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Supplier news: Achievements

Poly-Seal Corp. (Baltimore, MD) received the 1997 Manufacturer of the Year award from the National Assn. of Container Distributors (NACD). NACD announced recipients of the 1997 Henry Hoffman Memorial Scholarship Fund: Tara Lynn Martin, Clemson Univ., and Andrew Wollam, Michigan State Univ.

June 30, 1997

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Green Bay Packaging Inc. (Green Bay, WI) is building a 293ꯠ sq' corrugated container facility in Kalamazoo, MI, expected to open in January 1998.

June 30, 1997

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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Gulf States Paper Corp. (Tuscaloosa, AL) and Georgia-Pacific Corp. (Atlanta, GA) formed a joint venture to sell SBS paperboard produced by both companies.

June 30, 1997

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Cumberland Eng. Div. (S. Attleboro, MA) of John Brown Plastics Machinery has enhanced its Technical Demonstration Center with testing equipment that provides customers with application specific data.

June 30, 1997

Automation & Digital Transformation

Terminal block

The UDK 4-ILA 500 terminal block from Phoenix Contact (Harrisburg, PA) indicates current loop status to eliminate downtime when investigating circuit faults.

May 31, 1997

Plant Operations & Equipment

Mini sensors

The CX20 Series of miniature sensors from SUNX (W. Des Moines, IA) is an economic alternative to the CX Series of sensors. IP67 rated, the sensors operate at 12 to 24 VDC and are self-contained.

May 31, 1997

Plant Operations & Equipment

Photoelectric sensors

Namco Controls (Highland Heights, OH) has introduced the EP200 Series of photoelectric sensors for use in a variety of industrial applications. Surface-mount electronics make them suitable for presence/absence detection.

May 31, 1997

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Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Tapp Technologies Inc. (British Columbia, Canada) opened its California Packaging Center in Windsor, CA.

May 31, 1997

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Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Desiccare, Inc. (Santa Fe Springs, CA) opened a second manufacturing facility in Richland, MS.

May 31, 1997

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Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Heat and Control, Inc. (Hayward, CA): Tony Caridis, president.

May 31, 1997

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Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Avery Dennison (Philadelphia, PA) has retired its Soabar name and has reorganized five separate Avery Dennison businesses into one new organization called VIP Converted Products North America (Philadelphia, PA).

May 31, 1997

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Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Pactiv Inc. (Evanston, IL): Jerry Lowe, vp, gen. mgr., Containerboard.

May 31, 1997