August 9, 2016
Dicar, Inc. has announced Dan Morton has joined the company as the northeast region technical sales and service representative. Morton will be responsible for sales and technical support for Dicar customers in East New York, New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.
Polychem/OMS Systems will be presenting a sonic corrugated unitizer powered by four state of the art SX600 ultrasonic strapping heads at SuperCorrExpo. The goal of this equipment is to reduce downtime, increase throughput, and lower costs.
Wegman Companies (formerly A&D Label) in St. Louis, MO, has chosen to add a BOBST flexographic printing press as a solution to complete their plant upgrade.
Container Graphics Corp. has announced to promotion of Jeff Bunge—a 28-year industry veteran—to the new role of corporate cutting die product manager, and will be a member of the company’s corporate engineering and manufacturing group.
Pamarco has announced the appointment of Tony Ruth as vice president of sales and marketing for the offset division reporting directly to President Bill Ford. Ruth has 23 years of experience in the printing industry, and his successful career has included time at Kodak, Pitman, Presstek and Southern Lithoplate.
Flint Group has confirmed the acquisition of American Inks and Coatings as part of its long-range growth strategy.
“We are very excited by the potential of this partnership,” says Antoine Fady, CEO, Flint Group. “The investment in AIC leaves Flint Group very well positioned to support the dynamic growth witnessed in the global packaging market and aligns us even closer to customers situated in the important North American packaging and converting market.”
Bay Cities has selected the Young Shin Zenith 210 Plus Diecutter to enhance the company’s offerings. Designed and manufactured in South Korea, the Young Shin 210 Plus features automated set-up, die compatibility with existing Swiss-made equipment, and low cost of ownership.
Kadant Johnson Inc., a subsidiary of Kadant Inc.announced the launch of the LJX™ rotary joint and syphon system designed specifically for critical steam-heated rolls used to produce corrugated packaging. The new offering combines rotary joint seal technology with significant improvements in syphon rigidity and syphon support. It also features larger diameter support rods, integral lug sleeves, and the SecureLock™ horizontal tube retention plate . The LJX rotary joint and syphon is a simple replacement of existing steam joints and syphons that provides increased reliability and enhanced safety around the single facer.
