Technology Aids Manufacturers DuPont has officially inaugurat- ed its new customer technology center, the Cyrel Lab in São Pau- lo, integrated wManufacturers are staying on top of the tech game. That was among the chief findings of a new polling conducted by the Manufacturing Leadership Council, the NAM’s digital transformation division. The annual Transforma- tive Technologies in Manufacturing research survey aims to reveal data on current realities and expecta- tions for manufacturing in the near future and in the years to come. Rate of adoption : The most surprising data point was that 89 percent of respondents said they expect their company’s rate of adoption of disruptive technologies to increase over the next two years. That figure is up from 51 percent just one year ago. Why disruptive technology? Re- ducing costs and improving opera- tional efficiency were the most-cit- ed reasons for investing in digital tech, with 83 percent of respon- dents identifying these as import- ant motivations. Improving operational visibility and responsiveness came in sec- ond, at 61 percent. Other reasons include increasing digitization (40 percent), creating a competitive advantage (36 per-
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Golden West Unifies, Rebrands by Greg Kishbaugh
G olden West Packaging Group, City of Industry, Califor- nia, has repositioning itself as a manufacturer of custom packaging products by unifying its 15 locations under one Golden West network.
The company has also completed a rebranding effort with the launch of a revamped company website that reflects the changes to the company. The company said it was reposition- ing itself as a manufacturer of custom packaging products by unifying its 15 locations under one Golden West network. The company said the unification effort would better serve its clients while balancing scalability with flexibility and high-touch customer service.
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American River Packaging, which would become Package One, was established in Northern Califor- nia; the company specialized in corrugated packag- ing for industrial markets Icon Displays, producing wood crates for wine and permanent displays for retail, is established in 1987. St. Worth Container was established in 1994, fo- cusing on flexographic printing and corrugated packaging. Capital Corrugated was established in 1995, spe- cializing in flexo and single-face litho corrugated, as well as folding cartons. CalSheets in Northern California was established in 1998. The following year GoldenCorr was estab- lished in Southern California. Both companies spe- cialize in manufacturing corrugated sheets. Impact Manufacturing and Berry Pack were also established in 1998. Impact specializes in thermo- forming and rigid cartons and also opens a loca- tion in Dongguan, China. Berry Pack services fruit growers in Central California with corrugated pack- aging and plastic clamshells. Progressive Packaging Group, established in 2000, specializes in providing packaging for the agricul- tural markets of Central California.
“Through this journey, we’ve worked very hard to maintain the local, family feel at all of our loca- tions,” said Craig Reese, Golden West CEO. The company has provided packaging solutions to the wine, agricultural, and consumer products markets for seven decades, supplying corrugated boxes, folding cartons, rigid cartons, molded pulp, and other custom solutions. Golden West can trace its origins to the founding of Fibre Containers in 1952, the first Golden West legacy business to be established. Throughout the 1950s, while initially selling cor- rugated and folding cartons through distribution, Fleet-Fibre would eventually build a 250,000-square- foot manufacturing facility, which currently serves as the headquarters for Golden West Packaging Group in City of Industry, California. AllPak Container, specializing in corrugated for the agricultural markets in Pacific Northwest, was established in 1962 in Washington state. Packaging Innovators and Heritage, the next com- panies that would comprise Golden West’s portfolio, are established in Northern California in the mid- 1970s, both of which specialize in high-graphics corrugated packaging for wine, food and industrial markets.
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was perhaps the least understood by respondents. About 38 percent said they were still trying to un- derstand the technology and concept, 20 percent said they have no plans to adopt a manufacturing metaverse approach and 15 percent said they didn’t know how to respond to the question. “Manufacturers are finding more use cases and business benefits for increasing their use of digital technology, and the pace of adoption is accelerat- ing,” said MLC Co-Founder and Vice President and Executive Director David R. Brousell. “The research confirms that manufacturing is headed for an agile, connected and collaborative future driven by tech- nology and fueled by innovation.” Contact Achieves ‘Zero Waste To Landfill’ Status Packaging origination and flexographic plate manufacturer Contact Originators, Dukinfield, En- gland, has reportedly reached ‘zero waste to land- fill’ status. Partnering with waste recovery specialist B&M Waste Services, the company now sends 100 per- cent of its site waste to be either reused, recy- cled or recovered at a dedicated ‘waste-to-energy’ plant.
