Industry News

Davis-Standard recently introduced the ProCone multilayer die to produce blown film structures from five to nine layers. These dies, engineered to provide maximum versatility for the production of barrier films, have a stackable mandrel arrangement allowing for vertical movement of mandrels within t...

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Fraser Papers, Inc., and its subsidiaries have filed a consolidated plan of compromise with the Ontario Court overseeing its restructuring proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act ("CCAA"). These materials will also be filed with the US Court in Delaware, which oversees the company...

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Company officials of tesa tape, inc., are pleased to announce that tesa tape, inc., has been named as an “official supplier” to the United States Bobsled / Skeleton Federation Team. The agreement, which was finalized by both parties in late November, names tesa tape, inc., as the sole adhesive tape ...

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The Montalvo Corporation, international specialists in industrial web control systems, offers solutions for variable wrap-angle problems. Variable Wrap Angle Technology™, a Montalvo exclusive, improves on conventional web tension measurement and control by eliminating the need for isolatio...

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RotoMetrics opens its new Converting Technology Center to demonstrate the latest product innovations. Located at the world headquarters facility near St. Louis, the Converting Technology Center spans 2,000 sq ft and provides visitors with live demonstrations of the most advanced die cutting and modu...

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Henkel Corporation, a technology leader in adhesives and coatings for flexible packaging, and Nordmeccanica, a leader in the design, manufacturing and installation of equipment for the converting industry, announce a joint workshop on scrap prevention. Henkel Corporation and Nordmeccanica N.A. w...

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NDC Infrared Engineering’s new TFG710ER (Extended Range) film gauge, based on the TFG710 sensor originally designed to measure thin Biax films, has been engineered specifically for measuring polyolefin-based films across a wide range of different product thicknesses. This unique non-nuclear se...

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MeadWestvaco Corp. agreed to sell its Envelope Products Group to Cenveo, Inc., a leading graphic communications company based in Stamford, CT. The divestiture of the Envelope Products Group, which is part of MWV’s Consumer & Office Products business, to Cenveo will better position the business for ...

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Stamford, CT-based Cenveo, Inc., has acquired Impaxx, Inc., the sole owner of labelmaker Gilbreth Packaging Solutions, Inc. (www.gilbrethusa.com), from affiliates of Aurora Capital Group, a Los Angeles private-equity firm. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Gilbreth operates a state of th...

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Two new styles of imaged proofer transfer rolls are now available from HarperScientific™, the printing and coating division of global anilox supplier Harper Corporation of America. Laser engraved, the proofer transfer rolls are imaged with a choice of company logo or a centered tone scale ...

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