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NEWS CLIPS uWynnchurch Capital, Chicago, IL, purchases a majority interest in Webex, Neenah, WI, designer and manufacturer of rolls and custom web handling machinery. Terms were not disclosed. uHoneywell, Morris Township, NJ, announces a price increase for Capran Emblem and Capran Medallion film, effective August 1. Prices will increase 10 cents/lb or as contracts allow. uDurst Image Technology, Rochester, NY, enters into an agreement with Tubelite Co., Apopka, FL, to sell and support Durst’s Rho 600 pictor flatbed UV inkjet printer in 18 eastern states. uScreen (USA), Rolling Meadows, IL, is celebrating its 40th anniversary in the graphics/prepress industries. ui2S Linescan, Pessac, France, specialist in surface inspection, QC, and process optimization systems, is opening a sales office in Orange, CT, for its subsidiary i2S Linescan Imaging. uDegussa, Greensboro, NC, celebrates ten years as a producer of food-grade superabsorbent polymers (SAP). uErnst & Young Orenda is financial advisor to Glopak, Montreal, QC, Canada, a manufacturer of flex-pack, on its divestiture to Hood Packaging Corp., Madison, MS, a manufacturer of industrial packaging materials. uHeidelberg USA, Kennesaw, GA, says two Prinect workflow solutions, MetaDimension RIP and Signa Station, are certified JDF-compliant by PIA/GATF, which handles certification for CIP4. uSofting North America, Newburyport, MA, will provide Foundation fieldbus connectivity to the upcoming release of the Proficy Process Systems solution for process control from GE Fanuc, Charlottesville, VA. uVantagePoint Systems, Vancouver, BC, Canada, becomes an Independent Software Vendor in North America, integrating and delivering Microsoft Dynamics GP business management solutions and Microsoft Dynamics Customer Relationship Management software to the paperboard packaging industry. ON THE WEB Find more news at www.pffc-online.com Industry Pioneer John Dusenbery Passes Away RANDOLPH, NJ | John F. Dusenbery, founder of the John Dusenbery Co., died August 16 at the age of 91. Dusenbery started the company in1941, making sextants and adjusting compasses for ships. Among the well-known vessels he worked on were the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth. In 1945 he started designing and building machinery used by paper manufacturers for slitting paper and rewinding paper products. Throughout the 1950s Dusenbery worked closely with suppliers of medical items, specifically manufacturers of surgical tapes and goods; in the 1960s he added PE bread wraps, and in the 1970s magnetic tapes and goods. The John Dusenbery Co. (trading as Dusenbery Worldwide) developed numerous patents over the years and established relationships throughout the world. Acquisition News CHICAGO, IL | Mesirow Financial reports New Jersey Packaging, a sub. of Menasha Corp., has acquired Creative Press, a manufacturer of pharmaceutical packaging products including cartons, labels, and inserts. Mesirow served as exclusive financial advisor to Creative Press in the acquisition. Mesirow also served as financial advisor to Salerno Plastics Corp., with plants in Plattsburgh, NY, and Châteauguay, QC, Canada. Salerno was sold by Pegasus Capital Advisors to a five-partner management group backed by the Solidarity Fund QFL and Capital régional et coopératif Desjardins. New IR Consulting Company is Formed FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ | K. Irani has formed Infrared Technologies, offering consulting services to industries in which temperature is a critical factor in the manufacturing process and where selection of the right instrument is crucial to achieving precise temperature measurements. Irani has worked in the field of noncontact IR temperature measurement for more than 30 years and has been actively involved in the design, manufacture, and management of a number of products. These include IR thermometers, pyrometers, blackbody calibration sources, and thermal imaging systems. Partnering in P-S Tapes WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA | Victrex announces a partnership with Covalence Adhesives, Franklin, MA, to provide a new line of highperformance p-s tapes. Covalence uses APTIV film, made with Victrex’s PEEK polymer, as tape backing material. Two highperforming adhesive systems are available as the family of APTIV p-s tapes: one acrylic based and one silicone based. The Flexographic Technical Assn. (FTA) has chosen an official logo to commemorate its 50th anniversary in 2008. Membership has grown from 20 when the association was founded September 26, 1958, to more than 1,400 today. RONKONKOMA, NY| FTA’s Golden Anniversary FTA will celebrate the occasion throughout the year, including the unveiling of a journal covering 50 years at the 2008 Annual Forum & INFO*FLEX Exhibition, set for April 27–30 in Dallas, TX. For more information visit www.flexography.org. WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM 20 | OCTOBER 2007 http://www.pffc-online.com http://www.flexography.org http://WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM

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PFFC - October 2007 Contents First Glance From the Editor Calendar of Events Web Lines Process Management Package Converting News Clips Narrow Web & Label Reporter Narrow Web & Label What’s New Products Bagmaking Slitting/Rewinding Digital Printing EB Flexo Web Handling Paperboard Packaging Security Packaging Business Transactions What’s New Products Focus: Unwinds & Rewinds Trade Show in Print Services Directory Classified Marketplace Equipment Buyers & Sellers Advertisers Index thePLACE Experience Speaks

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