cent) and improving quality (30 percent). Top near-future trends : Digital-twin modeling and simulation software, augmented and virtual reality, high-performance computing and further investments in supply chain management software will lead the next wave of investments during the coming year or two. Not of interest : The survey found that quantum computing and blockchain technology are current- ly of the least interest to manufacturers. The role of AI and ML : Artificial intelligence and machine learning usage continues to grow among manufacturers. Nearly 50 percent of respondents indicated that their companies have implemented AI, either on a single-project basis (40 percent) or in all factories (9 percent). About 75 percent said they are applying AI and ML to reduce costs and improve productivity and processes. Approximately 60 percent indicated they had used AI and ML for preventative/predictive maintenance or quality improvement. Misunderstood metaverse : A new topic covered by this year’s survey, the manufacturing metaverse,
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Dow Commits To Circular Ecosystem
Dow Inc. will accelerate the sustainability targets the company set in 2020 by expanding its Stop the Waste target to a Transform the Waste target. By 2030, Dow will transform plastic waste and other forms of alternative feedstock to commercial- ize 3 million metric tons of circular and renewable solutions annually. To do this, Dow will expand its efforts to stop the waste by building industrial ecosystems to collect, reuse or recycle waste and expand its portfolio to meet rapidly growing demand. Maintaining Expectations It is expected that the waste required to produce 3 million metric tons of circular and renewable solutions per year by 2030 will surpass and replace Dow’s original 1 million metric ton goal. Several recently announced circular and mechan- ical offtake agreements and projects will help con- tribute to achieving the target, including: • Agreements with Mura Technology to construct multiple world-scale advanced recycling facilities in the U.S. and Europe, collectively adding as much as 600KT of annual capacity; • An investment to build the largest single hybrid recycling site in France, managed by Valoregen, which will secure a source of post-consumer resins (PCR) for Dow; • A collaboration with Nexus Circular to create a circular ecosystem in Dallas, Texas, for previously non-recycled plastic building on its previous Hefty EnergyBag collaboration with Nexus and Reynolds Consumer Products; • Mechanical recycling collaboration with Boo- mera LAR in Brazil; • An investment in Mr. Green Africa and an agreement to co-develop more traceable, fair, and high-quality PCR that can be used in the production of new flexible plastic packaging; and • A memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Lucro Plastecycle to develop and launch polyeth- ylene (PE) film solutions using PCR plastics in India. Walki Group Acquires Folian Walki Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of the shares in folian GmbH. Since 1999, the family-owned company has been providing flexible packaging solutions for blue chip brands in the food industry.
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FlexStor Products Represented By Interpack Flex Essentials Inc., has signed printing machin- ery sales representatives Interpack Solutions for the territories of Mexico and Columbia. Interpack represents flexographic printing press manufacturers and flexographic sleeve manufactur- eres. The company is now representing the FlexStor Sleeve Storage product line from Flex Essentials Inc. FlexStor is a storage solution for flexographic printers, laminators, offset and gravure printers. The FlexStor sleeve storage sytem stores sleeves in a racking system that reportedly saves floor space. More than 120 systems are installed in 22 different countries FlexStor. FlexStor sleeve storage solutions are now represented in Belarus, Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemberg, Mexi- co, Netherlands, Spain, and Turkey. United States and Canada are supported by Flex Essentials’ head office. Avery Dennison Plans New Distribution Center Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials, Mentor, Ohio, plans to bring a new distribution center (DC) to Fairfield, California. The goal of the Napa DC is to enhance service capabilities and leverage the local proximity to sup- port wine and spirits customers with same-day ser- vice to Northern California, including Napa, Sono- ma and Modesto. The site in Northern California is expected to be operational by December. The DC will help Avery Dennison continue to provide label solutions that embrace the values of wine and spirits producers, including brand image, brand values, and consum- ers’ needs, with materials made to protect the planet. AWT Labels & Packaging Acquires Label Innovation AWT Labels & Packaging (AWT), a provider of custom labels and packaging for healthcare, food, beverage, personal care, and specialty end markets, has acquired Label Innovation. Headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Label Innova- tion is a custom converter and label manufactur- er of precision technical solutions. The company serves leading global customers in the medical de- vice, technology, and security markets. This is AWT’s first acquisition in Canada. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, AWT operates six facilities across North America.
