Paperboard Packaging back issues from November 2004:
What was Wal-Mart thinking?(Editor's Comment)
Nov 01, 2004; ... By the time you read this column, two things will be clear (I hope)--who won the U.S. presidential election and which companies will successfully meet Wal-Mart's RFID (radio frequency identification) deadline. Last year, Wal-Mart announced that it wanted its top 100 suppliers ...
Do you help your customers sell or market?(On The Sales Side)
Nov 01, 2004; ... Greetings. I'm excited about acquiring this column from my colleague, Don Green, and I'll do my best to live up to his example. As he mentioned in his kind introduction of me back in August, I'm the fairly new vice president of sales and marketing here at Fibre Containers. In my first few ...
Try this improvement plan to fine-tune your plant.(Profit In A Page)(Packaging industry)
Nov 01, 2004; ... I am presenting three items at the individual level in order to organize Profit Improvement Plans (PIPs). You will notice in the first one that there is an operational focus. As with the Strategic Statement, this gives the plan a theme. The five specific objectives are all quantifiable ....
Adalis adds Packaging Solutions Group.(Box biz: news you can use)(Adalis Corp acquires Packaging Solutions Group)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... VANCOUVER, WASH. -- Adalis Corp. purchases packaging engineering and development firm Packaging Solutions Group, Minneapolis. Terms were not disclosed. Adalis is a consulting firm for ...
Mayr-Melnhof upgrades after fire damage.(Box biz: news you can use)(Mayr-Melnhof Karton GmbH reconstructs its Eerbeek cartonboard mill )(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... VIENNA, AUSTRIA -- As part of reconstruction at its Eerbeek cartonboard mill in the Netherlands following a fire in April, Mayr-Melnhof Karton will concentrate on reconstructing the larger of the two board machines damaged in the fire. The company will upgrade the machine to a modern, ...
Wine multi-packs reinforce branding.(Box biz: news you can use)(MeadWestvaco Packaging Systems L.P.)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... STAMFORD, CONN. -- MeadWestvaco Packaging Systems' wine multi-packs are designed to help brands maintain shelf presence among competition, the company says. Packs are configured to fit two to 48 bottles. Larger bottle multi-packs encourage consumers to ...
Queen City Paper acquires Louis Jacobs.(Box biz: news you can use)(Queen City Paper acquires Louis Jacobs and Son)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... ERLANGER, KY. -- Queen City Paper acquires Louis Jacobs and Son, a Brooklyn, N.Y., specialty paper company for undisclosed terms. Queen City Paper provides converting services and specialty board ...
Alfred Wall sells subsidiary.(Box biz: news you can use)(Alfred Wall AG sells its subsidiary Masterpack Crimmitschau GmbH to Mugler-Druck)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... GRAZ, AUSTRIA -- Alfred Wall AG, part of the Consumer Packaging Group of MeadWestvaco Corp., sells its wholly-owned subsidiary Masterpack Crimmitschau GmbH to Mugler-Druck. Terms were not disclosed. Masterpack specializes in folding cartons for the food and general packaging markets. The ...
Pure-Pak has fifth panel.(Box biz: news you can use)(Elopak A/S launches cartons)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... SPIKKESTAD, NORWAY -- Elopak's latest carton package, the Pure-Pak[R] Curve, debuts with a line of Norwegian dairy products. The Curve features a fifth panel on the gable-top carton for a new change and look. The change gives the carton a ...
Central Piedmont dedicates Harper Campus.(Box biz: news you can use)(Central Piedmont Community College)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) officially dedicated the Southwest Campus as Harper Campus on Sept. 17 for Ron and Katherine Harper. The CPCC board of trustees renamed the campus to honor the Harpers for their substantial contributions to the college and to ...
IP readies with RFID strategy.(Box biz: news you can use)(International Paper's Smart Packaging enters into agreement with GlobeRanger)(Radio frequency identification)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... STAMFORD, CONN. -- GlobeRanger, a leading provider of RFID and mobility software, and International Paper's Smart Packaging business have signed an agreement to leverage GlobeRanger's iMotion[TM] Edgeware[TM] ...
