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News from: Rollprint Packaging Products, DuPont Teijin Films, Edgar B. Gutoff, The Packaging Group, Applied Films, Freedonia Group, Jetrion, PPC, Siegwerk Group, FPA, Kodak, NPES, FKI Logistex, Repacorp Label Products, and Xitron.

Conundrum Demystified

If you recall, in last month’s editorial I was mystified by a conundrum. While ExxonMobil was enjoying record profits for two straight years (in 2005 it had accrued more profits than any US company as the world’s biggest publicly traded oil company), most Americans were pulling in their belts more than just a notch or two. Other readers of last month’s column had their views on the conundrum.

Blue-Chip Printing

Rapid growth for Aztec Labels has prompted the company to install a second Nilpeter FB-3300 narrow web press to increase capacity.

Tim Walker Answers your Questions Live

Tim Walker will host another LIVE blog event on convertingblog.com this Friday, March 3rd. Tim will answer any questions relating to the converting process as they are posted.

Print Council Reflects on 2005

Along with appointing Ben Cooper its new executive director, the Print Council had a successful 2005. (printcouncil.org)

Process Provides Case- and Item-Level Packaging Options

Using Texas Instruments' Tag-it EPC Gen 2 strap, Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. has developed a process for attaching Gen 2 straps to printed antennas directly on a corrugated box.

Jumpstart RFID Operations

TAPPI and RIT Present Symposium

TAPPI and the Rochester Institute of Technology will present the new 2006 Digital Printing Symposium: Emerging Trends and Technologies. The conference will be held June 6-8, 2006, on the RIT campus in Rochester, NY.

IPACK-IMA Increases Attendance

IPACK-IMA 2006, the international show dedicated to packaging and food processing, welcomed over 50,000 visitors during its five-day run, a 10% increase compared to the 2003 edition. The show also marked a 20% increase in foreign presence.

RFID Related Links

RFID Related Links

RFID Suppliers

RFID label solutions provide a wide variety of adhesives and labelstocks. HighJump Software, a 3M company, offers a suite of RFID-enabled supply chain software.

2005 RFID What's News

2005 RFID What's News

2004 RFID What's News

2004 RFID What's News

2003 RFID What's News

2003 RFID What's News

Stork Partners with AKL

Stork Prints and AKL Flexo Technik have formed a strategic partnership.

RIT Installs Inline Densitometer from GretagMacbeth

GretagMacbeth has installed a vipPAQ inline densitometric color measuring system at the Rochester Institute of Technology for use in its Printing Applications Laboratory.

Lutter to Address FDA's Efforts to Accelerate RFID Adoption

Randall Lutter will be the featured keynote speaker during day two of the 4th Annual RFID World.

DuPont Awards Announces Call For Entries

DuPont Packaging announces its call for entries for the 19th DuPont Awards for Innovation in Packaging.

Matik Represents Senntech

Matik North America now represents the Senntech line of slitter/rewinders in the U.S., Canda, and Mexico.

Heidelberg Press Wins German Design Award

Heidelberg's Speedmaster XL 105 sheetfed offset press received Germany's Silver Design Award.

Register Now for UV & EB Event

Registration is now open for e|5: UV & EB Technology Expo & Conference.

Third Dimension Installs 2nd Esko Machine

Third Dimension has purchased its second Kongsberg DCM dieless cutting table from Esko to keep up with the demand for quick turnaround short-run just-in-time manufacturing. (esko.com)

Magazines Name Seal-It Top Business

Seal-It has been named to several lists of "Top Owned Businessness" by Diversity Business.com, Women's Enterprise magazine, and Crain's New York magazine.

BE Sells Blown Film

BE has sold an eight-layer AquaFrost line to J&A in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.

Coating/Drying and Adhesion Technology Seminars Announced

The Coating and Drying Technology seminar is designed for engineers and scientists who work with the coating of fluids onto continuous webs. The Adhesion Technology seminar is designed for engineers and polymer chemists involved with practical adhesive bonding to plastics, metals, and other substrates.

Freedonia Custom Research Expands

Freedonia Custom Research begins its fifth year of operation with and expanded staff at both the company's U.S. headquarters and its research office in China.

Bobst to Exhibit at IPEX

Bobst Group will present a comprehensive range of technology and process solutions for the global converting industry at IPEX 2006, including the latest developments in flexo and gravure printing, coating and laminating technology, vacuum web coating and metallizing, and slitting, rewinding, and handingling solutions.

Participate in Critical Trends Survey

By investigating current issues and anticipated trends, this report will serve as a resource for converters and package-printers in maximizing the efficiency of their businesses. Find out how to participate!

Ciba Provides Overview for 2005

Ciba Specialty Chemicals reports operational improvements during a challenging year. Armin Meyer, Chairman of the Board and CEO, summarizes as follows.

Stora Enso Receives FSC Certification

The Wood Supply U.S. unit of Stora Enso has been third-party-certified for Forest Stewardship Council chain of custody for all its purchases of raw wood fiber.

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