP Expo is Right Around the Corner

CPP EXPO is partnering with Pack Expo and Process Expo, taking place October 29-November 2, 2006 at Chicago's McCormick Place. One thousand attendees already have pre-registered.

Dow Increases Prices

The Dow Chemical Co. announced a $0.07 per lb. price increase across North America for all polyethylene resins.

AVT Announces Q2 Results

Advanced Vision Technology (AVT) announces sales for Q2 2006 of US$ 7.0 million, 13% above same period in 2005, and up 3% over Q1 2006.

Smurfit-Stone Consolidates

Smurfit-Stone has announced the management consolidation of its Bedford Park and Hanover Park, IL, sheet feeder plants into Innovative Packaging, the company's sheet feeder facility located in Milwaukee, WI.

Senate Passes Natural Gas Legislation

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