Board Converting News, December 19, 2022

Year In Review: Part I (CONT’D FROM PAGE 30)

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• Vanguard Companies Opens New St. Louis Design & Sales Center : Kansas City, Missouri based Vanguard Companies, a designer and manufacturer of value-add- ed point-of-purchase displays, retail-ready packaging, industrial packaging products and related assembly, lo- gistics and fulfillment services, announced the opening of a new St. Louis Design & Sales Center. • PCMC Opens Packaging Innovation Center At Green Bay Headquarters : Green Bay, Wisconisn based Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), part of Bar- ry-Wehmiller, welcomed 70-plus customers, suppliers and area supporters to its new Packaging Innovation Center on April 26 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony • A.G. Stacker Hires Cody Brant To Manage Midwest Sales : Weyers Cave, Virginia based A.G. Stacker, cus- tom manufacturer of corrugated material handling equipment and technology, welcomed Cody Brant to its National Sales Team as Midwest Territory Manager. • SMC Packaging Group Celebrates 50th Anniversary : Springfield, Missouri based SMC Packaging Group, cel- ebrated its 50th Anniversary with an open house and luncheon for more than 200 customers, suppliers, and community leaders. • Pratt Recycling Mill Gets $125M Permit In Kentucky : Conyers, Georgia based Pratt Industries secured a building permit valued at $125 million for a new 372,000-square-foot paper mill in Henderson, Ken- tucky. • OX Industries Adds New Facility In Pennsylvania : OX Industries, a manufacturer of 100 percent recycled pa- perboard, specialty papers, paper tube and cores, and protective packaging, has acquired a 150,000- square- foot facility in Hanover, Pennsylvania, to expand its con- verting capacity in the Mid-Atlantic Region. • Seven Akers Packaging Plants Recognized With Safety Awards : With the recent release of the 2021 Corrugated Container Industry Annual Report of Occu- pational Injuries and Illnesses conducted by FBA and AICC, Middleton, Ohio based Akers Packaging Service Group announced that it had seven plants recognized with Safety Awards. JUNE • Coastal Container To Invest $25M To Expand In Michigan : Holland, Michigan based Coastal Contain- er, a family-owned independent full-service packaging company, announced a $25M expansion to grow its Holland facility and add on-site corrugating capabili- ties. Coastal’s expansion will add 65,000-square-feet to its existing facility along with more than 60 jobs in the coming years. • Green Bay Packaging Cuts Ribbon At New Facility In Tulsa, Oklahoma : Green Bay Packaging opened a 540,000-square-foot manufacturing center and

ARC INTERNATIONAL www.ARCInternational.com

ARC International is a world leader in the manufacturing of roller products for flexography. The latest nano-technology laser engraving in our NC and NV manufacturing facilities ensures superior quality and consistency in anilox rollers.

AES (ADVANCED EQUIPMENT SALES) www.aesales.net

AES is a leading full-service provider of integrated convey- ance systems specializing in scrap, trim, and dust. AES en- gineers custom scrap systems and works as a partner in process improvement to help businesses achieve greater profitability, productivity, and sustainability. Products include balers, shredders/hoggers, core shredders, filters, fans, and specialized dust control and collection systems. AES is the ex- clusive distributor for the AirShark Rotary Material Separator. For a wide variety of new and used equipment on to- day’s market, visit our website at www.acm-corp.com. BAUMER HHS CORPORATION www.baumerhhs.com hhs is a global leader in advanced gluing, camera verifica- tion and quality assurance systems for the packaging indus- try. Zero-defect quality and elevated production speeds are key parameters in the manufacturing of corrugated boxes. With hhs Xcam Box Monitoring and non-contact flap gluing of corrugated board, hhs offers every option for quality as- surance in the production of boxes with flexo folder gluers. AMERICAN CORRUGATED MACHINE www.acm-corp.com BLOWER APPLICATION COMPANY (BLOAPCO) www.BloApCo.com BloApCo has served the corrugated industry since 1933 with a variety of scrap handling solutions, including Hori- zontal Floor Shredders, Trim Cutters, and Material Handling Fans and Conveying Systems. BloApCo Shredders allow for continuous shredding and pneumatic removal of sheet waste stacks of all sizes, roll slab, cores, and carton scrap.

CORRUGATED MACHINERY SPECIALISTS www.cmsretrofits.com

Leading manufacturer and installer of quality retrofits, up- grades and replacement parts for S&S and Prime Flexo Folder Gluers. Specialists in reconditioning of S&S Flexo Folder Gluers, including ink, air and electrical systems.

CORRUGATOR BELT SERVICE LLC www.corrugator.com

Serving the corrugated box industry since 1991, Chicago- based Corrugator Belt Service LLC maintains corru- gator belts for peak board quality and performance.

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