Rex, Edelmann form alliance.(Box biz: news you can use)(Rex Corp)(Carl Edelmann GmbH)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... JACKSONVILLE, FLA., AND HEIDENHEIM, GERMANY -- Rex Corp. and Carl Edelmann GmbH & Co. KG enter into a global cooperation agreement to supply folding cartons to ...
Keller Crescent acquires North State Cartons.(Box biz: news you can use)(Keller-Crescent Company Inc.)(North State Cartons, LLC)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... EVANSVILLE, IND. -- Keller Crescent Co., a marketing communications and packaging company based here, purchases all of the assets of North State Cartons, LLC, a Pineville, N.C., folding carton company. Financial terms were not disclosed. North State Cartons has primarily served the health ...
Upcoming events.(Box biz: news you can use)(Paper products industry)(Calendar)
Nov 01, 2004 ... For a complete upcoming events listing and contact information, including a Web site link, visit www.packaging-online and click on "Upcoming Events." February 1 Chicago TAPPI Meeting, "What's New in Corrugated," Wyndham Drake, Oakbrook, Ill. February 7-11 ...
Tim-Bar Wins POPAI Display of the Year.(Box biz: news you can use)(Point-of-Purchase Advertising International)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... HANOVER, PA. -- Tim-Bar Corp. P-O-P Packaging and Display Group wins a 2004 Display of the Year award from Point-of-Purchase Advertising ...
ICCA expands membership to large companies.(Box biz: news you can use)(International Corrugated Case Association)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... ROLLING MEADOWS, ILL. -- The International Corrugated Case Association (ICCA) revises its bylaws to allow a new category of membership: Leadership Member. The ICCA board of directors voted in June to invite the largest corrugated companies in each region worldwide to become Leadership ...
SSCC named among safest.(Box biz: news you can use)(Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... CHICAGO -- Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. is named one of America's safest companies, ...
Nichiita Pkg. acquires Toyohozai corrugated.(Box biz: news you can use)(Nichiita Package Industries acquires Toyohozai Co., )(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... TOKYO -- Corrugated company Nichiita Package Industries, a member of the Nippon Daishowa Paperboard Group, acquires the corrugated carton board business section of Toyohozai Co., ...
Graphic Packaging Corp.(People)(Graphic Packaging Corp promoted)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... * Graphic Packaging Corp., Marietta, Ga., promotes David Scheible to chief operating officer. He has responsibility for company operations worldwide. He has served as the company's executive vice president of commercial ...
All About Packaging, Inc.(People)(Marya Miller appointed)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... * Marya Miller joins All About Packaging, Inc., Appleton, ...
M-real Corp.(Appointment of Seppo Puotinen as executive vice president )(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... * M-real Corp., Metsa, Finland, appoints Seppo Puotinen as executive vice president of corporate strategy and ...
Accurate Container Corp.(People)(Joseph De Pillo retires)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... * Joseph De Pillo retires from the corrugated container business after more than 40 years in the industry. He started his ...
Custom Packaging, Inc.(People)(Allison James Dean appointed)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... * Allison James Dean joins Custom Packaging, Inc., Indianapolis, as ...
Timo Salonen, executive vice president and former chief financial officer of Huhtamaki Oyj, Espoo, Finland.(People)(Thomas Garland appointed)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... * Timo Salonen, executive vice president and former chief financial officer of Huhtamaki Oyj, Espoo, Finland, is acting chief ...
Rock-Tenn Co.(People)(Thomas Garland appointed)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... * Rock-Tenn Co. names Thomas Garland executive vice president and general manager of mill ...
Greif, Inc.(People)(David Fischer appointed)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... * Greif, Inc., Delaware, Ohio, adds David Fischer as senior vice president and divisional president of Industrial Packaging & Services ...
Fisher International.(People)(Daniel Rivard appointed)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... * Paper industry marketing company Fisher International, Norwalk, Conn., appoints Daniel Rivard as regional vice president of sales for North ...
Impressions Inc.(People)(Tom Kerker appointed)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... * Impressions Inc., St. Paul, Minn., hires Tom Kerker as a sales ...
Curtis Packaging.(People)(John Murray appointed)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... * Curtis Packaging, Sandy Hook, Conn., hires John Murray as senior structural design manager. He has more ...
Obituaries.(Box biz: news you can use)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
Nov 01, 2004 ... * Fred Witkowski, president and chief executive officer of Johnson Corrugated Products Corp., Thompson, Conn., died from cancer. Witkowski was a member of TAPPI and the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters, and held his role at Johnson Corrugated from 1971 until his 1996 ...
