St. Gallen, Switzerland-based pressmaker The Gallus Group (www.gallus.org) completes its acquisition of a full ownership stake in BHS Druck- und Veredelungstechnik GmbH (Weiden, Germany). Gallus initially purchased 30 percent of BHS in October 2005. The takeover will grow Gallus' involvement in folding-carton manufacturing through mid- and wide-web printing presses and flatbed diecutters, the company says. It will apply the company's multiple-process expertise developed in the narrow-web printing business, namely the modular linking of several printing and processing steps on the same platform, to the mid- and wide-web machines of BHS.

De Pere, WI-based MEGTEC Systems, Inc. (www.megtec.com), purchases the assets of the QuadTech® Web Guidance System and QuadTech® Silicone Coater product lines from QuadTech, Inc. The move further expands MEGTEC Systems' current web-handling product offerings.

Clifton, NJ-based substrate provider Lamart Corp. (www.lamart corp.com) celebrates its 50th anniversary in the coating and laminating business. Founded in July 1956, the company's initial venture was laminating thin films to other films and fabrics. Today, Lamart, which is ISO 9001:2000-certified, produces pressure-sensitive tapes and adhesive-coated films, foils and laminates for a variety of end markets.