PFFC - November 2007 - (Page 17) What’s happening at your company? Send your news to yolanda.simonsis@penton.com. NEWS CLIPS Stanford Becomes Part of BarryWehmiller ST. LOUIS, MO | BarryWehmiller Companies reports the completion of its fifth acquisition this year with the addition of the business and assets of Stanford Products, Salem, IL. The business will be integrated with Accraply, a Barry-Wehmiller division headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. Stanford has been a manufacturer of slitting, rewinding, and inspection equipment for the packaging and converting industries for more than 60 years. Standard also manufactures shrink sleeve labels, which complements Accraply’s presence in this market. Barry-Wehmiller chairman and CEO Robert H. Chapman says, “With more than six decades of leadership in the label and converting industries, Stanford adds an important market segment to the wide range of technologies and markets served by Barry-Wehmiller.” Says Seamus Lafferty, president of Stanford, “We are very excited about joining forces with Barry-Wehmiller and Accraply for the continued success of our combined businesses. The similarities in our approach to taking care of customers and our respective desires to be market leaders is certain to create synergies and push us to higher levels of achievement.” uINSTALLATIONt Coex Line Adds Quality, Capacity DALTON, GA | Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp. reports the installation of a three-layer Varex coextrusion line at P&O Packaging, a manufacturer of custom monolayer and coextruded PE films used in laminating, converting, and other specialty packaging applications. The dual-purpose line can produce more than 1,000 lbs/hr of film in widths to 110 in. P&O president Ben Brashears says, “The new W&H coex line is producing high quality in a perfectly flat film with gauge tolerances way above industry standards. … It gives us the increased capacity we needed, the technology to enter new markets, and the quality we are proud to offer customers.” uWindmoeller & Hoelscher | www.whcorp.com PFFC-ASAP 320 A rooftop garden is just one of many amenities at McCormick Place’s new west building, which will welcome NPE in 2009. Donation Aids UML Lab PAWCATUCK, CT | Davis-Standard has donated two extruders to the Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell (UML) to support educational and R&D lab operations. The donation was made by a leader in the medical device industry on completion of an R&D project. While the extruders were in good condition, they needed to be upgraded to meet UML’s requirements. Davis-Standard rebuilt the machines and installed new discrete electronic controls and drives. The UML lab also features a Davis-Standard Killion lab line. WASHINGTON, DC | The next NPE, the international plastics show, will add the brand new McCormick Place West, Chicago, to its floor plan, replacing the older east building. The show, which will be held in the south and north buildings as well, is sponsored by the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) and takes place June 22–26, 2009. “McCormick West is full of amenities and conveniences that will enhance NPE 2009 participation by both exhibitors and visitors,” says William Carteaux, president and CEO of SPI. The new five-level hall has 470,000 sq ft of gross exhibition space, a central concourse on each level, and 250,000 sq ft of meeting space divided among 61 rooms. For more information on NPE 2009, visit www. plasticsindustry.org. NPE 2009 To Use New Hall D&K Expands JANESVILLE, WI | D&K Coating Technologies reports an expansion of production capabilities. The company has added 20,000 sq ft to accommodate a new coating machine and will be adding topcoating, micro gravure, gravure, and more. D&K says the expansion will allow it to improve toll and custom coating capabilities and services. ROCHESTER, NY | A new anticounterfeiting solution from Kodak is the winner of the InterTech Technology Award from the PIA/ GATF. The Traceless system is a forensically invisible authentication technology that deploys a combination of proprietary markers and handheld readers that allows customers to easily validate the authenticity of an item in the field or in distribution channels. The system’s marker materials can be mixed with inks, toners, varnishes, and other items for analog and Kodak digital printing applications, as well as paper pulp, plastics, powders, pigments, liquids, and textiles. Reportedly, the markers have no effect on the characteristics of the end product or packaging. NOVEMBER 2007 | 17 Winning Technology Foils Counterfeiters WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM http://www.whcorp.com http://www.plasticsindustry.org http://www.plasticsindustry.org http://WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM
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