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• ICG Welcomes OlymPak Printing & Packaging As New Member : The Independent Carton Group (ICG) announced it voted OlymPak Printing and Packaging of Mora, Minnesota, into the association during their gen- eral meeting September 8-10. • Metsä Board Designs New Lightweight Gift Package : Espoo, Finland based Metsä Board announced the design of a lighter gift package with strength features close to those of the rigid box solutions currently used for premium products such as cosmetics. • SPG Acquires Complete Packaging Of Monroe, MI : Oakland, California based Specialized Packaging Group (SPG), a vertically integrated provider of protec- tive packaging products, announced the acquisition of Monroe, Michigan based Complete Packaging, a port- folio company of the Spell Family Office. • Carlson Print Group Invests In Koenig & Bauer Rapida 106 : Eden Prairie, Minnesota based Carlson Print Group announced the purchase of a new Koenig & Bauer Rap- ida 106 41-inch eight-color press with a double coater to increase its leadership in the printing market. • DS Smith To Provide Fiber-Based Sustainable Pack- aging For Versuni : London, England based DS Smith, a global provider of sustainable fiber-based packaging, announced its collaboration with Versuni, maker of the Philips brand of home appliances, to produce and de- liver a 100 percent recycled and recyclable packaging solution. • Unicorr Acquires TriState Container Corporation : North Haven, Connecticut based Unicorr Packaging Group announced the acquisition of TriState Container Corporation of Bensalem, Pennsylvania. • JB Machinery Wins FEFCO Silver For Best Innova- tion : Westport, Connecticut based JB Machinery was presented FEFCO’s Silver Award for Best Innovation at the 2023 Technical Seminar in Lyon, France. • Cascades Announces Death Of Bernard Lemaire, Great Entrepreneur And Builder : Cascades deeply re- grets and is saddened to announce the death of one of its cofounders, Mr. Bernard Lemaire, at the age of 87. • Welch Packaging Appoints Brock Welch As New COO : Elkhart, Indiana based Welch Packaging, a fam- ily-owned and operated business in the corrugated packaging industry, announced the appointment of Brock Welch as Chief Operating Officer (COO). • GBP To Build $60M Facility in Village of German- town, WI : Green Bay, Wisconsin based Green Bay Packaging (GBP), a manufacturer of corrugated pack- aging and folding cartons, is making plans to consol- idate its four-building operation by constructing one, $60 million facility in the Village of Germantown’s Gate- way District. • ICPF Highlights Local, National Workforce Solution Partnerships : The International Corrugated Packaging
OHIO BLOW PIPE/ADVANCED AIRSYSTEMS www.obpairsystems.com For 85 years the Ohio Blow Pipe company and its whol- ly owned subsidiary, Advanced Airsystems, have provided the corrugated and folding carton industries with systems and products to process scrap. We engineer, fabricate, in- stall, service, provide system audits, and offer a wide range of scrap systems, dust collection systems and products to include cyclones, under roof AIR-SCREEN™ systems, pit belt systems, CLEANAIR dust collectors, Mist-Clone™ dust control systems for vacuum feeds, material handling fans, ductwork, switch valves, airveyors, balers, shredders and dust briquetters. OMP www.omp.com OMP helps companies facing complex planning challenges to excel, grow and thrive by offering the best digitized sup- ply chain planning solution on the market. Its Unison Plan- ning concept has a unique approach. It handles all supply chain planning challenges in a unified way, synchronizing all planning stages, horizons, functions and roles. Hundreds of customers run OMP’s cloud-based solution to generate more value by making informed decisions. OMP invests one out of every three dollars earned into innovation.
PAPER AND DUST PROS, INC. www.paperanddustpros.com
We custom design, install and service air conveyed scrap and dust collection systems. Our unique APS® is smaller, lighter, and more reliable than current cyclones. Contact us to learn how the APS® System can enhance your operation.
PROFERO SYSTEMS, INC. www.ProferoSystems.com
Profero Systems the leader in double facer heating and traction section conversions along with other performance enhancing products. Featuring products from Contact Bars and Compensating Rolls to New Glue Machines and Double Facers.
GF PUHL www.gfpuhl.com
GF PUHL designs, manufactures and installs air conveyed scrap & dust collection systems for the packaging and cor- rugated industries. With 40 years of experience, USA and International. We offer below or above roof systems featur- ing cyclones OR screen separators with real time pressure balancing for optimal dust control. High efficiency cyclones for sheet transfer exhaust systems eliminate water con- sumption and deliver dust directly to compactor or briquet- ter for low maintenance, long term sustainability and reli- ability. System audits, dust explosivity tests and dust hazard analysis (DHA’s) available. Re-manufactured balers, filters, blowers and shredders available at significant savings.
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