A passion for success: Lee Shillito leads Triad Packaging from three employees and no orders to more than 140 employees and 250 regular customers.(Triad Packaging)
Nov 01, 2004; ... Lee Shillito, president and chief executive officer of Bristol, Tenn.-based Triad Packaging, has developed a motto that he lives by--you must have a passion for the business to be successful. He has pioneered Triad Packaging from three employees and no orders to more than 140 employees and ...
Mannkraft makeover: this independent corrugated box plant reinvigorates itself with Arrow's displays.
Nov 01, 2004; ... When Dennis D. Mehiel became president of Newark, N.J.-based Mannkraft, an independent box maker, in March 1999, he was confronted with an operation that, while profitable, was going nowhere fast in an extremely competitive market. For many years the 200,000-square-foot plant ...
Help wanted: careers in corrugated: as the industry faces an upcoming job shortage, it must strengthen links with schools.
Nov 01, 2004; ... Traditionally, careers in the corrugated industry can be a tough sell. But thanks to slow but steady market growth, new opportunities in graphics and lots of support from schools and industry associations, today's packaging engineering and graphic communications graduates are poised to ...
Getting noticed: how CPG manufacturers project successful brand images that meet the consumers' innovative and creative demands.(consumer product goods)
Nov 01, 2004; ... Human nature may naturally oppose change, but that has yet to stop today's buying public from always wanting something more innovative, creative and full of zip. The question is, how does this impact the packaging world where consumer product goods (CPG) manufacturers are all attempting to ...
European converters go on the offensive: in the continuing battle between returnable plastic crates and board, European box makers are aiming to land some punches.
Nov 01, 2004; ... In the war between plastic containers and paperboard, it is not easy to track the individual battles that are waged across the business world each day. But most observers would agree that the successes have been tilting toward the producers of returnable plastic containers (RPCs) in recent ...
Gluing failures--not always what they appear to be: how to get to the root cause of a gluing problem in corrugated boxes.
Nov 01, 2004; ... The problem with glue joint failures is that anyone can clearly see the evidence, but it is not so easy to draw the right conclusion about the root cause. What appears on the surface to be a very simple, straightforward issue turns out to have multiple potential causes, and a thorough ...
CorrToonz.
Nov 01, 2004; ... "YOU HAVE REDEFINED THE TERM 'EXCESSIVE GLUE'!" [ILLUSTRATION ...
A burgeoning package: Burgopak is a new, multi-application packaging solution, designed to meet the growing demand for innovative packaging.(Packing It In)
Nov 01, 2004 ... The Burgopak, invented in 1998 by Burgo Wharton, was inspired by his fascination with children's pop-up books. Its patented opening mechanism makes it an accessible, flexible alternative to existing disc media, cosmetics and pharmaceutical packaging. The Burgopak packaging ...
Shelby Packaging, Seagoville, Texas, purchases HyperWare's BoxPro estimating and order entry system.(Installations)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Shelby Packaging, Seagoville, Texas, purchases HyperWare's BoxPro estimating and order entry system. Fully integrated with ACCPAC's ...
Caraustar Industries, Inc., purchases Verticalnet[R] Spend Analysis supply management software.(Installations)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Caraustar Industries, Inc., purchases Verticalnet[R] Spend Analysis supply management software. Caraustar will use the product to optimize sourcing opportunities across its five enterprise systems, 107 ...
Dayton Carton Kentucky and Premier Packaging, both of Louisville, Ky., purchase Advantzware box software from Advanced Software, Inc., Yardley, Pa.(Installations)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Dayton Carton Kentucky and Premier Packaging, both of Louisville, Ky., purchase Advantzware box software from Advanced Software, Inc., Yardley, Pa. The Windows-based suite automates all plant and office processes of a corrugated or folding carton plant. Modules include ...
Flutes, LLC, Indianapolis, has taken delivery of a rebuilt Woodward jogger aerator, model S-800.(Installations)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Flutes, LLC, Indianapolis, has taken delivery of a rebuilt Woodward jogger aerator, model S-800. This is Flutes' fourth Woodward machine and third at this location. Flutes also has a Woodward jogger aerator at its Akron, Ohio, plant. The machine ...
