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Honoring faithful devoted to FTA’s myriad efforts, the recipients of this year’s award are: • Bob Coomes, graphic, prepress and print specialist at PPC Flexible Packaging, is chair-elect of the FFTA Board of Directors, a champion of the FIRST methodol- ogy, and a FORUM and Fall Technical Conference pre- senter many times over. • Bobby Congdon, assistant director at the Sonoco In- stitute of Packaging Design and Graphics at Clemson University, has generously lent his time and talent to initiatives that have supported FTA’s growth in mem- bers, quality recognition and educational development. Sustainability Award Two winners and two honorable mentions were se- lected in the 2023 FTA Sustainability Excellence Award competition, recognizing companies commitment to and • RKW Finland Oy and Marvaco Oy, in the Sustainabili- ty Programs category, for its expanded gamut printing solution that eliminates spot colors, reduces ink and VOC volumes, and shortens setup time. • Sun Chemical Corp, in the Innovations in Sustainability category for its proposed monoweb structure alterna- tive to lamination that saves adhesives, film, process- ing time and label weight. pursuit of sustainable package printing. Winning their respective categories are:
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.
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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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