Year In Review: Part II (CONT’D FROM PAGE 34)
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Foundation announced several potential partnerships to provide workforce solutions to the industry. • Packrite Invests In Bobst Flat Truck Bundle Breaker, Pallitizer : High Point, North Carolina based Packrite announced investiment of a Bobst Breaker Flat Track nicked bundle breaker and Bobst Pallitizer 2.1. DECEMBER • Smurfit Kappa To Invest $68M To Start Plant In SC : Dublin, Ireland based Smurfit Kappa announced it is expanding its U.S. footprint by establishing the compa- ny’s first South Carolina operation in Anderson County. • Hatteras Reflects On Path To Success In Celebration Of 40th Anniversary : Tinton Falls, New Jersey based Hatteras announced the celebration of its 40th anni- versary. • WPR Services Partners With Three Wearable Technol- ogy Companies : Fishers, Indiana based WPR Services announced three of the strategic sales partnerships it has formed with advanced wearables technology com- panies. • Inno-Pak Acquires Albany Packaging Of Ontario : Del- aware, Ohio based Inno-Pak, LLC, a designer, manufac- turer, importer, and supplier of eco-friendly packaging for prepared and takeout foods, announced that it has acquired Albany Packaging Inc. of Markham, Ontario. • Jeffrey Schwarz, General Partner Of Schwarz Part- ners, Passes Away At 52 : Jeffrey Schwarz, General Partner of the family-owned Schwarz Partners, passed away peacefully at his Fishers, Indiana home on No- vember 26, 2023, following a yearlong battle with Glio- blastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. • Buckeye Corrugated Pledges Additional $100,000 To ICPF : The International Corrugated Packaging Founda- tion (ICPF) has announced that Buckeye Corrugated, Inc. (BCI), a longtime supporter, has pledged an addi- tional $100,000 to support the foundation’s programs and services. • Huston Patterson, Lewisburg Printing Welcome Lisa Milborn To Their Team : Decatur, Illinois based Huston Patterson and Lewisburg Printing Company announced the newest addition to their team, Lisa Milborn, who joins as an Account Executive. • Abbott Label Invests In HP Indigo 6K Digital Press : Dallas, Texas based Abbott Label announced their ac- quisition of an HP Indigo 6K Digital Press. • Akers Packaging Operations Unite Under One Brand: As it celebrates 60 years in business, Middletown, Ohio based Akers Packaging Service Group has announced a new chapter in the company’s packaging legacy. • AICC Canada Inducts John Franciosa Into Hall Of Fame Posthumously: AICC Canada honored the late John Franciosa at its Presidents’ Luncheon at the St. George’s Country Club in Etobicoke, Ontario.
SAUER SYSTEM www.sauersystem.com
Sauer provides intelligent solutions for scoring, slitting, slit-scoring, and perforating on corrugators and floor slitters; and glue tab cutting, creasing, slotting, trimming and scrap chopping on presses. New, featured offerings include FRX Adjustable Folding Rail System and G3 Scoring System: the latest proven creasing technology on the market.
STAFFORD GROUP www.go2stafford.com
Interactive website for Stafford Corrugated Products and Stafford Cutting Dies. Featuring online ordering of replace- ment parts. Also, visitors can automatically calculate sheet size for most die-cut standards.
SUN AUTOMATION GROUP ® www.sunautomation.com
SUN Automation Group is the global leader in providing innovative solutions to the corrugated industry. SUN engi- neers and builds the SUN625 Rotary Die Cutter, provides sales, service and support in North and Central America for Latitude Machinery Corporation, manufacturer of Mini to Jumbo FFG and RDCs. Additionally, SUN is the North Amer- ican, UK and Ireland sales and service provider for Para Machinery’s line of equipment, and is the North American sales provider for Highcon. SUN also powers the corrugat- ed industry’s premier IIoT platform, Helios, and is the OEM source for Langston/Staley equipment parts and service. THACKER INDUSTRIAL SERVICE COMPANY www.thackerindustrial.com Specializing in corrugated machinery, T.I.S.CO. offers quali- ty-made products, support services, and more. T.I.S.CO. has a reputation of dependability, not only in the product, but in service and support. With more than 25 years’ experience, T.I.S.CO. installs equipment and machinery, moves or sets up entire plants, rewires and rebuilds - all over the world. VT GROUP www.vtgrouponline.com VT offers prepress services for the POP display and corru- gated shipping container industry including graphic design, optimized digitally imaged printing plates and innovative pre-mounting solutions. Our large-format digital printing fa- cility (Digital Impact) is a leading short-run manufacturer of distinctive POP displays and signage where litho-like graph-
ics are preferred. WPR SERVICES www.wprservices.net
WPR Services was established in 2016. What originally start- ed as a technical services company expanded its product offerings to include a machine center learning platform POWtalk™. Our analysis of video, audio, machine metrics, employee ergometrics, and person to person conversation provides a way to identify safety and process inefficiencies.
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