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May 6, 2008
Volume 9, Issue 19

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Phil Saran

EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
John Kalkowski

EDITOR IN CHIEF
Mark Spaulding
FFTA Forum & Info*Flex Wrap Up
FTA names 2008 Excellence in Flexography award winners
Seventy-three companies emerged to share 147 prizes in the Flexographic Technical Association’s 2008 Excellence in Flexography Awards competition. By count, 50 gold medals...
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Howard Vreeland Jr. inducted into 2008 FTA Hall of Fame
The FTA names Howard B. Vreeland Jr., chief operating officer of Anderson & Vreeland, Inc., as the 2008 and 46th inductee to...
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Omet X-Flex press takes FTA Technical Innovation Award
Simplification of press and process—two things that are far from simple to achieve, has led to Omet S.r.L. winning the 2008 FTA Technical Innovation Award for its X-Flex narrow-web press.
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High-definition corona treatment yields superior results.

It is not unheard of for two different corona treaters to produce the same dyne level, but yield different adhesion results. How can this be? Obviously, not all corona is created equal. Read about Enercon's high-definition corona in Tom Gilbertson's latest technical article.

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Enercon
Spear expands UK site with US$8 million expansion
Labelmaker Spear invests US$8 million in technology and personnel at its UK converting plant in Cwmbran, Wales. The expansion helps meet demand for pressure-sensitive labels from the global beverage-packaging market.
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How do brands take shape?

MWV has developed the world's most integrated packaging platform, uniting product development, design, research, materials engineering and process management with paperboard mills, converting- and prepress-facilities and automation centers around the globe. We collaborate with companies to create packaging solutions that are more effective, more efficient and more sustainable. Learn More
Mead Westvaco
Nordenia Intl. installs AVT inspection at four plants
Flex-pack maker Nordenia International AG of Greven, Germany, installs more than US$1 million of AVT PrintVision/Argus process-control and QA systems at its facilities in Germany, Poland and Spain.
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Harper
Converter prints tobacco packs via narrow-web flexo
Malaysia’s Seriharta Grafik Sdn Bhd has successfully transferred its cigarette hard-pack printing from sheetfed offset to narrow-web flexography. The converter purchased a Gallus EM410 flexo press equipped with rotary diecutting and a Martin MBS automatic...
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GSI Technologies wins Printed Electronics
Best Commercialization Award

Burr Ridge, IL-based functional printer GSI Technologies is honored with the Best Commercialization Award from IDTechEX Printed Electronics Europe. More than 600 delegates from...
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Blogs
Converting Curmudgeon: All shows should be this busy
Info*Flex in Dallas was a pleasant change of pace for shows—really crowded aisles. And I mean, really crowded.

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Converting Magazine Previews
Prepress Leaders
Package printing is the primary market for the three biggest North American providers of prepress services.

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Labels set sail
US shipments will increase 5.1% annually until 2011, says a new study.

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