Registration Opens For AICC Xperience AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, is reportedly bringing together a lineup of changemak- ers, industry experts, and innova- tive thinkers to answer some of the most challenging questions pack- aging manufacturers have about their customers at the AICC Pack- aging Xperience, May 22-24, in Chi- cago, Illinois. Packaging Xperience will help at- tendees understand what end users are looking for today for retail and e-commerce, so they can best help their customers meet their goals. Customers’ Minds During a series of general ses- sions, this conference will take attendees into the minds of their customers when it comes to ser- vice, design, sustainability, and how to reach them in new ways, like through the right social media channels. Adam Peek, SVP, Myers & Host of The Packaging Podcast, will help companies stand out and find cus- tomers in new ways during Blue Ocean Strategy in a Sea of Same- ness. In her session, Laura Foti, Chief Marketing Officer, Specright, will explain How to Use Technol- ogy to Transform Your Workforce, Achieve Business Goals, and De- light Customers. Sustainable packaging and how it
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Carbon Footprint For Cartons Lowered by Greg Kishbaugh P ro Carton, the European Association of Cartonboard and Car- ton Manufacturers recently presented the carbon footprint for carton packaging, calculated using methodologies in accordance
with the frameworks set out in CEPI’s “Framework for Carbon Footprints for Paper and Board Products, April 2017” and the sub- sequent CITPA “Guidelines for calculating carbon footprints for paper-based packaging, March 2018”. As recommended by these documents, the total carbon footprint value calculated covers the cradle-to-grave carbon impact of car- ton packaging, taking account of fossil and biogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals and emissions from direct land use change (dLUC). Carbon contained within the product when it is first placed on the market is also quantified. (Cont’d on Page 3)
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The carbon footprint statement was compiled and written by RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden) and the raw data and calculations were verified by ifeu (Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung) based in Heidelberg, Germany. It is encouraging to note that the analysis shows that the cradle-to-grave fossil GHG emissions for cartons was reduced by 17 percent in 2021 com- pared to the last calculation covering the calendar year 2018 (2021: 852kgCO2e versus 2018: 1,025kg- CO2e). If the total carbon footprint is considered, including fossil GHG emissions, biogenic GHG emissions, GHG removals and direct land-use, then the reduction is increased to 24 percent (2021: 249kgCO2e versus 2018: 326kgCO2e). The analysis of the 2021 footprint is more com- plete than in previous iterations of the analysis, with additional inputs included in the modeling of the cartonboard production (in particular, inclusion of the impact of binders) and in the modeling of the carton conversion process (in particular, inclu- sion of the impact of adhesives for lamination, in- clusion of the impact of varnish, and inclusion of the impact of gravure printing ink). Together, these additional items account for nearly 12 percent of the fossil GHG emissions.
A detailed analysis of the carbon footprint reveals that: • The fossil GHG emissions across the entire life cycle are 852kgCO2e per tonne of cartons — The unit processes that together constitute the production of cartonboard accounts for 86 per- cent of the total fossil GHG footprint. Of these unit processes, the most important contributing item is emissions arising from the combustion of fossil fu- els at the pulp and paper mills. Also important are emissions arising from purchased grid electricity at
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is part of the product, its use, and how it is shipped is what customers and consumers are talking about all over social media. Cory Connors, Sustainable Packaging Consultant, Orora, will explain what they say and how it can impact a box plant’s bottom line during Sustainable Packaging in Social Media. Attendees will also hear from brands and industry professionals: • Kate Assaraf, Founder, Dip Sustainable Hair Care • Jonathan Assaraf, Co-Founder, Dip Sustainable Hair Care • Lyn Gaft, Chief Story Officer at Shar, Founder of Storytelling for Entrepreneurs, & Best-Selling Author • Jeb, The BoxSmith, Crafter of Cardboard Props and Cosplay • Peter Rushford, Founder/CEO, Shar • Devin Nutter, Director, Strategic Sourcing, Tag • Mary Linn Leonards, Chief Revenue Officer, Im- pact Recycling • Kerry Sanders, VP Ecommerce COE, EFI • Jim Wilson, Chief Executive, and Export Officer, BoxLatch Packaging Xperience has co-located with the