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In another show of support to the educational community of the flexographic industry, global anilox roll supplier Harper Corporation has donated four anilox rolls to a spring auction held by the Foundation of Flexographic Technical Association, or FFTA. The auction's proceeds will contribute to av...

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More than twelve months have passed since the Management Buy-Out (MBO) of Atlas Converting Equipment Ltd. from Bobst Group in late October 2010 - and 2011 proved to be a very busy year of achievement for the world-leading manufacturer of Atlas & Titan slitter rewinders, with sales and order book...

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TAPPI recently announced that Mr. Steven J. Shifman, President and CEO of Michelman, Inc., has been elected to serve on the 2012–2014 TAPPI Board of Directors. Mr. Shifman will begin his three-year term in March 2012. As a TAPPI Board member, Shifman’s duties will include determining pol...

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Kollmorgen has been recognized as a First Team Supplier in Automation World magazine’s 2011 Leadership in Automation (LIA) program in the motion control drives category. Votes for the LIA program are cast by Automation World readers online and via a year-long email poll, with unaided recall. ...

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Graham, NC-based Acucote Inc., a converter of pressure-sensitive materials, custom adhesive- and silicone-coated products, recently installed a 60-in.-wide slitter from WEBEX in its Dallas, TX, Distribution Center. The center-surface winding machine, offers greater versatility and increased finis...

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All Foil, Inc., Anilox Roll Cleaning Systems, Atlas Converting N.A., Blower Application, Dalmec, efi, InterGroup, Midway Rotary Die Solutions, Monarch Imaging, Muller Martini, Rossini, Siemens, and Wilson Manufacturing are the latest additions since the New Year to join the dozens of converting/ pac...

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The Montalvo Corporation, international specialists in industrial web control systems, is offering a free data sheet on a new tension indicator, the i4-HD, designed to provide accurate and repeatable web tension. The data sheet includes information on features and benefits, how it works, dimensi...

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Eastman Chemical Co. and Solutia, Inc., have entered into a definitive agreement, under which Eastman will acquire Solutia, a global leader in performance materials and specialty chemicals. The deal, expected to close in mid-2012, is worth $3.38 billion in cash and stock. “The acquisition of Solu...

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*Source: Associated Press Specialty chemical company Eastman Chemical Co. is buying Solutia Inc. in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $3.38 billion to broaden its presence in the Asia Pacific region and other emerging markets while expanding its product offerings. Eastman Chemical is payi...

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An opportunity to see at first hand a leading-edge range of shrink sleeve labelling applications in an exclusive delegates’ facility tour of Verst Group Logistics is a highlight of this year’s International Sleeve Label Conference and Exhibition organized by AWA Conferences & Events....

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