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Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Videojet Systems Intl. Inc. (Wood Dale, IL): Richard M. Hoguet, group vp-Americas.

May 31, 1995

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Keck & Co. (Atherton, CA): Sandra McBride, associate director-mktg. & comm.

May 31, 1995

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Sonoco Products Co. (Hartsville, SC): Kathryn Copelin, strategic account mgr., Industrial Container Div.

May 31, 1995

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Union Industries, Inc. (Providence, RI): Harley A. Frank, executive vp; Debbie J. Siden, vp sales.

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Corrugated pallet/display

Stone Container's (Naperville, IL) CrossDocker(TM) is marketed as a direct-from-manufacturer-to-retail point-of-purchase display pallet. CrossDocker uses the company's Cordeck(TM) corrugated shipping platform (as shown) as a base.

May 31, 1995

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Frosted clear label stock

Moss Printing's (Chicago, IL) p-s vinyl labels use a textured adhesive to achieve a frosted "no label" look. Designed to eliminate the need for printing directly on bottles, the labels can be screen printed for comparable reproduction.

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Fluid metering video

Aro (Bryan, OH) has developed a 20-minute video and companion brochure exploring key features and applications of its new line of metering and measuring products for adhesives and other fluids.

May 31, 1995

Plant Operations & Equipment

Long-range proxi sensor

Namco Controls (Mentor, OH) has announced the Focused Field Flatpak(TM) extended-range proximity sensor. It has a 40-mm (1.57") range to sense large metal ob-jects that cannot be precisely positioned.

May 31, 1995

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Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Riverwood Intl. Corp. (Atlanta, GA) will invest $30 million to build a new carton converting plant in Houston County, Georgia.

May 31, 1995

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The art of bar coding

Fearing a UPC bar code would spoil the label design of their new Harmony Internationals line of ethnic snack food mixes, the marketers at Glico Harmony Foods created a clever way to make the often intrusive and sometimes unsightly bars part of the art.

May 31, 1995

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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

The West Co., Inc. (Lionville, PA) will acquire all common stock of PACO Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (Lakewood, NJ).

May 31, 1995

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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Adhesive Solutions Inc. (Charleston, SC) has become the distributor for Airprint Systems Inc.'s gluing equipment in NC, SC, and VA.

May 31, 1995