On the Road with packagePRINTING
January 2008
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Thinking ‘inline the box’ in Charlotte
Inline was the word of the day at the Gallus/BHS Folding Carton Technology Seminar in Charlotte, N.C, in November. About 50 attendees, including North and South American folding carton manufacturers and paperboard converters, learned “How to add value to the box while improving efficency.”
Klaus Bachstein, CEO, Gallus Group, kicked off the afternoon with a presentation on the Gallus/BHS inline philosophy. He explained that creating finished diecut blanks with a web-based system in a single pass optimizes workflow, simplifies handling, saves time, and boosts cost-effectiveness. He said it also allows for improved effeciency and process flexibility.
Speakers included Roger Wagner, senior VP, Partners in Human Resources Int’l; Robb Frimming, print services director, Schawk, Inc.; Mark Vanover, VP, marketing North America, EskoArtwork; Tom Hammer, product manager, XSYS Print Solutions; Johannes Stickling, president, BHS & Ernst Vormwald; Jerry Lux, division president, Cadmus; Bill Campagna, Paperboard Packaging Council; and Bud Gray, Brand Protection Alliance.
Cadmus Whitehall Group hosted the event and held a live demo, “From Roll to Diecut Blank in a Single Pass,” on the Gallus KM 510 S, at its Charlotte facility. Attendees were the first in the Americas to see the newest inline paperboard converting machine system in action in a production environment. Uli Kretzschmar, business development manager, folding carton, Gallus, Inc. and Wade Bryant, technical services, Cadmus, discussed the KM 510 S’s capabilities and highlighted its inline philosophy, running cartons for golf balls, setting up a 20-minute job changeover, and switching to a diecut blank run.
Getting to know EskoArtwork
In mid-November, packagePRINTING headed to Gent, Belgium to indulge in the best chocolate in the world, but more importantly, for a special event hosted by EskoArtwork. The “EskoArtwork Solutions @ Work” forum was held to officially introduce the newly merged company, a union of Esko and Artwork Systems.
On the morning of Nov. 15, EskoArtwork management held a press conference at its headquarters to discuss the merger and what lies ahead for the company. Carsten Knudsen, CEO, shared the new company’s mission statement: “To be the leading solutions integrator to the packaging and commercial printing value chain.” He said the company aims to be the “go-to provider” for pre-production and collaboration software for packaging buyers, designers, and manufacturers, and to be the preferred supplier of platemaking solutions for flexography. And, the real value, he explained, lies in ensuring integration from start to finish.
Inline was the word of the day at the Gallus/BHS Folding Carton Technology Seminar in Charlotte, N.C, in November. About 50 attendees, including North and South American folding carton manufacturers and paperboard converters, learned “How to add value to the box while improving efficency.”
Klaus Bachstein, CEO, Gallus Group, kicked off the afternoon with a presentation on the Gallus/BHS inline philosophy. He explained that creating finished diecut blanks with a web-based system in a single pass optimizes workflow, simplifies handling, saves time, and boosts cost-effectiveness. He said it also allows for improved effeciency and process flexibility.
Speakers included Roger Wagner, senior VP, Partners in Human Resources Int’l; Robb Frimming, print services director, Schawk, Inc.; Mark Vanover, VP, marketing North America, EskoArtwork; Tom Hammer, product manager, XSYS Print Solutions; Johannes Stickling, president, BHS & Ernst Vormwald; Jerry Lux, division president, Cadmus; Bill Campagna, Paperboard Packaging Council; and Bud Gray, Brand Protection Alliance.
Cadmus Whitehall Group hosted the event and held a live demo, “From Roll to Diecut Blank in a Single Pass,” on the Gallus KM 510 S, at its Charlotte facility. Attendees were the first in the Americas to see the newest inline paperboard converting machine system in action in a production environment. Uli Kretzschmar, business development manager, folding carton, Gallus, Inc. and Wade Bryant, technical services, Cadmus, discussed the KM 510 S’s capabilities and highlighted its inline philosophy, running cartons for golf balls, setting up a 20-minute job changeover, and switching to a diecut blank run.
Getting to know EskoArtwork
In mid-November, packagePRINTING headed to Gent, Belgium to indulge in the best chocolate in the world, but more importantly, for a special event hosted by EskoArtwork. The “EskoArtwork Solutions @ Work” forum was held to officially introduce the newly merged company, a union of Esko and Artwork Systems.
On the morning of Nov. 15, EskoArtwork management held a press conference at its headquarters to discuss the merger and what lies ahead for the company. Carsten Knudsen, CEO, shared the new company’s mission statement: “To be the leading solutions integrator to the packaging and commercial printing value chain.” He said the company aims to be the “go-to provider” for pre-production and collaboration software for packaging buyers, designers, and manufacturers, and to be the preferred supplier of platemaking solutions for flexography. And, the real value, he explained, lies in ensuring integration from start to finish.
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