Metso Paper, Helsinki, Finland, will supply a board machine designed for the manufacture of high-quality recycled packaging grades to Smurfit Espana S.A. in Mengibar, Spain.(Installations)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Metso Paper, Helsinki, Finland, will supply a board machine designed for the manufacture of high-quality recycled packaging grades to Smurfit Espana S.A. in Mengibar, Spain. The machine will start up in mid-2005. The value of the delivery is approximately $24.5 million. The width of the ...
U.K.-based Complete Packaging Solutions is the first company to purchase a new Generation 7 Hipak machine from Autobox, Leighton Buzzard, U.K.(Supplier highlights: equipment purchasing news)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... U.K.-based Complete Packaging Solutions is the first company to purchase a new Generation 7 Hipak machine from Autobox, Leighton Buzzard, U.K. The company purchased its first Hipak in 2003. By early 2004, the company reports its short-run box making business had grown so much that ...
Web sighting.(Supplier highlights: equipment purchasing news)(of Dynamic Dies)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Dynamic Dies, Holland, ...
Illinois corrugated company Jet Age Container LLC installs an ISB inline squaring bundler from CEMA Maschinenbau, Albstadt, Germany.(Installations)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Illinois corrugated company Jet Age Container LLC installs an ISB inline squaring bundler from CEMA Maschinenbau, Albstadt, Germany. The company says it chose the CEMA bundler because it uses the latest method of strapping with the flute, a process that delivers higher quality product and ...
Sun Automation Group, Sparks, Md., purchases the line of credit note that makes it the sole secured creditor of McKinley Machinery Inc., Avon, Ohio.(Acquisitions)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Sun Automation Group, Sparks, Md., purchases the line of credit note that makes it the sole secured creditor of McKinley Machinery Inc., Avon, Ohio. The note is secured by all of the assets of McKinley, according to Lou Sardella, chairman of Sun, and Scott McKinley, president of McKinley ...
Sun Chemical Corp., Fort Lee, N.J., acquires the brand protection assets of Veritec Group, Inc., including the Veritec trade names.(Acquisitions)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Sun Chemical Corp., Fort Lee, N.J., acquires the brand protection assets of Veritec Group, Inc., including the Veritec trade names. Veritec, also known as Verification Technologies, Inc., provides technology and services to protect product integrity and brand security, including covert ...
Color Resolutions International, Fairfield, Ohio, moves into a new 70,000-square-foot corporate headquarters.(New Location)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Color Resolutions International, Fairfield, Ohio, moves into a new 70,000-square-foot corporate ...
Compu-pak, Carlstadt, N.J., expands its facility to 22,000 square feet at the same location.(New Location)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Compu-pak, Carlstadt, N.J., expands its facility to 22,000 square feet at the same location. The company handles package design, diecutting and finishing, and manufactures laser ...
Flint Ink, Ann Arbor, Mich., plans a new fluid ink manufacturing company in China to serve the expanding package printing market there.(New Location)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Flint Ink, Ann Arbor, Mich., plans a new fluid ink manufacturing company in China to serve the expanding package printing market there. The new company, which is subject to local government approval, will be called Flint Ink Guangzhou Printing Ink Co., Ltd. Flint Ink will build a plant in ...
Lancaster Knives, Inc., Lancaster, N.Y., partners with Quest7, Inc., Roscoe, Ill., to offer standard and serrated replacement cut off knife blades for a variety of corrugating machine manufacturers.(New Agents)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Lancaster Knives, Inc., Lancaster, N.Y., partners with Quest7, Inc., Roscoe, Ill., to offer standard and serrated replacement cut off knife blades for a variety of ...
Diamond Machinery Co., Chardon, Ohio, will represent Young Shin Machinery Co.'s line of semi-automatic and full automatic diecutters in the United States.(Supplier highlights: equipment purchasing news)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Diamond Machinery Co., Chardon, Ohio, will represent Young Shin Machinery Co.'s line of semi-automatic and full automatic diecutters in the United States. Shin has manufactured flatbed diecutters for 24 ...