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TLMI To Hold Committee Summit In Orlando TLMI will hold this year’s Annual Committee Sum- mit, November 30 to December 1, at the Hyatt Re- gency Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Florida. Due to repeated requests from membership, the association has made the decision to move the tim- ing of the Committee Summit to an end-of-year event to allow additional networking opportunities for TLMI members in 2022 and to optimize strategic planning timelines for the association’s committees. The TLMI Committee Summit is a long-standing annual event bringing members together to fine tune their committee’s objectives and goals for the coming year and to discuss the ways in which TLMI can continue to meet the requirements of its con- verter and supplier members. The following association committees will be rep- resented at the Summit: Marketing, Membership, Regulatory Affairs, Sustainability, Technical, and Workforce Development. The Summit is open to all TLMI converter and supplier members, and a member does not already need to be active on a committee to attend. Each year numbers of undecided members attend the Summit to help them in their deci- sion-making process as to which committee they would like to join. Infinity Foils Forms Partnership With Foiltech Infinity Foils, Inc. recently reached an agree- ment with Greg Herrell, the owner of Foiltech Ltd., to help transition his customers over to In- finity Foils, Inc. Assuring Customers Foiltech, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, has been servicing Canadian customers for more than 20 years. Herrell had been searching for a business solution that would support his longstanding cus- tomers, as well as give him a soft-landing for exit- ing his business ownership. Infinity Foils, Inc. has acquired the inventory of Foiltech and reassigned the Foiltech customers to Infinity Foils, Inc. This process was executed in advance of the pub- lic notification of the agreements in order to as- sure that Infinity Foils, Inc. was able to best service Foiltech customers.
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FINAT Concerned About Negative Packaging List FINAT has expressed its concern on the plans of the European Commission to include a negative list of packaging characteristics as part of their revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive. In a statement shared with the services of the Commission taking part in the ongoing Inter-Ser- vice Consultation, FINAT pointed out that the list as presented in the draft legal text that appeared in the press is not based on the most up-to-date de- velopments on packaging materials and recycling. A negative list would work against further devel- opment of recycling technologies, and furthermore the foreseen process for its implementation would fail to provide regulatory certainty to the industry, which is one of the goals of the revision. Alternatively, FINAT proposes to emphasize the definition of criteria for Design for Recycling in a technology agnostic manner and involve a multi-stakeholder Expert Group in the development of Design for Recycling guidelines for the specific packaging materials. To read FINAT’s statement, visit: https://www. finat.com/documents/965/position-paper-fi- nat-feedback-on-ppwr-october-2022.pdf . Miraclon has announced a global price increase of 5 percent on all consumables, effective November 1st, 2022. The unprecedented inflation of the costs of raw material, utilities and labor, finance charges and business services felt by the industry globally have necessitated the increase to alleviate these rapidly increasing costs also experienced by Miraclon. “Securing supply for our customers and continu- ing development of innovative technology that can help them meet the demands of their clients while countering price pressures remain our top priorities,” commented Chris Payne, Miraclon CEO. “Unfortunately, price increases to alleviate rapidly increasing procurement and energy costs are be- coming a routine part of business for most compa- nies, with no sign of relief in the foreseeable future. We are doing everything we can to drive internal efficiencies that mitigate the effects on our custom- ers and are working with them to help pass these unavoidable increases on through the value chain.” For more information visit https://www.mira- clon.com/security-of-supply/ . Miraclon Announces Global Price Increase
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Wine Shield, a patented wine shipping solution, and Specialty Solutions, a company focusing on in- dustrial supplies, are both acquired. Golden West Packaging Group was established in 2017, bringing all the legacy brands under the “One Golden West” framework becoming, according to the company, the largest mill-independent corru- gated group in western United States. Harper Awarded Bellissima DMS Accreditation International prepress software company Hamill- road Software has announced that Harper Corpo- ration of America has achieved accreditation of its anilox products for use with Bellissima Digitally Modulated Screening (DMS). The Bellissima DMS accreditation process took place over many weeks at Clemson University in South Carolina. Printers and converters worldwide can benefit from this accreditation by combining Harper’s an- ilox with Bellissima to see improvements in work- flow and quality. The Bellissima accreditation is a three-phase guided process using a wide range of screen and surface pattern testing, culminating in a “customer quality test” to ensure samples meet the required commercial standards. The process is rigorous and requires technical ex- pertise and commitment from each partner. Only Bellissima qualified plates can be used, and the comprehensive test includes a range of anilox and press combinations with Bellissima, using a variety of substrates on both narrow web and wide web presses. Printpack, a manufacturer of flexible and specialty rigid packaging, has partnered with Fathom Optics to develop the first hologram-like 3D pouch on a wide web flexographic press, according to the company. Using standard ink and equipment, Fathom’s soft- ware creates optically-varying features with the il- lusion of motion and depth, much like a hologram, said the company. Printpack has used Fathom’s software to create a holographic, jungle-themed pouch. This is the first time Fathom’s technology has been used on a wide web press. Printpack Launches Hologram-Like Pouch