Chica- go TAPPI Trade Fair, being held on Monday, May 22. Xperience registration is open, and the early bird rate is available until Friday, April 7. Visit www.AICCbox.org/Xperience to learn more and register. Inovar Packaging Group has completed its acqui- sition of Amherst Label, which is based in Milford, New Hampshire. This is Inovar’s ninth platform company and adds to its existing manufacturing footprint in Dallas, Texas; Newburyport, Massachusetts; Fort Lauder- dale, Florida; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Kansas City, Kansas; Oceanside, California; Westfield, Massa- chusetts; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and Aberdeen, South Dakota. Strategic Plan The company is executing on a strategic plan for growth, both organically and through acquisition in partnership with owners and management, build- ing a regionally based prime label business across North America. Amherst Label utilizes digital, flexographic, and screen printing for a wide variety of industries, in- cluding, but not limited to, industrial, housewares, specialty food, medical, beverage, beer, CBD, hemp, cannabis, nutraceutical, and personal care. Inovar Acquires Amherst Label
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• The biogenic emissions across the life cycle are 1,014kgCO2e per tonne of cartons — Biogenic emissions arising from the combus- tion of biofuels at the pulp and paper mills account for the majority of the biogenic emissions (79 per- cent). This is predominantly from the combustion of internally generated biofuels such as black li- quor, plus some small emissions from purchased biofuels. — Emissions from end-of-life processes account for just 18 percent of the Biogenic emissions. How- ever, it should be remembered that carton packag- ing achieves a high recycling rate. No end-of life emissions occur within the boundaries of the anal- ysis for the proportion of cartons that are recycled (although emissions will occur in the life cycles of subsequent products that are manufactured from the recovered fibres – the implications of this are investigated in the uncertainty analysis). • The emissions due to land-use (dLUC) are just 9kgCO2e per ton of cartons — The dLUC emissions mostly arise from the pro- duction of non-fibre inputs rather than inputs of fibres from the forest, reflecting the fact that the fibres used in cartonboard production are sourced from sustainably managed forests. Forests in Eu-
the mills, emissions arising from the production of non-fibre inputs at the mills (process chemicals and functional additives), emissions associated with the production of purchased fuels and emissions asso- ciated with production of purchased pulp. Emis- sions associated with the transport of raw materials (wood, paper for recycling, and non-fibre inputs) to the mill also contribute. — The unit process which together constitute the converting of cartonboard into cartons account for 18 percent of the total fossil GHG footprint. Of these unit processes, the most important con- tributing item is the emissions associated with the production of purchased electricity consumed at the converting process. Emissions associated with the production of other constituents of the cartons (inks, varnish, glues, etc) are also important, along with emissions arising from fuels consumed onsite for the print drying process and for space heating. — Emissions associated with the delivery of car- tonboard from the mill to the converter account for 5 percent of the total fossil GHG footprint. — Due to the credit received for avoided emissions arising from the energy recovery process, there is a net credit for the end-of-life processes (accounting for -9 percent of the total fossil GHG footprint).
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Label King Installs Domino Press
the UK, and North America headquarters in Gurn- ee, Illinois. Domino has 25 subsidiaries, representation in more than 120 countries, and more than 3,100 em- ployees worldwide. Constantia Flexibles Acquires Drukpol Flexo Constantia Flexibles based in Vienna, Austria, re- portedly the third largest producer of flexible pack- aging worldwide, has signed an agreement to ac- quire Polish company, Drukpol Flexo. By becoming part of Constantia Flexibles, Druk- pol Flexo has the potential to continue its growth and enhance its offering with Constantia Flexibles’ more sustainable product portfolio. Founded in 1992, Drukpol Flexo is a flexible pack- aging market with strong capabilities in flexo print- ing, extrusion lamination, and vertical integration. The company, which has 183 employees, mainly serves domestic food and HPC markets for local and international customers. It brings two addition- al sites close to Poland’s capital, Warsaw. Drukpol Flexo fits with Constantia Flexibles’ existing sites, Constantia Teich Poland in Rogowiec and Constan- tia ColorCap in Jejkowice.
