Board Converting News, January 8, 2024

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tionary pressures, they’re looking for ways to cut costs. In many cases, this means urging their customers to go pa- perless and using misleading environmental claims about paper to get them to make the switch. And we know this tactic works. Two Sides North America research showed that 65 per- cent of U.S. consumers who’ve seen greenwashing claims are influenced to switch from paper to electronic commu- nications. You can help the Two Sides North America Anti-green- washing Campaign achieve even greater success in 2024! If you see greenwashing claims like “go green, go pa- perless” or “going paperless saves trees” from companies you do business with, or if you spot media stories promot- ing alternative types of packaging as environmentally su- perior to paper, send a pdf or jpg snip of the claims to the Two Sides North America Anti-Greenwashing Campaign at info@twosidesna.org.

SAUER SYSTEM www.sauersystem.com

Sauer provides intelligent solutions for scoring, slitting, slit-scoring, and perforating on corrugators and floor slitters; and glue tab cutting, creasing, slotting, trimming and scrap chopping on presses. New, featured offerings include FRX Adjustable Folding Rail System and G3 Scoring System: the latest proven creasing technology on the market.

STAFFORD GROUP www.go2stafford.com

Interactive website for Stafford Corrugated Products and Stafford Cutting Dies. Featuring online ordering of replace- ment parts. Also, visitors can automatically calculate sheet size for most die-cut standards.

If your company is not a member of Two Sides, you can support our efforts by joining today. Member- ship starts at just $250. For more information, visit twosidesna.org . Kathi Rowzie is President of Two Sides North America.

SUN AUTOMATION GROUP ® www.sunautomation.com

SUN Automation Group is the global leader in providing innovative solutions to the corrugated industry. SUN engi- neers and builds the SUN625 Rotary Die Cutter, provides sales, service and support in North and Central America for Latitude Machinery Corporation, manufacturer of Mini to Jumbo FFG and RDCs. Additionally, SUN is the North Amer- ican, UK and Ireland sales and service provider for Para Machinery’s line of equipment, and is the North American sales provider for Highcon. SUN also powers the corrugat- ed industry’s premier IIoT platform, Helios, and is the OEM source for Langston/Staley equipment parts and service. THACKER INDUSTRIAL SERVICE COMPANY www.thackerindustrial.com Specializing in corrugated machinery, T.I.S.CO. offers quali- ty-made products, support services, and more. T.I.S.CO. has a reputation of dependability, not only in the product, but in service and support. With more than 25 years’ experience, T.I.S.CO. installs equipment and machinery, moves or sets up entire plants, rewires and rebuilds - all over the world. VT GROUP www.vtgrouponline.com VT offers prepress services for the POP display and corru- gated shipping container industry including graphic design, optimized digitally imaged printing plates and innovative pre-mounting solutions. Our large-format digital printing fa- cility (Digital Impact) is a leading short-run manufacturer of distinctive POP displays and signage where litho-like graph-

US, Canadian Governments Invest In Kolbus AutoBox Boxer

Huntersville, North Carolina based Kolbus America an- nounced the latest success and adoption of its AutoBox Boxer, by multiple US and Canadian government agencies.

The AutoBox Boxer, touted for its ease of use and effi- ciency in corrugated box production, has been purchased by these agencies to enhance their packaging capabili- ties. The AutoBox Boxer is billed as an intuitive, automatic short-run box making machine that brings speed, preci- sion, and versatility to the packaging industry. The Boxer boasts an array of features that include automatic setup, flexibility to accommodate various box styles and sizes, high-speed precision production, an intuitive user inter- face for ease of operation, and reliability.

ics are preferred. WPR SERVICES www.wprservices.net

WPR Services was established in 2016. What originally start- ed as a technical services company expanded its product offerings to include a machine center learning platform POWtalk™. Our analysis of video, audio, machine metrics, employee ergometrics, and person to person conversation provides a way to identify safety and process inefficiencies.

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