AIMCAL Changes Name Rebrands
Pixelle To Restart Ohio Paper Machine
AIMCAL, The Association of International Metal- lizers, Coaters and Laminators, is adopting a new name, the Association for Roll-to-Roll Converters. The transition to the new name and related re- branding will occur during the next few months and is expected to be completed by mid-2023. Association Evolution The new name reflects the evolution of AIM- CAL’s membership. Since its founding in 1970 as a group focused primarily on metallizing, coating, and laminating, it has broadened via mergers with the Converting Equipment Association (2003), Eu- ropean Metallizers Association (2012), and Gravure Association of the Americas (2021), as well as the expanding use of roll-to-roll technology. As a result, AIMCAL members now represent virtually every in- dustry segment that relies on roll-to-roll technology including packaging, batteries, photovoltaics, con- sumer electronics, and medical products. To support the emphasis on training, AIMCAL has hired Alex Nevels as Director of Education. He will create new training courses and build content spe- cifically for converters.
Pixelle Specialty Solutions, a manufacturer of spe- cialty papers in North America, plans to restart a paper machine in the Chillicothe, Ohio, facility. The company is investing $21 million to upgrade and restart the #24 paper machine (PM24) and plans to hire 52 full-time employees to operate and maintain it. Pixelle will also fill 50 temporary posi- tions to support construction and engineering re- quirements related to the restart. PM24 was originally built as a coated printing pa- pers machine, upgraded most recently in the 1990s. Pixelle idled the machine in 2017 based on declin- ing supply-demand market dynamics at the time. Pixelle expects the machine to be fully online shipping quality specialty papers in early first quar- ter 2023.
Phoseon Partners With Vinsak Group
Phoseon Technology, a specialist in UV LED curing, has signed an agreement with Vinsak Group to in- tegrate Phoseon UV LED light sources into printing presses for the narrow web flexographic market.
For the latest, up-to-the minute news in the Flexo Industry — acquisitions, installations, market trends, personnel changes — visit FlexoMarketNews.com EVERY day. On your laptop or mobile device.
www.FlexoMarketNews.com
Flexo Market News October 10, 2022 11
Made with FlippingBook Digital Publishing Software