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PPG Tim Knavish, Chief Operating Officer of PPG, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been named President and Chief Executive Officer, effective Janu- ary. 1, 2023. Knavish has joined the company’s Board of Directors. Knavish who has served as PPG’s Chief Operating Officer since March, will succeed Chair- man and CEO Michael McGarry in the role of CEO. McGarry, who has served as CEO since September 2015, will Tim Knavish
Adheso-Graphics, Inc. www.adheso-graphics.com
AGI manufactures, distributes and converts current technology flexo mounting tapes and backing sys - tems for corrugated plate mounting. Flexstik hard vinyl, FlexSoft, bi.esse brand, Gold Series. Thin tapes for sleeve and Narrow web plate mounting. Specialty tapes that cover the vast thick - ness range requirements and specific adhesion systems for all flexo mounting requirements. We provide technical service and problem solving ser - vices for unique customers & applications. A&V manufactures a complete line of photopolymer plate processing systems and is a leading distribu - tor of flexographic platemaking materials. A&V also sells digital imaging systems and software specifical - ly designed for flexography. Apex International www.apexinternational.com Anderson & Vreeland, Inc. www.andersonvreeland.com Apex International is an award-winning global lead - er of anilox rolls, sleeves, glue sets, metering prod - ucts, and print maintenance solutions. With five production facilities on four continents, a grow - ing portfolio of clients in over 80 countries, and a high-performance continuous-improvement culture, Apex’s mission is the customer’s production suc - cess. Through technical innovation, service, and manufacturing precision, Apex delivers reliable, durable, and predictable metering solutions to its client’s presses every day. ARC International www.ARCInternational.com ARC International is a world leader in the manufac - turing of roller products for flexography. The latest nanotechnology laser engraving in our Charlotte and Las Vegas manufacturing facilities ensures superior quality and consistency in anilox rollers. Eaglewood Technologies, LLC www.eaglewoodtech.com Eaglewood Technologies provides the award-winning Sitexco Laser Systems, Sanilox ™ Systems and Sani- Blast ™ Mobile Service. Sitexco Laser Systems are the latest technology in anilox roll cleaning and are perfect for packaging and label printers. Sanilox ™ Systems are the global standard of reliable, environmentally safe anilox roll cleaning. Sani-Blast ™ cleaning service has been cleaning rolls for over 20 years and offer several cleaning options to minimize downtime.
become Executive Chairman, ef- fective January 1, 2023. McGarry also has announced to the PPG Board of Directors his intention to retire as Executive Chairman and as a director of the Compa- ny, effective October 1, 2023. McGarry has served as chair- man and CEO of PPG since Sep- tember 2016. During his more
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than 40 years with PPG, he has served in a va- riety of key business and functional leadership roles in the United States, Europe and Asia, and led several strategic actions that transformed PPG’s business portfolio. Knavish joined PPG in 1987 at PPG’s global headquarters in Pittsburgh. FLEXcon Nick Lupoli has joined FLEXcon North Amer-
ica, a supplier of adhesive coat- ing and laminating, as the new Chief Operations Officer, FLEX- con. Lupoli will oversee all of manufacturing, supply chain, and quality for the company.
Lupoli’s background in oper- ations, supply chain, finance, and engineering, with a focus on Lean Manufacturing, will be key in driving FLEXcon’s strategy and change initiatives. Lupoli most recently served as a Vice Presi- dent for Wyman Gordon. Nick Lupoli
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Stora Enso Invets In Renewable Packaging
ther enhancing the recycling performance of the Packaging Materials division’s product portfolio. The Oulu site’s total scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions will remain at a low level as they were already reduced by 80 percent during the first con- version in 2021. The investment will create approximately 300 new jobs at the Oulu site and support functions, and an additional 1,500 indirect employment opportuni- ties overall. The wood consumption of the new line will be approximately one million cubic meters of pulp wood. After the investment, the group’s mar- ket pulp position will be reduced by approximately 250,000 tons annually. Sun Chemical Receives TLMI Sustainability Award Sun Chemical’s sustainability efforts were recog- nized with the Calvin Frost Sustainability Leader- ship Journey Award in the supplier category by TLMI. Sun Chemical won the Journey Award for the sustainability of its products and reduced environ- mental impact, as well as its information sharing activities such as training, seminars, and social me- dia posts.
