Packaging Technology: Page 703

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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Schawk, Inc. (Des Plaines, IL) has acquired S&M Rotogravure Service, Inc. (Milwaukee, WI).

March 31, 1998

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Supplier news: International agreements

Alusuisse-Lonza Holding Ltd. (Zurich, Switzerland) is selling its European general carton business to PPM Ventures (London, England).

March 31, 1998

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Package design software

VisionPack (San Jose, CA) has added Interactive Parametrics(TM) to its design software. It allows the user to immediately see design changes after each change is made.

March 31, 1998

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Hot melt unit

Airprint Systems (New Smyrna Beach, FL) has introduced the Titan hot melt unit. It boasts independent tank temperature control of up to 350oF for use with a variety of adhesives.

March 31, 1998

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Supplier news: Achievements

Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute, Inc. (Naperville, IL) donated about $6ꯠ to Bergen County Technical School, Teterboro, NJ, as a part of the Flexo in High School Program.

March 31, 1998

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Supplier news: Achievements

American Society for Testing and Materials (W. Conshohoken, PA) will celebrate its 100th anniversary June 16.

March 31, 1998

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Merging drug firms create new brand look

Hoechst Marion Roussel is the new name of a pharmaceuticals company that combines the pharmaceutical division of Hoechst AG and Roussel Uclaf of Europe with Marion Merrill Dow of the U.S.

March 31, 1998

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New packaging certificate at UMASS Lowell

A new packaging certificate program, sponsored by the New England Chapter of the Institute of Packaging Professionals, has been instituted at the University of Massachusetts' Lowell campus.

March 31, 1998

Plant Operations & Equipment

Color sensor

The R55 Color Mark Sensor from Banner Eng. (Minneapolis, MN) is said to offer superior printed color registration mark resolution over incandescent sensors.

February 28, 1998

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Fluorescent ink bases

Jazz(TM) Colors are new fluorescent bases specifically formulated for use in energy curable ink systems from Day-Glo (Cleveland, OH). Nineteen available colors include shades of pink, red, orange, yellow, green, blue and magenta.

February 28, 1998

Plant Operations & Equipment

Mark-10 Corp.: Torque gauge with sensors

Mark-10 (Hicksville, NY) has introduced a new torque gauge consisting of the Model BGI digital force/torque indicator and the Series STJ remote sensor.

February 28, 1998

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Hyde Park Electronics: Analog sensor

Hyde Park Electronics (Dayton, OH) has introduced the Superprox® Model SM606 Series of analog sensors. They continuously monitor the distance to an object and generate a proportional 0- to 10-V output.

February 28, 1998