RJG Enterprises Ltd., Fox Lake, Ill., signs an agreement with Vega S.P.A. to represent Vega's line of folding carton equipment.(New Agents)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... RJG Enterprises Ltd., Fox Lake, Ill., signs an agreement with Vega S.P.A. to represent Vega's line of folding carton equipment. Vega S.P.A. has manufactured folder-gluers, and window ...
xpedx, national distributor of printing and graphic imaging prepress equipment and supplies, is named exclusive U.S. paper merchant agent for HumanEyes Technologies, providers of advanced three-dimensional lenticular solutions.(New Agents)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... xpedx, national distributor of printing and graphic imaging prepress equipment and supplies, is named exclusive U.S. paper merchant agent for HumanEyes Technologies, providers of advanced ...
C.U.E. Inc., manufacturers and suppliers of Timesaver[TM] anvil covers, partners with Latinamerica Paper Machinery, Miami, for Latinamerica to distribute C.U.E.'s line of diecutter blankets.(New Agents)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... C.U.E. Inc., manufacturers and suppliers of Timesaver[TM] anvil covers, partners with Latinamerica Paper Machinery, Miami, for Latinamerica to distribute C.U.E.'s line of diecutter blankets. The company will ...
Hitek Equipment, Kenosha, Wis., signs a long-term contract with Lian Tiee.(New Agents)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Hitek Equipment, Kenosha, Wis., signs a long-term contract with Lian Tiee, ...
Appleton expands its range of security products for brand protection and secure documents with new paper- and film-based products offering taggants, planchettes, UV logos, and pen-tick authentication capabilities.(Miscellaneous)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Appleton expands its range of security products for brand protection and secure documents with new paper- and film-based products offering taggants, planchettes, UV logos, and pen-tick authentication capabilities. TechMark[R] Taggant-Plus intelligent papers feature machine-readable ...
Drent Goebel, Eerbeek, Holland, receives patents in Europe and North America for the technique allowing variable sleeve offset printing technology (VSOP), the exchangeable supporting and positioning of printing cylinders in the offset printing press.(Miscellaneous)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Drent Goebel, Eerbeek, Holland, receives patents in Europe and North America for the technique allowing variable sleeve offset printing technology (VSOP), the exchangeable supporting and positioning of printing ...
Harper Corp. of America, Charlotte, N.C., enhances its proprietary Platinum[R] anilox roll technology following months of research and development by a team of researchers at the company's Advanced Surface Technology Center.(Miscellaneous)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Harper Corp. of America, Charlotte, N.C., enhances its proprietary Platinum[R] anilox roll technology following months of research and development by a team of researchers at the company's Advanced Surface Technology Center. Field trials at five converting sites, using a total of 150 ...
Esko-Graphics, Gent, Belgium, adjusts its business strategies to emphasize the packaging market, offering value-added solutions and combining hardware and software products with a growing selection of customer services and consultancy.(Miscellaneous)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Esko-Graphics, Gent, Belgium, adjusts its business strategies to emphasize the packaging market, offering value-added solutions and combining hardware and software products with a growing selection of customer services and consultancy. Esko-Graphics' packaging activities currently ...
Autobox now offers a preventative maintenance package so customers receive regular service and their machines run at optimum performance.(Miscellaneous)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Autobox now offers a preventative maintenance package so customers receive regular service and their machines run at optimum performance. The preventative maintenance service ...
RadTech, the Chevy Chase, Md.-based trade association for the advancement of ultraviolet (UV) curing technology, adds a Composites Focus Group to help in the safe adoption of UV technology in the composites industry through education, information, assistance and the promotion of UV to a range of industries including automotive, aerospace, military and household products.(Miscellaneous)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... RadTech, the Chevy Chase, Md.-based trade association for the advancement of ultraviolet (UV) curing technology, adds a Composites Focus Group to help in the safe adoption of UV technology in the composites industry through education, information, assistance and the promotion ...
Heinrich Niemann, 63, former general manager of Erhardt+Liemer Corrugated GmbH, Bielefeld, Germany, died Sept. 24.(People)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Heinrich Niemann, 63, former general manager of Erhardt+Liemer Corrugated GmbH, Bielefeld, Germany, died Sept. 24 ....
RJG Enterprises.(People)(appoints Manny Moctezuma )(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... * Manny Moctezuma joins RJG Enterprises, Fox Lake, Ill., as vice president of technical solutions/sales. Moctezuma ...