Stora Enso has decided to invest approximately one billion euros to convert the remaining idle pa- per machine at the Group’s Oulu site in Finland into a high-volume consumer board production line. Production on the converted machine is estimated to start in early 2025. Following the first machine conversion at the Oulu site in 2021 from paper to kraftliner, the re- maining idle paper line will be converted into a highly flexible consumer board line for folding box board (FBB) and coated unbleached kraft (CUK). The total annual capacity will be 750,000 tons of consumer board. The target end-use segments are food and beverage packaging, especially frozen and chilled, and dry and fast food, mainly in Eu- rope and North America. The total investment will be approximately one billion euros during 2022–2025. At full capacity, the investment is expected to meet the profitability tar- get of the Packaging Materials division: operational return on operating capital (ROOC) of 20 percent. Annual sales are expected to be approximately 800 million euros. The investment will support circularity by fur-
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DS Smith DS Smith, the sustainable packaging company, has appointed Michael Orye as new Managing Di- rector of its recycling division in Europe and Rogier Gerritsen as Managing Director of its paper division in Europe.
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DuPont Packaging Graphics is the world’s leading supplier of flexographic printing systems in digital and conventional formats; including Cyrel® brand photopolymer plates, Cyrel® FAST processing equipment, Cyrel® round sleeves, mounting and fin - ishing products. For more than 35 years, beginning with Cyrel®, the first photopolymer printing plate, through to to - day’s digital workflow revolution, DuPont has been driving innovation in the Flexo and package printing industries. The Digital Cyrel® FAST imaging system has been broadly recognized for its efficiency, productivity, print performance, and environmental benefits. Flint Group www.flintgrp.com Flint Group Flexographic Products develops, man - ufacturers and markets an extensive portfolio of printing consumables, including: nyloflex ® photopoly - mer printing plates and processing equipment, and dayCorr ® die-cutting blankets and anvil covers. With a strong customer focus, unmatched service and support, and superior products, Flint Group strives to provide exceptional value, consistent quality and continuous innovation to customers around the world. Harper Corporation of America www.harperimage.com We’ve made ceramic anilox rolls longer than any - one in the world and pride ourselves on being the best in the world. Whether wide web, narrow web, newspaper, or corrugated markets, Harper continu - ously strives to bring new flexographic products and services to the printing industry that will improve the quality of your graphics. Flexotecnica’s patented Safe Sleeve Change ® system and Speedy Clean ® auto washup system are designed to give converters a competitive edge through Flexotecnica’s commitment to research and development. Sales, service and support for Flexo - tecnica presses is provided by KBA North America, Inc. in Dallas, Texas with U.S. resident technicians, an extensive spare parts inventory and an experi - enced, dedicated service staff. KBA-Flexotecnica – Get the Edge www.kba-flexotecnica.com/en/
Orye joined DS Smith from the food packaging business Faerch, where he served as the CEO for Central Europe and recycling. He has also held senior roles in oth- er major companies in the sector, including Huhtamaki, where he worked as Executive Vice President, and Amcor, where he spent most of
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his career playing a role in growing the business across multiple markets in the United States and Europe. Rogier Gerritsen, who previously held the recycling role, will focus on his new role as Managing Direc- tor of paper in Europe. Gerritsen joined DS Smith in 2012 when the company acquired SCA Packaging and has since held senior roles in both the Paper and Recycling divi- sions, including Paper Cluster Di- rector for North Cluster and most recently Managing Director for recycling in Europe. Void Technologies Rogier Gerritsen
Building on its mission to accel- erate the transition to more sus- tainable plastics and packaging, material sciences company VOID Technologies, Neenah, Wisconsin, has appointed Dr. Barry A. Morris as Chief Technology Advisor. In this newly created role, Mor- ris will provide strategic guidance, mentorship and business develop- ment support for VOID.
