AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, announced that Finn MacDonald of Independent II/Hood Container has been awarded the AICC Champion Award during this year’s SuperCorrExpo. This annual award is presented to an AICC member who has made outstanding contributions to advancing the Association’s membership efforts. As a long-serving and dedicated Membership Committee…
The Flexographic Technical Association Board of Directors and Foundation of FTA Board of Trustees named Nathan Ridnouer as the association’s new President. As president, Ridnouer will lead FTA’s day-to-day operations, manage its various business units, and establish short and long-term strategic plans that enable the Association to evolve to meet its…
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Harry Rohde, a visionary in the corrugated packaging industry and a cherished family man. Harry passed away peacefully at the age of 95 on September 11, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada, surrounded by his family. Born on July 2, 1929,…
Miraclon has joined the Consortium for Waste Circularity as part of its ongoing environmental, social and governance agenda. Dr John Anderson, Director of Advanced Application Development for Miraclon, will serve an active role within the CWC, which aims to expand industry collaboration and grow the full potential of recycling technology. “When…
Drupa will continue its four-year cycle and will be held again in May 2028 in Düsseldorf, Germany, for the first time as a nine-day event. The event for printing technology will be held from May 9-17, 2028, at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany. …
Würzburg, Germany based Koenig & Bauer has announced a worldwide collaboration with CoCoCo, a recently established software company that specializes in future-proofing the printing industry. The partnership aims to further the open innovation spirit needed in production processes. It expands Koenig & Bauer’s flagship digital platform myKyana to include the connection…
Carminati, located in Antegnate, east of Milan in northern Italy, makes flexographic printing plates for customers across Italy, into France and beyond. The plates are produced on two lines at its 5,000-square-meter plant. In 2021, Carminati decided it was time to replace one of its outdated plate processing lines…
Robert E. Heithaus Sr. and his team at Lewisburg, Tennessee based Lewisburg Printing Company announced their participation in their very first Trees Into Cartons, Cartons Into Trees (TICCIT) event this week with over 50 local middle-school science students participating. The Paperboard Packaging Council’s TICCIT program not only teaches students about the…
High Point, North Carolina based Carolina Container has completed the installation of a new state-of-the-art Göpfert HBL rotary die cutter with top and bottom printers at its facility in Laurinburg. As an independent, privately-owned company with over 90 years of experience, Carolina Container has been a leading innovator in the packaging…
MPS Systems has formed a collaboration with imPRESSions Worldwide (iW) as exclusive sales and service partner for Western USA. The partnership between MPS Systems and imPRESSions Worldwide aims to bring an increased sales presence and service support to narrow web label printers on the West Coast. …