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Avery Dennison formed a global Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) partnership agreement with Tar- get Corporation, as part of Target’s deployment of RFID technology to more than 1,600 stores to help maximize inventory availability and deliver an en- hanced guest experience. Web Industries installed two new Astraflex flexo presses by Windmöller & Hölscher to join the ex- isting wide-web converting capabilities at the compa- ny’s Ft.Wayne, Indiana, facility. DuPont , in close collaboration with Amcor, FU- TURELIFE, EqualTrade4, Wildlands, RWPA Solutions and Wastebuster among others, launched its “The Vir- tuous Circle” initiative in South Africa, which em- ploys a three-pillar approach that addresses the challenge of the sustainability of multimaterial multi- layer plastic packaging whilst simultaneously tackling the broader societal objectives around education and childhood nutrition. Flint Group opened its Global Innovation Centre in Malmö, Sweden. All4Labels Global Packaging Group , the newly created global group that includes Baumgarten, RAKO, and X-Label, installed two high-specification Mark Andy Performance Series P7 presses in Witzhave, Germany and Hangzhou, China. ITW Labels , a labeling and branding solutions com- pany based out of St. Charles, Missouri, with four pro- duction facilities across North America, invested in a Mark Andy Digital Series hybrid press to support its labels and packaging production. Glenwood Labels , a 40-year veteran in custom label printing, installed its first digital asset, the Mark Andy Digital One. Dutch Graphic Group (formerly Graphic & Mail) installed the first Mark Andy Performance Series press in the Benelux to be fitted with ProLED curing. The Flexographic Technical Association held its annual forum at the Sheraton Grand Phoenix, in Phoenix,Arizona,April 30 - May 3.“Best of Show” de- signees in the 2017 Excellence in Flexography Awards included: Advance Packaging Corp.; Indus- trias de Plasticos S.A.; MackayMitchell; Packaging Technologies Inc.; Smyth Companies, LLC; and Transcontinental Robbie. Mark Andy’s Digital Series hybrid press platform received the 2017 Technical In- novation Award from the Flexographic Technical As- sociation (FTA) in the Heavy Equipment category. In the Prepress – Pressroom category, a 2017 Technical Innovation Award was given to Flint Group for its EkoCure ANCORA Ink. In the Prepress Graphics cate-
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