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Services Equal Opportunity
April 2010
From packagePRINTING
The origins of what is now Menasha Packaging Company, with 1,800 employees and more than 20 facilities in North America, have nothing to do with printing.
Hood Packaging Purchases F&K Flexo Press
May 8, 2009
From pP inBox
ROSELAND, N.J.—In a move to strengthen its position in technological leadership in a large segment of the North American industrial sack and plastics packaging markets, Hood Packaging Corporation, Plastics Packaging, Calgary, Canada has purchased a state-of-the-art Fischer & Krecke FP 26S-8+1 CI Flexo press from the Bobst Group.
Bobst Group to show comprehensive solutions for plastic film at ArabPlast 2009
December 2, 2008
From News
The Rotomec coating and laminating product range comprises the CL 850 duplex (max. 450 m/min) and the CL 1000 (max. 600 m/min) duplex or triplex multi-technology laminators with extremely sensitive web handling control to produce superior quality structures using the widest combination of flexible materials, including very thin aluminium foil. General (General Vacuum Equipment Ltd.) is a premier supplier of vacuum web coating and metallizing solutions for the deposition of conventional aluminium and clear barrier coatings for plastic film, packaging materials, decorative and label applications, capacitor, photovoltaic (PV) and high technology security coatings.
Bobst Purchases Fischer & Krecke Shares
October 2007
From pP inBox
BIELEFELD, Germany—The Grautoff family—majority shareholder of Fischer & Krecke GmbH & Co. KG—has signed an agreement concerning the sale of its shares to Bobst Group S.A. in Lausanne (Switzerland). The agreement affects the shares in Fischer Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, a majority shareholder of Fischer & Krecke GmbH & Co. KG, as well as Maschinenbau Wilhelm Kochsiek GmbH. As a result of the acquisition, Bobst plans to amend and extend its existing portfolio for printing machines. Dietrich Bernhard Grautoff, majority shareholder and chairman of the advisory board of Fischer & Krecke said, “My family sells off the company very reluctantly. After thorough consideration in the family
Bobst Purchases Fischer & Krecke Shares
September 2007
From Press Center
BIELEFELD, Germany—The Grautoff family—majority shareholder of Fischer & Krecke GmbH & Co. KG—has signed an agreement concerning the sale of its shares to Bobst Group S.A. in Lausanne (Switzerland). The agreement affects the shares in Fischer Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, which is majority shareholder of Fischer & Krecke GmbH & Co. KG as well as Maschinenbau Wilhelm Kochsiek GmbH. As a result of the acquisition, Bobst plans to amend and extend its existing portfolio for printing machines. Dietrich Bernhard Grautoff, majority shareholder and chairman of the advisory board of Fischer & Krecke said, “My family sells off the company very reluctantly. After thorough consideration in the
Big, Bigger, Biggest
August 2007
From packagePRINTING
Is bigger, better? Not always, but bigger is getting better, especially when it comes to wide-web printing presses. Wide-web presses are a mainstay in the flexible packaging arena where many times, package size can dictate press size, especially when you throw in productivity and costs. But shorter and shorter production runs, combined with the ability of state-of-the-art narrow-web presses to run flexible materials, are providing other avenues for flexible packaging to be printed. In this environment, wide-web press manufacturers are responding by making their big machines “light on their feet,” with an ability to respond to the needs of the marketplace. packagePRINTING
Fischer & Krecke Delivers First WetFlex Press
February 2007
From News
BIELEFELD, Germany—Fischer & Krecke delivered their its CI flexo press designed for Sun Chemical’s WetFlex process to UV-Flex GmbH, Aichstetten, Germany. The 10-color press, a FLEXPRESS 16S model, will be commissioned in the beginning of March. WetFlex is an innovative process in which the radiation cured inks developed by Sun Chemical are applied wet-on-wet to the substrate. The new WetFlex press features a print width of 1350 mm (53 inches) and repeat lengths or 320 – 1050 mm (12.6 – 41 inches). It is designed for printing and in-line lamination of aluminium foil, film and co-extrusions. Additionally, the press line includes an in-line laminating
Arkansas Poly purchases F&K Flexpress 16S
November 2006
From News
Fairfield, N.J.—Arkansas Poly (Van Buren, Arkansas) has ordered a 59-inch, sleeve-based, gearless Fischer & Krecke Flexpress 16 S. The new eight-color press is built on a ten-color frame to allow it to be easily upgraded to ten colors. The efficiency, high production speed, and rapid changeover capabilities will allow Arkansas Poly to retire two older presses, while increasing overall production. According to Jeff Gosey, VP Manufacturing and Production, the F&K press will allow a reduction of changeover times by up to four hours. “We did our homework and ultimately decided F&K offered us more opportunities. In addition to quality print and high-speed production, we were
Wide-Web Presses: At Your Service
June 2006
From packagePRINTING
Wide-web printers are facing a transforming marketplace. The changes, however, are in many ways advantageous for wide-web print shops. For instance, consider the switch many brand owners have made in their packaging, swapping rigid packaging materials for retort and stand-up pouches. These packaging innovations have created a fast-growing market segment that benefits wide-web printers. In addition, competition on store shelves has forced brand owners to require higher print quality in their packaging in an attempt to make their products stand out from the crowd. This, in turn, has required wide-web press manufacturers to produce equipment that enables printers to meet and surpass these demands.
At Your Service
June 2006
From packagePRINTING
Wide-web printers are facing a transforming marketplace. The changes, however, are in many ways advantageous for printers. To gain perspective on the evolving wide-web printing industry, packagePRINTING recently asked suppliers about the marketplace and how they are responding to demands for enhanced equipment. pP: What is your business climate like in terms of customer interest and sales? Johannes Stickling, vice president, BHS Printing Machinery—BHS has enjoyed continuous and sustainable sales growth over the past decade. The packaging industry has viewed BHS as a preeminent leader in terms of technology, print performance, and system capability specific to the inline production of packaging products. The packaging
Wide-web presses: New and improved
May 2006
From pP inBox
With so much focus on the narrow-web printing industry, many advances in wide-web presses have taken place under the radar. There have been a myriad of production enhancements, including faster changeovers, less waste, faster speeds, and higher productivity and quality. Technological enhancements across the board have increased the efficiency, economics, and caliber of wide-web printed packaging. These advances have attracted a lot of attention. “I see a continued high interest in any and all technological improvements associated with increasing productivity, quality and, of course, enhancing the profitability of the converter,” said Randy Wolf, product development manager, Comexi North America. In the June issue of packagePRINTING, we