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to invest nearly $19.3 million to expand its corrugated packaging manufacturing site in Saltillo, Mississippi, adding new converting equipment for production of larger-format packaging. • Barry-Wehmiller Names Kyle Chapman New CEO: St. Louis, Missouri based Barry-Wehmiller has announced that Kyle Chapman will assume the role of CEO, in ad- dition to his existing role of President. • Atlas Box Wins BCN/AICC Innovator Of The Year Award: Gary Brewer of Package Crafters and Len Pra- zych, President/Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Board Converting News, co-presented the 2025 BCN/AICC Innovator of the Year Award. Atlas Container took home the first-place award for its Second Chance Pro- gram: From Detention to Successful Reintegration. • Terri-Lynn Levesque Assumes AICC Chair: Gary Brewer, outgoing AICC Chairman, passed the gavel of AICC Chairmanship to Terri-Lynn Levesque of Royal Container at the AICC meeting in Chicago. • Ted Hartka, Former SUN President, Passes Away: SUN Automation shared the loss of former colleague and friend, Theodore (Ted) Hartka, whose contribu- tions to both the organization and the broader corru- gated machinery industry were immeasurable. • CUIR Corrugated Machinery Launches U.S. Sub- sidiary: CUIR Corrugated Converting Machinery, the French manufacturer of precision flexo-die cutters, is proud to announce the establishment of its new U.S. entity, CUIR US Corp, incorporated in Delaware. • Pratt Expands York County Operations With New Fa- cility: Columbia, South Carolina based Pratt Industries announced it is expanding its York County operations with a new manufacturing facility. • PCA Closes Manufacturing Sites In Pennsylvania, North Carolina: Lake Forest, Illinois based Packaging Corporation of America is closing a full-line plant in Al- lentown, Pennsylvania, impacting 60 employees, and another full-line plant in Salisbury, North Carolina, af- fecting 108 workers. • A.G. Stacker Expands Production Facility To Support Growth: Weyers Cave, Virginia based A.G. Stacker has announced that it is expanding its operations to 100,000 square-feet with the completion of their sec- ond 25,000-square-foot facility addition. • Welch Packaging Merges With Phoenix/Packaging: Welch Packaging announced its merger with Phoenix/ Packaging of Mount Joy, Pennsylvania. • Harris Packaging Installs Fourth BW Papersystems Machine: Phillips, Wisconsin based BW Papersystems announced that Harris Packaging Corporation has ex- panded its converting capacity with the installation of a G-Grafix five-color mid-line flexo folder gluer, marking the fourth BWP machine in the Harris fleet. • Kelly Box Celebrates 70 Years: Fort Wayne, Indiana
CORRUGATED REPLACEMENTS, INC. www.corrugatedparts.com
Corrugated Replacements, Inc. is a production powerhouse that manufactures high quality machine parts and replace- ment parts for the corrugated and paperboard converting industries. CRI can redesign, engineer, and manufacture any part while providing a rapid turn-around rate, keeping machines running at their peak performance and limiting down time.
C.U.E., INC. www.AnvilCovers.com
Makers of single and dual-width Timesaver® Anvil Covers, the premier urethane anvil cover for corrugated die cutting. Timesaver® covers feature construction of solid steel back- ing and solid steel locking components to ensure a precise fit every time. C.U.E., Inc. also offers Dura-Latch and Cor- Lock anvil covers, and urethane Lead Edge Feed Wheels.
EMBA www.embausa.com
The EMBA group supports a complete line of corrugated converting machinery for the worldwide market. EMBA’s Quick Set technology enables the highest productivity across a broad range of converting equipment, from mini to super jumbo. EMBA also includes the McKinley jumbo line of flexo folder gluers and rotary die cutters as well as ser- vice, rebuilds and upgrades for both EMBA and McKinley.
EAGLEWOOD TECHNOLOGIES, LLC www.eaglewoodtech.com
Eaglewood Technologies offers trusted cleaning technolo- gies for the world’s best printers and converters. 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. ESKO www.esko.com ArtiosCAD and Kongsberg are the most trusted names in CAD/CAM solutions. Esko’s ArtiosCAD is the most widely used CAD software in the world. Esko’s Kongsberg series of tables brings you reliable, outstanding quality for sample- making and short run production.
DOMINO www.dominodigitalprinting.com
Domino is a leading manufacturer and distributor of digital printing and product identification solutions. Celebrating its 44th year, Domino is headquartered in the UK and North America headquarters are Illinois. Domino has 25 subsid- iaries, representation in over 120 countries, and over 2,900 employees worldwide .
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