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Argent Partners with Vue

Argent Group has signed an agreement with Vue Technology.

Print Server Increases Reader Functionality

The new Loftware Print Server (LPS) 8.4 delivers new RFID reader functionality with the addition of reader support for Alien, Symbol, ThingMagic, and AWID.

Crowell Celebrates 100 Years

Crowell Corp., the oldest existing gummed tape manufacturer, is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Crowell is best known for its complete line of gummed sealing tapes and vast line of cohesive products.

Flexo Concepts Expands QuikShip Program

Flexo Concepts has expanded its QuikShip 24-hour order fulfillment program to include MicroClean plastic media.

GMG Earns Top Scores at IPA Roundup

GMG was the only vendor to achieve top event scores in all eight hardcopy proofing categories at the 2006 IPA Color Proofing roundup.

MDC Online Store is Open for Business

Max Daetwyler Corp. has opened an online store at www.mdc-store.com for ordering flexo consumables, polishmaster tools, ultrasonic and prepress chemistry, and prepress parts for tanks/polishmasters.

Checkpoint Systems Supplies RFID Hangtags

Lemmi Fashion has chosen Checkpoint Systems to supply the company and its strategic partners with RFID hangtags.

Omron Offers a One Day Compliance Package

Omron RFID offers the "One Day" Compliance Package supporting both EPC Class 1 and Gen 2 standards.

Reinhold Holds Open House

Windmoeller & Hoelscher subsidiary Reinhold will host an open house at W&H's extrusion lab in Lengerich, Germany, on July 19-20, 2006.

Keller and Heckman Moves

Keller and Heckman has moved to new offices at the Bund Center to accommodate its expanding office.

Converting Industry News

News from: AWA Alexander Watson Assoc., Intl. Gamco, Tempo Plastics, Freedonia Group, Sun Chemical, CMM, Society of Vacuum Coaters, Battenfeld Gloucester, X-Rite, Amazys Holding, Praxair, Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., Ipex, Kampf Machinery, Matik, NanoMarkets, and people and places on the move in the converting industry.

Sun Chemical Introduces Flexible Packaging Printing Process

Seminar Helps Label Printers Transition to Film

Product Authentication and Brand Security Conference

PABS 06 North America, the Product Authentication & Brand Security Conference & RFID Forum, will take place September 14-15 in Chicago and is jointly organized by AWA Conferences & Events and the Brand Protection Alliance.

Portable IR Thermometer

Two new models of Cyclops portable infrared thermometers from Land Instruments Intl. are available. Both provide wired RS232C serial communications.

High-Speed Testing and Coding System

Confidex launches MR01, a testing system for UHF RFID inlays and labels. It is the first industrial testing and coding system in the market to offer quality control for the manufacture of Gen 2 labels.

EPC-Capable RFID Reader

Brooks Automation has introduced an EPC reader for HF data entry from the HF 60 series, designed for use in rough environments.

Flatbed UV Inkjet Printer

Durst Phototechnik has introduced its new low-priced Rho 600 pictor flatbed UV inkjet printer, a fully featured printer with a small footprint, reportedly ideal for virtually any commercial imager that produces output wider than 24 inches.

Shorewood Packaging Named Supplier of the Year

Shorewood Packaging has been named Supplier of the Year by Revolon.

Trident Partners with iTi

Trident Industrial InkJet has partnered with imaging Technology international to integrate Trident's industrial inkjet printhead technology into digital manufacturing and printing solutions.

WS Packaging Named WI Manufacturer of the Year

WS Packaging Group received the 2005 Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Grand Award in the High-Tech category for innovation and leadership in high-technology manufacturing.

RFID Technology To Replace Supply Chain

A new report sponsored by the North of England Inward Investment Agency (NEIIA) concludes that RFID technology could become a catalyst for deeper collaboration between companies and lead to the formation of "supplier networks" that could replace today's linear supply chains.

Portable RFID for Factory Automation

Escort Memory Systems has introduced SILVERJET RFID PDA, a handheld RFID solution for factory automation.

Suction Cups for Paper Handling Equipment

Anver Corp. has introduced a full line of rubber vacuum suction cups for use in sorting and collating machines, inserters, printing, packaging, and other paper handling equipment.

Mario Cotta Announces New Representative

Mario Cotta has appointed Patrick Industrial Sales as the exclusive representative for its full line of slitting equipment in a portion of the Midwest.

PFFC E-Zines

Issues of the PFFC E-zine, our electronic version of the monthly magazine, with extras.

Specialty Blades Gain Performance and Supply Chain Advantages

Blue Blade Steel offers a seamless process for steel edging and pre-tempering that reportedly increases performance, reduces time-to-market delays, eliminates a secondary heat treating process, and provides cost savings when manufacturing saw blades, doctor blades, and scoring knives.

EMA Announces Jobs Study in Canada

The Envelope Mfrs. Assn. Foundation for Paper-Based Communications has launched an economic jobs study for the mailing industry in Canada.

Nipson's VaryPress Celebrates Milestone

Nipson Digital Printing Systems marks 15 years since it launched its VaryPress high-speed tension web digital printing system.

AWA Publishes Global Beer Label Markets Study

AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. has published the first of its kind Global Beer Label Markets: Product Decoration Market & Technology Study 2005. This report presents a market overview and opportunities for product decoration technologies in the global beer sector.

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