Baltimore label printer Gamse Lithographing Co. has installed a new Sector coating-blanket cutter into its workflow. The system is supplied by Gerber Innovations, Manchester, CT. "Gamse saves an average of $200 per coating blanket by using the Gerber Sector," says prepress supervisor Bill Forness. "Before we purchased the machine, it was necessary to create a film and send out for a photopolymer plate—a process that took three days. Now a typical coating blanket can be produced in 45 mins."

Vox Printing Inc., converters of trayliners and placemats for the fast-food industry, signs a press agreement Oct. 7 with Montreal, Canada-based RDP Marathon Inc. Vox will purchase a five-color RDP 330V web press, configured with a butt splicer, high-speed commercial sheeter, ink key control, and blanket washers, along with a full Smart-Set 2000e press control system. The 33-in. straight-through web lead press is rated at speeds up to 1,500 fpm and will be installed at Vox's Oklahoma City plant.

RiverCor LLC, Barberton, OH, a provider of boxboard and paper sheeting to folding-carton converters, installs a new SHM 1450 dual rotary sheeter from Koerber PaperLink North America, Windsor, CT. Installed at RiverCor's new 40,000-sq-ft facility, the SHM 1450 is used in a three-shift operation alongside a refurbished Lenox sheeter. Both machines are supported by Koerber PaperLink North America.