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Automation & Digital Transformation

Phoenix Contact Inc: Ethernet components

Phoenix Contact (Harrisburg, PA) expands its industrial networking components with Ethernet Infrastructure Networking Components. These comprise redundant intelligent switches, modular hubs and hub agents, network management software, and an Ethernet In-line Fieldbus Coupler.

November 30, 2001

Automation & Digital Transformation

Bosch Rexroth Corp., Electric Drives and Controls: Bosch Rexroth Corp., Electric Drives and Controls: Bosch Rexroth Corp., Electric Drives and Controls: Controller with Ethernet, ControlNet

Indramat PPC controller from Bosch Rexroth Corp. (Hoffman Estates, IL) now offers new Ethernet and ControlNet open control bus options for packaging OEMs and end users.

November 30, 2001

Plant Operations & Equipment

Siemens Industry Inc: Web training for electricals

Internet-based training program for electricity and electrical products is offered by Siemens Energy & Automation (Alpharetta, GA). The electronic version of the company’s “STEP 2000” print-based training program includes selections on Basics of Electricity, Basics of Sensors, Basics of Controls Components, and others.

November 30, 2001

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MSU to sponsor career fair, conference

Manufacturers looking to hire packaging professionals for full-time or internship positions will be able to meet hundreds of packaging majors at Career Fair 2002. Hosted by Michigan State University’s School of Packaging, the fair is scheduled January 10-11 at the school’s Kellogg Banquet and Conference Center in East Lansing, MI.

November 30, 2001

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Phone conference focuses on vendor consolidation

Eastman Kodak has saved “double-digit” percentages on corrugated costs since it consolidated its suppliers from 14 to two serving the headquarters Rochester, NY, production facilities.

November 30, 2001

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New dates and location for Pack Expo Las Vegas 2003

The fifth edition of Pack Expo Las Vegas 2003 will be held October 13-15, 2003 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI) reports that Pack Expo Las Vegas 2001 included 872 exhibiting companies within 390깐 net square feet.

October 31, 2001

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Cinven acquires Klockner Pentaplast of America and Klockner Pentaplast GMBH

Klockner Pentaplast of America, Inc. (Gordonsville, VA) and Klockner Pentaplast GMBH (Montabaur, Germany) announces that financial investor Cinven has signed a contract to acquire the two companies from Klockner-Werke AG (Diusburg, Germany) for US$827 million (925 million Euro).

October 31, 2001

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Westpack changes

The Western Packaging Assn. and Canon Communications LLC announced that the next WestPack show will be co-located with three events: Medical Design & Manufacturing West, Pacific Design & Manufacturing, and Plastec West.

October 31, 2001

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Paper summit

The Amer-ican Forest & Paper Assn. is the third association to sponsor the 2002 Paper Summit. Produced by paperloop.com, the summit is scheduled for March 4-6 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

October 31, 2001

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International agreements

Molins PLC (Coventry, England) has acquired Rose Forgrove (Lancaster, PA) horizontal wrapping machines. —Enhance Packaging Technologies (Whitby, Ontario, Canada) has acquired Prepac (Cedex, France).

October 31, 2001

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Relocations, expansions

(from left) Robert Reinhardt, exec. vp sales, Barry Freda, vp sales, Jeffrey Schneider, president, and Pamela Strickland, vp sales of World Wide Packaging, take the first ceremonial shovel at the company’s recent groundbreaking for its new headquarters facility.

October 31, 2001

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Study finds alcohol warning labels ineffective

Most Americans don't notice or read the required warning labels on alcoholic beverages, according to a study done by the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

October 31, 2001