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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

McNeely Plastics Orders VAREX Blown Film Line from W&H

Published: June 02, 2010
Mississippi-based McNeely Plastics of the Sigma Plastics Group has purchased another VAREX coextrusion line from Windmoeller & Hoelscher to increase the company's capacity and position itself for growth

Spinnaker Coating Launches SureLock Adhesive

Published: June 02, 2010
Spinnaker Coating introduces SureLock permanent adhesive specifically designed to adhere to textured surfaces without being gummy or leggy

Flexpack: DuPont Honors Innovation

Published: June 01, 2010, By Edited by Nsenga Thompson, Associate Editor
Consumer-driven innovations named as winners in packaging competition

PLA Films Coming

Published: June 01, 2010
SAN GIORGIO DI NOGARO, ITALY | BOPP film producer Taghleef Industries (Ti) is introducing a fully natural film range based on NatureWorks PLA (polylactic

Xennia Reports Successful Module Launch at IPEX

Published: June 01, 2010
Xennia, one of the world’s leading industrial inkjet solutions providers, recently held a successful launch of its range of industrial-strength inkjet modules at IPEX in Birmingham, UK

Edale Launches 'Hidden Secret': VLS-650

Published: June 01, 2010
Edale, the UK-based manufacturer of narrow web printing and converting presses, recently announced the launch of its "infinitely adjustable sheeter," the VLS-650

Ipex 2010 Demonstrates Printing Is 'Back in Business'

Published: May 28, 2010
Surveying the mood of exhibitors and visitors at Ipex 2010, Frank Romano, emeritus professor at the Rochester Inst. of Technology and international analyst and Ipex "Champion in Print" for yet the third time, declared "that the printing industry is back in business"

DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers Ups Price for Elvax Resins

Published: May 26, 2010
DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers announced a price increase of $0.05/lb on all grades of DuPont Elvax ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) resins

CREO Color Server Technology To Power New HP INDIGO 7500 Digital Press

Published: May 25, 2010
Kodak's Print On-Demand Solutions Group has introduced a new version of the HP SmartStream Production Plus Print Server that will drive the new HP 7500 Digital Press being launched at IPEX

Service Point Deploying EFI MIS and Web-to-Print Software

Published: May 24, 2010
EFI has announced that Service Point, one of the world's largest digital print providers, has signed an agreement for the implementation of EFI Pace print management system and EFI Digital StoreFront (DSF) web-to-print solution

Product Authentication & Brand Security Conference Offers Solutions

Published: May 24, 2010
PABS 2010, to be held October 4-5, 2010, at the Hyatt Rosemont Hotel in Rosemont (Chicago), IL, is the annual AWA Alexander Watson Assoc.'s platform for experts in their respective areas

Epson Introduces Its First Digital Label Press

Published: May 21, 2010
Epson America has introduced at Ipex Booth 10-C260 the SurePress L-4033A, a versatile short-run digital label press designed to print labels efficiently and profitably

Dow Europe Announces Price Increases for Primacor

Published: May 20, 2010
Dow Europe GmbH has announced a price increase of 120€/mt for all PRIMACOR copolymers sold in Europe

Kodak's K-Zone at Ipex 2010 Features Discussions with Industry Experts

Published: May 20, 2010
Kodak's K-Zone, which debuted at Print 09, will be a main highlight of Kodak's stand 09-E320 at Ipex 2010. The K-Zone is a live talk-show set where unscripted discussions with industry expert

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