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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Industrial Dynamics Co., Ltd. (Torrance, CA) has acquired the industry rights to use and further develop Control Micro Systems' (Winter Park, FL) vector laser marking technology for the beverage and packaging industries.

August 31, 1997

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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Sharpsville Container Corp. (Sharpsville, PA) has been acquired by Spartanburg Stainless Products (Spartanburg, SC).

August 31, 1997

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Printing on corrugated

Signet's (Costa Mesa, CA) XLS flexo printing press can print on knocked-down corrugated cases, trays and flat sheets at speeds to 120/min. A ceramic anilox roll, improved doctor blade metering system, and a new inking system are said to produce higher-quality printing than previous models.

August 31, 1997

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Shipping container

Georgia-Pacific (Atlanta, GA) has designed the Moorbox, a corrugated shipping container specifically for point-of-purchase applications. The one-piece container features multiple vertical panels down the middle and at the ends, which is said to increase strength up to 30% over conventional cases.

August 31, 1997

Plant Operations & Equipment

Pillar Technologies - An ITW Company: Foil detection

Pillar Technologies (Hartland, WI) has introduced a dual-purpose system that uses an electronic sensor to detect the presence of aluminum under induction-sealed caps.

August 31, 1997

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Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Mullen® Testers (Chicopee, MA): Joel D. McKenna, unit mgr.

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Supplier news: Achievements

Sonoco Engraph (Atlanta, GA) established a flexographic printing program at South Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, SC.

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Supplier news: Achievements

DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers (Wilmington, DE) donated $250ꯠ to Clemson University for a new packaging evaluation laboratory.

August 31, 1997

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Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

3M (St. Paul, MN) has formed an Adhesives Div., which was formerly a part of the Industrial Adhesives and Aerospace Dept. of the Industrial Tape and Specialties Div.

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Supplier news: Achievements

ISO 9002 certification: Kalamazoo Label Co. (Kalamazoo, MI); Marpac Industries, Inc. (Waldwick, NJ) for its Kingston, NY, facility; Chesapeake Display and Packaging Co.

August 31, 1997

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Soaring demands, shrinking resources (sidebar)

No time to keepup

August 31, 1997

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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Smith Marketing Services (Simi Valley, CA) was chosen a manufacturer's representative by Jomar Corp. (Pleasantville, NY) to sell the company's blow molding machinery on the West Coast.

August 31, 1997