Siegwerk Acquires Ink Manufacturer La Sorgente Siegwerk Druckfarben AG & Co. KGaA, an inter- national supplier of printing inks for packaging ap- plications and labels, has signed a contract to pur- chase the Italian ink manufacturer La Sorgente Spa. Founded in 1929, the family-owned company is located in Poppi (Arezzo), Italy, and manufactures water-based flexographic inks for paper & board applications as well as solvent-based inks for flexi- ble packaging. The deal includes the transfer of all technical ex- pertise, product portfolio and manufacturing equip- ment belonging to La Sorgente Spa. Siegwerk will continue to produce and serve customers from the production site in Poppi. As member of the Siegwerk family, La Sorgente Spa will remain a separate entity maintaining its own brand and product names. Both parties have agreed not to disclose any fi- nancial details. PCMC Opens Packaging Innovation Center Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), part of Barry-Wehmiller, welcomed 70-plus customers, suppliers and area supporters to its new Packaging Innovation Center on April 26 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, tour and overview presentation. Located at PCMC’s headquarters in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the facility—focused on the printing and packaging industries—will serve as a resource for training, demonstrations and industry trials, along with research and development opportunities, said the company. The new center is said to feature the latest equipment for plate mounting, anilox roll la- ser cleaning, and central impression and inline flex- ographic printing. PCMC’s current partners at the center include 3M, All Printing Resources Inc., AV Flexologic, Clean Planet, Fox Valley Flexo Services, Harper Corpora- tion of America, Interflex Laser Engravers, INX In- ternational Ink Co., Miraclon, Rossini s.p.a., Sandon Global, tesa SE, Wikoff Color Corporation and XSYS, in addition to Hudson-Sharp, which is part of PCMC. In the future, PCMC will seek to expand the center’s capabilities by collaborating with additional compa- nies serving the flexographic printing industry. As part of the center’s educational focus, a three- day flexographic training seminar will be held there from June 21 to 23. Additional events are expected to be announced.
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