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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Universal Folding Box Co., Inc. (Hoboken, NJ) and SLM Manufacturing Corp. (Somerset, NJ) announced a strategic alliance to jointly develop and market combination plastic/paperboard packaging.

May 31, 1997

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Applications news

Bryant Label, a printer of pressure-sensitive labels in Blountville, TN, earned a 90-day payback on a Gerber SR1500(TM) digital printing system from Gerber Scientific Products (Manchester, CT).

May 31, 1997

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Operator interface

TrueView is a new line of intelligent operator interfaces compatible with manufacturer Giddings & Lewis's (Fond du Lac, WI) PiC family of industrial automation controllers.

May 31, 1997

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POP merchandisers

Klearfold (Warrington, PA) has developed a line of patent-pending collapsible containers designed to increase product visibility and maximize shelf space.

May 31, 1997

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Box making

Griffin Automation (West Seneca, NY): Boxer III computerized box making machine processes triple-wall corrugated board. Accommodates up to 1귔# test and AAA thick.

May 31, 1997

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Survey: training gap for packaging automation

Teaming up for packaging

May 31, 1997

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Applications news

Watson Label Products, a St. Louis firm that specializes in printed bar-code labels, recently purchased its second Omnius(TM) press from Indigo America (Woburn, MA).

May 31, 1997

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Applications news

Increased volume led London Graphics to add a Cyrel® 3002i plate processor from DuPont Printing & Publishing (Wilmington, DE). According to DuPont, the London, Ontario, Canada-based company is the first in North America to have the system installed.

May 31, 1997

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Applications news

Grafco Industries, a Hanover, MD-based bottle maker, has installed at its Atlanta and Baltimore plants two-stage, high-output SBO 610 Sidel (Norcross, GA) injection/ stretch-blow-molding units.

May 31, 1997

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Applications news

Based on the success of a 16", eight-color press added to its Charlotte, NC, plant last year, Sonoco Engraph installed a 10-color, 16" web carton printing press earlier this year at its Robinsville, NJ, plant.

May 31, 1997

Plant Operations & Equipment

Ultrasonic sensor

Turck (Minneapolis, MN) has introduced the Q30, a low-cost ultrasonic sensor. It was designed with a single high-performance transducer that is used as both the emitter and receiver.

April 30, 1997

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HBA puts its face on packaging

Packaging earns a starring role at HBA '97 Global Expo, June 9 to 11 at New York's Javits Center. A conference program complements the exposition.

April 30, 1997