Brampton Engineering ships first 11-layer blown-film line
In what is reportedly a world first, Brampton, Ontario, Canada-based Brampton Engineering says it has shipped an 11-layer blown-film line from its plant to a proprietary customer. Thirteen years ago, during the 1995 TAPPI Polymers, Laminations and Coatings Conference, BE presented a paper that provided theoretical justification for... read more...

QuadTech acquires print-inspection systems provider Vigitek
Press-controls supplier QuadTech, Inc., purchases Vigitek, a designer and manufacturer of 100% print-inspection technology, on May 1. The acquisition strengthens print quality solutions for printers and converters in the packaging industry by bringing... read more...

Chicago Cutting Die celebrates 85 years in business
Northbrook, IL-based Chicago Cutting Die Co., one of the largest cutting-die manufacturers in the world, marked the 85th anniversary of its founding last month. Begun by Swedish immigrant brothers in a Chicago blacksmith shop in 1923, Chicago Cutting Die today serves customers in some 40 industries across 22 countries... read more...

Converting Curmudgeon: Apologies accepted??
When someone apologizes, sometimes you just know they don't really mean it. Politicians are famous for uttering "non-apologetic" apologies... read more...

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