Label King, located in San Diego, California, recently celebrated their 20th anniversary. With more than 3.5 billion labels sold, the label print- er converter has reportedly grown every year for the past two decades. Label King has continued to enhance its business with the addition of the Domino N610i digital UV inkjet label press, its first digital printing asset. The new digital printing press will serve as a com- plementary technology to Label King’s existing fleet of flexo presses. The Domino N610i digital UV inkjet label press was installed and began running production in May 2022. “We started at zero and began ramping up. By our fourth month of production, our revenue from that press was over $100,000” said Robert Parker, Own- er & President. “Having the Domino has enabled us to increase capacity, keep existing business that otherwise we would have lost, as well as gain new business.” Domino is a manufacturer and distributor of dig- ital printing and product identification solutions. Celebrating its 45th year in business, Domino is a global organization with world headquarters in
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rope are growing, deforestation (and emissions of greenhouse gases associated with deforestation) is not an issue that is relevant to the carton supply chain in Europe, as more trees are planted than harvested through sustainable forest management. — The dLUC emissions in the life cycle for cartons are primarily associated with the production of inks used in the converting process, as the extraction of specific minerals required for e.g. ink formulations may lead to localized land-use changes that result in a net release of emissions to the environment. • The GHG removals across the life cycle are -1,626kgCO2e per tonne of cartons — 96 percent of these removals relate to the CO2 flows from the atmosphere into the forests during the growth phase of the wood that provides fibres and internal bioenergy at the pulp and paper mills.
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— The remaining removals relate to CO2 flows from the atmosphere into biomass used for pur- chased biofuels and/or non-fibre natural and re- newable raw materials (e.g. starches). • These emissions and removals can be summed to give us a total GHG footprint across the entire life cycle of 249kgCO2e per tonne of cartons. • In addition, the carbon content of the product when first placed on the market is 1,609kgCO2e per ton of cartons. In line with the CITPA method- ology, this value is provided as additional informa- tion only, and should not be subtracted from the total carbon footprint. The improvements in fossil GHG emissions of 17 percent compared to the 2018 figures are significant. The main drivers for these reductions have been improved resource efficiency during the converting process and investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy sources at the cartonboard mills and converting operations. Further investments in resource and energy efficiency and renewable ener- gy sources should see continued reductions in the coming years.
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PRINTING United Alliance Celebrates Women’s History PRINTING United Alliance will hold a month-long celebration of Women’s History Month, with a line- up of conversations with industry advocates, ded- icated content, a special podcast series, and more are planned. Advancements with the organization’s Women in Print Alliance, now under the direction of Lisbeth Lyons Black, are also being made. A special podcast series hosted by Editorial Di- rector Denise M. Gustavson will air for the second year in a row during the month of March. The Im- pressions Xchange Podcast Series will highlight 20 women from the industry on Printing Impressions, Apple, and Spotify. Podcast Series The preliminary schedule includes the following interviews, with more being scheduled: • Lisbeth Lyons Black, Director, Women in Print Alliance • Jenny Harris, EVP and Co-Founder, Phase3 • Terry Monday, Chief Strategy Officer, Imagine • Lane Hickey-Wiggins, President & CEO, Doug- lass Screen Printers Inc. dba DPRINT • Theresa Hugener, Regional SVP of Sales, Imagine • Jennifer Kearney, Operations and Logistics Man- ager, Seen Media Group • Tammy Golden, Assistant Commissioner of Doc- ument Solutions, State of Tennessee • Sylvia Mauro, VP of Customer Relations, DGI Communications • Jaime Herand, Vice President & Director of Group Graphic Operations, Orbus • Morgan Sprengel, VP Customer Success; Katie Burgin, Account Manager; and Savannah Scarpulla, Account Executive, Hatteras • Adriane Harrison, VP, Human Relations Consult- ing, PRINTING United Alliance With the recent appointment of Lisbeth Lyons Black as director of the Women in Print Alliance, many advancements with this group are taking place, including the launch of a dedicated LinkedIn channel, newly designed website, and Women in Print Alliance newsletter.
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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 offers trusted cleaning technologies for the world’s best printers and convert - ers. Solutions include the award winning Sitexco+ Anilox Laser System, the Nanovis Parts Washing System, the Sitexco L10 Label System, the innovative Sanilox™ System or Alphasonics solutions. We also offer Xpress™ mobile cleaning service at your facility or ours.
