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Materials Handling Systems, Inc: Materials Handling Systems, Inc: Controls integration

Alvey Systems (St. Louis, MO) provides controls integration services for managing intelligent materials handling systems from the device level to the host computer level.

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PC-based motion control

ASAP's (Chagrin Falls, OH) Motion Direct software permits a wide variety of motion cards to be easily interfaced to a PC running its ASIC-100® control software.

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Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Mack Chicago Corp. (Chicago, IL) has broken ground for a 106ꯠ sq' addition to its new corrugated packaging plant.

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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

York Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Kansas City, KS) has acquired American Pharmacal, Inc. (San Antonio, TX).

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Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

York Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Kansas City, KS) has moved its corporate offices to a new 225ꯠ sq' manufacturing facility located at 1201 Douglas Ave., Kansas City, KS 66103; phone: 913/321-1070, fax: 913/321-0430.

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Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Jefferson Smurfit Corp. (St. Louis, MO): George Q. Langstaff, vp, converting and mktg., Industrial Packaging Div.

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Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

International Paper (Purchase, NY) has created a Pressure Sensitive Papers Div., located in De Pere, WI, which brings together the manufacturing, converting and technical resources of the Nicolet, Thilmany and International Paper businesses.

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Supplier news: Achievements

Robert M. Fiedler, Robert Fiedler & Associates, and John P. Moroze, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, have each received a 1997 American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Award of Merit from ASTM standards writing Committee D-10 on Packaging.

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Outsourcing gains in packaging sector

The trend towards outsourcing is expected to continue next year, according to a report by management consultant A. T. Kearney (Chicago, IL). In its Outlook Report for Operations, Kearney reports that other Fortune 500 companies will follow Sara Lee into "decoupling" manufacturing and packaging from its core marketing business.

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Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

New England Extrusion, Inc. (Turners Falls, MA): Joe Gagne, vp, technology; Bill Brunner, acct. mgr.

December 31, 1997

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Supplier news: Achievements

Bradley Currey, Jr., chairman and CEO of Rock-Tenn Co., received the 1997 Robert Gair Award from the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC). The award is presented to PPC members for outstanding and consistent contributions to their companies, the paperboard packaging industry, the PPC, and their communities.

December 31, 1997

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Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Krones, Inc. (Franklin, WI): Mark Larson, chief mechanical engineer; John Muha, regional sales mgr.

December 31, 1997