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Morris will oversee further development of the company’s VO+ cavitation technology, which is said to enable the production of high-performance PE films with 35 percent less plastic, opacity without TiO2 and improved recyclability. Morris holds 12 U.S. patents and has written for more than 125 publications, including his book, ‘ The science and technology of flexible packaging ’.
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Mondi Approves €400M Investment In Kraft Machine Mondi has approved a €400 million investment in a new paper machine at its flagship Štetí mill in the Czech Republic. The investment forms part of the Group’s €1 bil- lion expansionary capital investment program to accelerate growth in sustainable packaging. The new machine will produce around 210,000 tons annually of sack kraft paper supporting Mon- di’s Paper Bags business. It will also allow Mondi to optimize production across the remaining kraft paper portfolio and strengthen its leading position in speciality kraft paper across a broad range of applications such as functional barrier papers. The paper machine is expected to start up pro- duction in 2025 and reach full capacity in 2027. Registration Opens For Labelexpo Southeast Asia Tarsus Group, organizer of the Labelexpo Glob- al Series, has announced that visitor registration is now open for Labelexpo Southeast Asia 2023. The show takes place between February 9-11, 2023, at the Bangkok International Trade & Exhibi- tion Center (BITEC) in Bangkok, Thailand. Entrance is free of charge for registered visitors. Labelexpo Southeast Asia 2023 will include an educational program consisting of two in-depth technology workshops. Details will be announced shortly. Like the 2018 inaugural event, the three-day trade show will attract label and package printing con- verters/printers, brand owners, designers and in- dustry suppliers. Visitors are expected from Thailand and across the wider ASEAN and Oceania regions. Finding Support Labelexpo Southeast Asia 2023 is supported by the Thai Innovation Printing Trade Association (TIN- PA), formerly the Thai Screen Printing & Graph- ic Imaging Association (TSGA); the Thai Graphic Arts Suppliers and Manufacturers Trade Association (GASMA); and the Advertising and Sign Producing Association (ASPA). The last edition of the show took place in 2018, when it attracted 8,000 visitors from 62 countries, with 174 exhibitors taking part. To register, visit www.labelexpo-seasia.com .
Industry Events
TLMI Committee Meeting November 30-December 2, 2022 Orlando, FL
TLMI Converter Meeting March 12-14, 2023 Converter Meeting Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort St. Petersburg, FL
FTA Forum April 16-19, 2023 Hilton Columbus Downtown Columbus, Ohio
Labelexpo Europe September 11-14, 2023 Brussels Convention Center Brussels, Belgium
FTA Fall Conference October 9-11, 2023 Louisville, Kentucky
TLMI Annual Meeeting October 15-17, 2023 The Broadmoor Colorado Springs, CO
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TLMI At the association’s recent Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, Kathy Alaimo, Co-CEO of New York-based Syracuse Label & Surround Printing was named TLMI Converter or the Year.
The Converter of the Year Award honors and recognizes a member of the North American package print- ing industry who has made an ex- tensive contribution to the greater marketplace and who has addition- ally demonstrated an unwavering commitment to TLMI.
Kathy Alaimo
Alaimo served a term on the TLMI Board of Di- rectors and has also been a member of the TLMI Technical Committee, serving as the committee’s co-chair for years. During her time on the Technical Committee, Alai- mo was additionally a co-chair of the TLMI Techni- cal Conference, rebranded in recent years as print- THINK. During her tenure as CEO of Syracuse Label, Alai- mo guided the company’s transition to becoming an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) organi- zation. A business entity that is rare in the printed packaging industry, an ESOP gives employees own- ership interest in the company. A Culture Of Wellbeing As a leader, Alaimo is a fierce proponent of a com- pany culture that prioritizes the wellbeing and em- powering of its employees and with so few ESOPs in the industry, she knew she would have to find critical resources elsewhere to ensure employees realized the transition was in their best interest. Drawing upon her formal education as a journalist, Alaimo immersed herself in learning best practices from the Oakland, California-based National Center for Employee Ownership. Today, Syracuse label is an award-winning com- pany that is lauded throughout the industry for its flourishing organizational culture that attracts and retains top talent. Recently, Alaimo guided her company through another significant transition. In June, Syracuse Label & Surround Printing, Macaran Printed Prod- ucts, and W.N. Van Alstine announced their plans to merge. The merger brings together 165,000 square feet of manufacturing space, $65 million in annual sales and 175 employee-owners.
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