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An eight-member Board of Directors representing the four grades of paper funding the Paper & Pack- aging – How Life Unfolds campaign oversees the paper and packaging sectors’ national promotion program focused on sustainability and recycling. Officers and board members for 2023 are: Chair : Jonathan Kraft, President, The Kraft Group
Vice Chair : Rob Melton, Senior Vice President, Commercial, Pulp and Paper, Domtar Secretary/Treasurer : James Har- rell, Division Vice President, Indus- trial Products/Paper Divisions-Eu- rope, Sonoco At-Large Member : Beth-Cormier, Vice President of Research, Devel- opment and Sustainability, Sappi; Santiago Arbelaez, Vice President Strategy, North America, Interna-
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tional Paper; Richard Bennett, Vice President of Paperboard Sales & Marketing, Pactiv Evergreen; Scott Light, Executive Vice President, Packaging & Cellulose, Georgia-Pacific LLC; and Alpa Sutaria, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Sustainability, WestRock FLAG Announces 11th In-Person Annual Meeting FLAG (Flexo Label Advantage Group, LLC) has an- nounced that it will host its 11th in-person Annual Meeting this April in Salt Lake City, Utah. The meeting, which will host more than 100 mem- bers and vendor partners, will take place at the Hil- ton Salt Lake City Center on April 18-20, 2023. Highlights of the Annual Meeting will include group sessions, a tour of Traco Packaging, table- tops from FLAG Vendor Partners, and keynote pre- sentations on topics that are paramount for the in- dependent converter.
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Label King Adds Domino N610i
Label King, located in San Diego, California, recent- ly celebrated their 20th anniversary. With more than 3.5 billion labels sold, this label printer converter has grown every year for the past two decades. Label King has continued to enhance its business with the addition of the Domino N610i digital UV inkjet label press, its first digital printing asset. OEC Graphics Launches Seamex E3 OEC Graphics, a Wisconsin-based prepress and graphics provider, has launched Seamex E3, a new ITR (in-the-round) elastomer sleeve that will com- plement the company’s original Seamex photopoly- mer sleeve product. With the purchase of a new Cosmos Flexo 2300 from German manufacturer AKK, OEC is now pro- ducing elastomer sleeves within their Oshkosh, Wisconsin, headquarters. GMG, Sun Chemical Collaborate GMG and Sun Chemical, have partnered together to create a digital color workflow system. The new solution, powered by GMG ColorCard technology, reportedly enables customers to digi- tize their color workflows. The GMG ColorCard solution has been integrated into Sun Chemical’s SunDigiProof service. The SunDigiProof service, available as part of the SunColorBox toolkit, provides precise digital draw- downs on-site and on demand. With the addition of GMG ColorCard, SunDi- giProof users can reportedly digitize and automate the production of precise digital color matches based on digitally defined colors. Avery Dennison Acquires Thermopatch Avery Dennison has acquired Thermopatch, label- ing, embellishments and transfer company involved in the sports, industrial laundry, workwear and hos- pitality industries. It will become part of the compa- ny’s Solutions Group. Thermopatch, headquartered in Syracuse, New York, had revenues of approximately $40 million in 2022, with around 200 employees, with operations in North America and Europe.
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XSYS XSYS has appointed FERAG Australia Pty Ltd as new distributor of its portfolio of flexographic printing plates and platemaking equipment in Aus-
DuPont Packaging Graphics www.cyrel.com/na
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/
tralia and New Zealand. As the local contact for FERAG conveying, sorting, buffering and processing systems, the newly appointed XSYS distributor is based in Matraville, NSW, Aus- tralia. In addition to solutions for the graph- ics industry and sys-
tems for internal material flow, FERAG Australia also distributes packaging machines and palletizing systems from other suppliers. FERAG will stock and supply nyloflex flexograph- ic plates, nyloprint letterpress plates as well as ny-
losolv solvent washout. The agree- ment came into effect on February 24, 2023. UPM Raflatac UPM Raflatac has made three ap- pointments to its Americas leader- ship team. Christian Szameit, the new Nation- al Sales Director, North America, will lead the North American field and inside sales teams. Prior to this, Szameit worked as UPM Raflatac’s Area Sales Director for the western United States and Western Canada. Morgan Dundas has been appoint- ed as Sales Director, East, for the United States and eastern Canada. Dundas joins UPM Raflatac from Glen Dimplex Group having held various strategic and sales roles, in- cluding director of sales. Brinder Gill has been appointed Director of the Americas paper lam- inates business unit. Gill is part of the global paper laminates business management team, as well as the Americas management team. Prior to this new position, Gill was UPM Raflatac’s Area Sales Director for the east region of the Americas.
