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NEWS CLIPS Flexo Press Adds Capacity, Quality SHARONVILLE, OH | Multi-Color Corp. reports the purchase of another Omet Varyflex flexo press to keep up with growing demand. The company has purchased three new presses in recent months. Multi-Color says the new press will provide high quality flexo print, screen printing, lamination, and foil stamping. An integrated vision system is expected to hold very tight registration. Don Kneir, president of the Decorating Solutions Div. at Multi-Color, says, “The additional flexo capacity strengthens our value proposition and enables us to offer our customers the highest quality flexo printing as well as shorter lead times, improved manufacturing efficiencies, and multiple decorating solutions.” uOmet | www.omet.it PFFC-ASAP 331 Don’t Just Change Your Blades. Change Your Expectations. Engineered to outlast standard steel blades. www.specialtyblades.com • 800-252-3371 Fewer blade changes • Lower long-term costs • Less blade handling • Cleaner cuts PFFC-ASAP 114 20 | DECEMBER 2007 is appointed chairman of the board of E. Gandelheidt management at Brückner Formtec, Siegsdorf, Germany. uAkeo Sawayama becomes president and CEO at Yupo Corp., Chesapeake, VA. uCC1, Portsmouth, NH, appoints Bill C.Thomson Babbitt field service engineer. Rick Brassard becomes field service engineer for a recently opened service office in Phoenix, AZ. uPrism Group Holdings Ltd., Wilmington, DE, appoints Filip Buyse CEO and president. uChris Roach is named VP, customer service, at FKI Logistex North America, St. Louis, MO. uThe Print Suppliers Group appoints Chris Cox executive director. uMartin Automatic, Rockford, IL, reports the retirement of Allen Trent, southeastern US sales consultant. Craig Thomson becomes southern US regional manager. uJim Monti is named senior VP of sales at Flower City Printing, Rochester, NY. uBill Magee becomes director of sales and marketing for RohmNova, Mogadore, OH. uHuston Patterson, Decatur, IL, expands it sales force with Lee Tirey as sales trainee and client concierge. uGlenn Sanders is promoted to customer service and sales support manager at Max Daetwyler Corp., Huntersville, NC. Johnny Stamey, technical product manager for the US, Canada, and Mexico, takes over as regional sales representative for Sanders’ states: NC, SC, GA, AL, FL, LA, TX, and OK. uGary Rogers joins Durst Image Technology US, Rochester, NY, as western region sales manager. uPresstek, Hudson, NH, announces James W. LaRue as VP of worldwide manufacturing and supply chain. uKevin Joyce, managing director, US and Canada, for Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group, Rochester, NY, is inducted into the Soderstrom Society of the NAPL, Paramus, NJ. WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM PEOPLE uEdgar Gandelheidt AT O W RK http://www.omet.it http://www.specialtyblades.com http://WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM

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PFFC - December 2007 Table of Contents First Glance From the Editor Web Lines Process Management News Clips Narrow Web & Label Reporter Narrow Web & Label What’s New Products Carton & Box Reporter 2008 Calendar of Events Materials Testing Pilot/Lab/Technical Facilities What’s New Products Services Directory Classified Marketplace Advertisers Index Experience Speaks

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