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• AICC Urges Members To Weigh In On OT Rule : AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, announced its support for the Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity in opposition to the Department of Labor’s Proposed new Overtime Rule. • Baker-Flynn Joins Geo. M. Martin As Western Region- al Sales Manager : Emeryville, California based Geo. M. Martin Company, an industry supplier of rotary die cutter stackers and nicked bundle line components, announced the promotion of Dylan Baker-Flynn to the position of Western Regional Sales Manager. • IP Seeking Tax Incentives To Improve Plant In Indiana : Memphis, Tennessee based International Paper sought tax incentives to make improvements to its plant in the city of Crawfordsville, Indiana. • ISRI Launches New Fiber Recycling Readiness Tool To Help Increase Recycling In The US : ISRI, the Voice of the Recycled Materials Industry, launched a new tool to help recycle more packaging in the United States. • International PaperBox Invests In Koenig & Bauer Rapida Press : Salt Lake City, Utah based International PaperBox CEO Wade Holbrook announced the firm’s new Koenig & Bauer Rapida 106 seven-color UV press to his customer base, demonstrating his commitment to create the highest quality, most vivid and eye-catch- ing packages. • Complete Design & Packaging Invests In Kolbus Au- toBox : Concord, North Carolina based converter, Com- plete Design & Packaging, announced the installation of a Kolbus MultiNova compact multi-point gluer to aid their business in providing an array of custom corrugat- ed packaging and displays. • Coastal Container Names Larsen GM Of Sheets Busi- ness Unit : Holland, West Michigan based Coastal Con- tainer announced the hiring of Scott Larsen as General Manager of the Coastal Sheets business unit. • ChromaScape Names Wright Technical Services Manager: Independence, Ohio based ChromaScape introduced William “Bill” Wright as the company’s Tech- nical Services Manager and a driving force behind its technical service team. • BHS Corrugated, Highcon Announce New Strategic Partnership : Weiherhammer, Germany based BHS Cor- rugated Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH and Yavne, Israel based Highcon Systems Ltd. announced a Strate- gic Partnership to serve the industry's needs for digitaliza- tion and automation in the corrugated packaging market. NOVEMBER • NAM: AI Regs Need Input From Manufacturing In- dustry : President Joe Biden signed a comprehensive Executive Order designed to help manage the safety and privacy risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI) and promote a strategy for responsible innovation. CONTINUED ON PAGE 34
GARTECH MANUFACTURING COMPANY www.gartechmfg.com
American manufacturers of split heads, patented roll- er-bearing yokes, gang-slot upgrades, custom rebuilds, and glue systems with electronically-geared speed mon- itoring. Visit our website for info, tips and techniques.
THE HAIRE GROUP www.hairegroup.com
Haire Group is the premier provider of new machinery for the corrugated industry. From the Apstar line of flexo folder gluers and rotary die cutters, the Encore line of flexo folder gluers and rotary die cutters, and the Engico flexo folder glu- er, Haire is able to pair clients with the best machinery solu- tions for the best value to meet their needs. Haire Group’s service department helps its customers maximize uptime and profitability through superior 24/7 service and support, a pre-install training center, and over a million dollars’ worth of spare parts at their offices just outside of Chicago. Haire Group has been the industry’s #1 pre-owned machinery bro- ker and plant equipment appraiser since 1976. HarperLove is the leading provider of specialty adhesives, performance additives, and wet-strength resins to corru- gated packaging manufacturers. With the largest and most experienced field service and technical support team posi- tioned throughout the U.S. and Latin America, HarperLove has a long-standing reputation for providing outstanding service and delivering demonstrable performance improve- ments. HarperLove’s renowned services include not only innovative product development and custom product for- mulation, but also machine and process assessments, ad- hesive formula adjustments, machine tuning, detailed ser- vice reporting, and more. HARPERLOVE www.HarperLove.com
KIWIPLAN www.kiwiplan.com
Kiwiplan - premier worldwide software provider of enter- prise-wide, fully automatic solutions specifically for the cor- rugating and packaging industries. Kiwiplan’s Total Solution delivers comprehensive, seamless real-time flow of infor- mation from sales order management to dynamic total plant scheduling and inventory control through shipping.
MAROTECH INC. www.marotech.com
Manufacturer of Marotape®, Marotape®Plus, Marotape® FPT and MaroString™; hot melt coated tapes and strings used for reinforcement and easy-open features for packaging. Ma- rotech also manufactures dispensing and tape placement equipments to optimize the productivity of applying hot melt coated tapes.
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