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European Carton Industry Reduces Carbon Footprint Pro Carton, the European association for carton and cartonboard manufacturers, said the industry has succeeded in reducing its carbon footprint by 24 percent since 2018. The newly measured European industry average carbon footprint of cartons is now at 249 kgCO2e cradle-to-grave and 148 kg CO2e cradle-to-gate per tonne of cartons. The Carbon Footprint of Carton Packaging 2023 study, carried out by RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden) Bioeconomy and Health Unit for Pro Car- ton tracked both the cradle-to-grave and cradle-to- gate carbon impact of cartonboard from January to December 2021. Double-Digit Reduction It took into account fossil and biogenic green- house gas (GHG) emissions and removals, plus emissions from direct land use change (dLUC). Pro Carton said the double-digit reduction of the cradle-to-grave carbon footprint to 249kg C02, and the cradle-to-gate carbon impact of 148kg C02 equivalents per tons of cartons have been achieved by improving resource efficiency during the con- verting process. It has also been bolstered by significant invest- ments in energy efficiency and renewable energy sources at the cartonboard mills and converting op- erations since carbon emissions were last measured in 2018. Smurfit Kappa Invests In Sustainability Initiative Smurfit Kappa is investing €27 million in a new waste management and recovery facility at its Nerv- ión paper mill in Iurreta, Spain. The investment will see the mill adopt a fully circular production process involving the biggest landfill reduction project Smurfit Kappa has under- taken to date to support the delivery of its 2025 sustainability commitments. The project will have a positive impact on the mill’s carbon footprint by diverting 75,000 tons of waste from landfill and eliminating approximately 450,000 km per year in road transport. The initiative has been developed in a collabora- tive process between Smurfit Kappa Nervión and several technology firms. The project is nearing completion and the plant expected to be fully operational later in the year.
Industry Events
TLMI Converter Meeting March 12-14, 2023 Converter Meeting Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort
St. Petersburg, FL Labelexpo Mexico April 26 - 28, 2023 World Trade Center Mexico City, Mexico 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 Labelexpo Asia December 5-8, 2023 SNIEC Shanghai, China
Labelexpo Americas September 10-12, 2024 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
Rosemont, Illinois Labelexpo India November 14-17, 2024 India Expo Centre Greater Noida, Delhi
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Harper Corp. Paul Teachout has rejoined Harp- er Corporation of America as the company’s Technical Marketing and Content Specialist. With more than 40 years of com- bined market experience Teachout brings with him rich industry knowledge to the Harper team.
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Teachout will provide oversight of the technical direction, expansion and brand recognition of all Harper related prod- ucts and solutions. Hybrid Software Igor Vandromme has been named Business Man- ager for New Market Segments for Hybrid Software.
Vandromme boasts a 27-year ca- reer spanning various managerial positions, including 22 years in the label and packaging industry. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Graphic Management from Artevel- dehogeschool in Ghent, Belgium, and earned his Executive MBA at ESCP Europe.
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Igor Vandromme
Vandromme joins HYBRID Soft- ware after five years as Vice Presi- dent of Global Services Healthcare at Barco. Previously, Igor was employed at Esko for 14 years where he was Vice President of Global Services. Vetaphone
Auckland, New Zealand-based Nekkorb Solutions has been ap- pointed as the new sales and ser- vice agent for Vetaphone surface treatment technology in Australasia. The company, established in 2009 by owner Frank Brokken, has a background in capital equipment and supplies for the graphic arts industry. Brokken, who has more than 45 years’ experience in the package print sector of the industry, said his daughter Natasha is lined up to take over the business and ensure continuity for customers when the time comes.
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