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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Sonoco Products Co. (Hartsville, SC) will diversify its consumer packaging offerings with the purchase of The Specialty Packaging Group, Inc. (Wausau, WI).

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Supplier news: Achievements

Green Bay Packaging Inc.'s (Green Bay, WI) Folding Carton Div. has earned the "World Class Supplier" award from Master Lock Co., Door Hardware Div.

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Supplier news: International agreements

Videojet Systems Intl., Inc. (Wood Dale, IL) will acquire Cueprint Ltd. (Camberley, U.K.).

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Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Leybold Vacuum Products Inc. (Export, PA): Ken Kalia, executive vp & general mgr.

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Supplier news: Achievements

Waldorf Corp. (St. Paul, MN) has received Hormel Food's "Spirit of Excellence" quality supplier award for 1995.

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Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Jefferson Smurfit Group p.l.c. (Dublin, Ireland): Patrick Wright, president and COO; Peter Webster, chairman and CEO of Smurfit Ireland/U.K.

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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Crown Machinery Div. (West Chicago, IL) and Simplimatic Eng. Co. (Lynchburg, VA) have been combined in the new Crown Packaging Systems Div. of Crown Cork & Seal; both will be identified as part of Crown-Simplimatic (Baltimore, MD).

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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Bemis Co. (Minneapolis, MN) has acquired Perfecseal Healthcare Packaging Div. of Paper Manufacturers Co., Inc. (Philadelphia, PA).

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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Turex, Inc. (Harrisville, RI) has been acquired by Uniplast U.S. Inc. (Palmer, MA), joining the Uniplast-Pierson Group.

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Plant Operations & Equipment

Proximity sensor

The WT4 is SICK Optic Electronic's (Eden Prairie, MN) smallest photoelectronic proximity sensor. It measures about 1 sq" and weighs 20 g. The WT4 has a variable scanning distance of 20 to 80 mm (0.788" to 3.152") to allow sensing of any color object against any reflective background.

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Plant Operations & Equipment

Photoelectric sensor

Aromat's (New Providence, NJ) NAiS-brand AKA series of photoelectric sensors is available with PNP or NPN output. Diffuse reflective units can detect objects up to 70 cm away.

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UV ink for rigid cups

Daw Printing Ink (Los Angeles, CA) has introduced a new line of UV inks designed for printing rigid plastic cups made of PS or HDPE. Ink will not offset when cups are nested.

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