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APRIL • Pratt Industries Opens New Corrugated Facility In GA : Conyers, GA based Pratt Industries Inc. announced the opening of its new 409,000-square-foot facility in Austell, Georgia. • Atlantic Packaging Opens New Facility In Kansas City : Wilmington, North Carolina based Atlantic Pack- aging has confirmed the opening of its new facility in Kansas City, Missouri. • Ryan Chappell, Formerly Of Louisiana Corrugated, BCN Writer, Dies At 62 : Ryan Eugene Chappell passed away peacefully in his home on March 11th in Monroe, Louisiana, at age of 62. • Harmax To Install Roll Stands On Fosber Corrugator At Acme : Eagle River, Wisconsin and Winnipeg, Can- ada based Harmax Rollcon announced the sale of a custom designed roll conveying system for the new Fosber corrugator being installed at Acme Corrugated Box Co. in Hatboro, Pennsylvania. • SupplyOne Acquires Bell Container Corp.: Newtown Square, Pennsylvania based SupplyOne, Inc., an- nounced that it has acquired Bell Container Corp, in Newark, New Jersey. • Hood Container Corp. Acquires Sonoco’s U.S. Dis- play Business : Atlanta, Georgia based Hood Container Corporation, a family owned paperboard and special- ty paper manufacturer has purchased the U.S. Display and Packaging business of Hartsville, South Carolina based Sonoco for $80 million in cash. • Ray Rammelsberg, Formerly Of Valco Melton, Dies At 68 : Raymond (Ray) Rammelsberg Jr., passed away at home on March 28, 2021, in Kentucky of cancer. • PPC Honors Former WestRock CEO Voorhees With Robt. T. Gair Lifetime Achievement Award : PPC has selected Steven C. Voorhees, former CEO of WestRock, as the recipient of its 2021 Robert T. Gair Award. • Stoler Appointed CEO At Vanguard : Kansas City, Mis- souri based Vanguard Packaging has announced the appointment of Chris Stoler as its new CEO. • Complete Design And Packaging Upgrades With Second Apstar : Concord, North Carolina based Com- plete Design and Packaging (CDP) has confirmed the installation of their second Apstar RDC. • Kolbus Appoints Clark New Technical Sales Manag- er : Kalamazoo, Michigan based Kolbus America, Inc. is strengthening its sales and service departments with the addition of Ryan Clark as its new technical sales manager for the Mid-Atlantic & Northeast region. • Chicago Electric Moves To New, Larger Facility : Chi- cago Electric Sales Inc. announced that it has moved to a larger facility. The 46,000-square-foot building in Hanover Park, Illinois, is three times the size of its old location and will support new initiatives in robotics and logistics.
ADVANTZWARE www.advantzware.com
Advantzware provides a flexible and comprehensive sys- tem to address the business management needs of the in- dependent box business, as well as the ERP requirements of full scale packaging plants and integrated companies. With modules for estimating, scheduling, production, inven- tory and accounting, this scalable system supports packag- ing plants that produce corrugated boxes, folding cartons, point of purchase displays, assembled partitions, paper- board products, foam fabrication, as well as distribution of packaging supplies. Advantzware has been in operation for over 30 years and continually enhances our system to ad- dress the needs of the industry. AIR CONVEYING CORPORATION www.accfi lter.com Air Conveying Corporation is a recognized leader in the in- dustry of Pneumatic Conveying Systems and has been in business since 1968. As an equipment manufacturer rather than simply a sales organization, we have complete control over the quality of material and products which make up your proposed system. Our equipment is found in Printing, Folding Carton and Corrugated plants throughout the coun- try and the world. Let us build you the best Trim Removal System you ever had. Contact us today. Amtech offers the industry’s most innovative and compre- hensive corrugated and packaging ERP, integrated sched- uling software, and engineered automation technology. For over 30 years, Amtech has remained at the backbone of successful businesses from the independent box makers to the largest integrateds. We keep our customers competitive in an ever-changing economy with options such as custom- er digital storefronts and workflows, business intelligence, automated scheduling for corrugators, converting and ship- ping, proactive roll stock and inventory management, and so much more in an integrated, single vendor environment. APEX INTERNATIONAL www.apex-groupofcompanies.com AMTECH SOFTWARE www.amtechsoftware.com World’s largest Anilox and Glue & Metering roll manufac- turer, providing the widest selection of corrugated engrav- ings and complementary services. Anilox engraving options available from our North American manufacturing facility include elongated 75°, 60°, 45°, plus Apex’s patented GTT technology. Glue rolls are produced with Hardened Stain- less Steel and a max TIR of 10 µ for Single, Double Facers.
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL www.albint.com
Albany International has a corrugator belt for every appli- cation. Our reputation for durable performance is the trade- mark of the most dependable belts in service today.
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