Packaging Technology: Page 811

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Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Mid Atlantic Label, Inc. (Forest Hill, MD): Charles H. McAree, sales mgr.

March 31, 1996

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Supplier news: International agreements

PDC Intl. (S. Norwalk, CT) and PDC Europe (Montdidier, France) have jointly opened PDC Latin America in Austin, TX.

March 31, 1996

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Supplier news: Achievements

ISO 9000 registration: Signode Container Industry Systems (Glenview, IL); International Playing Card and Label, Inc. (Rogersville, TN); Rexnord Corp.'s (Milwaukee, WI) Stearns Div.

March 31, 1996

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Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

W.R. Grace & Co. (Boca Raton, FL): Joseph G. Browder, vp, planning and business development.

March 31, 1996

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High-gloss coating

Tabor-Coat(TM) from Federal Paper Board (Charlotte, NC) provides a cost-effective alternative to UV coatings. This new high-gloss coating is applied in-line during offset printing and works with most substrates, including SBS, SUS, and CCNB.

March 31, 1996

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Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Robb Container (Naperville, IL) has completed the installation of a Uniloy MSCK/D continuous extrusion, multi-layer blow molder in its Peru, IL, plant.

March 31, 1996

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Supplier news: International agreements

KNP BT (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) announced that Polish corrugated packaging subsidiary, Expac Fabryka Tektury i OpakowSigman Sp.zo.o, has agreed to take over assets of the former state-owned company Fabryka Wyrobow Papierowych.

March 31, 1996

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The seven model health claims

The FDA has sanctioned seven health claims that link a nutrient to a positive impact on a disease: * calcium and osteoporosis; * dietary lipids and cancer; * sodium and hypertension; * dietary saturated fat and cholesterol and risk of coronary heart disease; * fiber-containing grain products, fruits, and vegetables and cancer; * fruits, vegetables and grain products that contain fiber, particularly soluble fiber, and risk of coronary heart disease; * and fruits and vegetables and cancer.

March 31, 1996

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True payback calculation isn't simple

The editors at Packaging World got a little lesson in computing machinery investment payback, thanks to Liz Hobbs, a reader and project engineer at Chattem Consumer Products, Chattanooga, TN.

March 31, 1996

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Coca-Cola contours cans

Hoping to capitalize on the success of its contoured 20-oz PET bottles, Atlanta-based Coca-Cola continues to develop and design contoured steel and aluminum cans.

March 31, 1996

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Bag wicketer

FMC's (Green Bay, WI) 275W automatic servo bag wicketing machine operates at up to 300 cycles/min; or to 370/min with high-speed options. Produces wicketed bags up to 15 1/2" draw length.

February 29, 1996

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Video response system

Hartness Intl. (Greenville, SC) and Power-Data Services (Dallas, TX) have introduced a Video Response System for packagers. The VRS util-izes real-time video (30 frames/ sec) to enable companies to commu-nicate visually with vendors to identify line problems and provide solutions.

February 29, 1996