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A management team of the company's directors has purchased label printer Stampiton from US parent company Renaissance Mark for an undisclosed figure. The UK based company is a £14M turnover operation employing 120 staff to produce specialist labels and bespoke laminates. Managing director and MBO team leader David Smith promises "additional investment in the future".

Reifenhäuser is building a production facility in Suzhou, China. Due to be completed in April, its first project will be a three-layer blown film line which will be shown at Chinaplas 2004.

Mocon claims its new Permatran-W 700 and Ox-Tran 702 testing systems offer a precise and efficient way to measure water vapour and oxygen transmission rates on flat films, laminates, and co-extrusions. Seven structures can be tested independently.

GRE Engineering's 2004 Open House on March 29-April 3, at its Steinebrunn, Switzerland HQ, will focus on digital printing and converting and on the company's latest innovations for its range of pre-owned label printing presses. The demonstration programme will include RFID label manufacturing and high speed multi web hot foil stamping and hologram inserting with multiple train foil saving.

Recently formed Advanced Supplies has been appointed sole UK agent for Norcross automatic viscosity controls and Delpro carbon fibre chamber doctor blades.

The e|5 UV & EB Technology Expo & Conference (formerly RadTech 2004), will be held at the Charlotte Convention Center, in North Carolina, USA, on May 2-5, 2004

Stanley Press Equipment is now exclusive distributor in the British Isles for the Theisen & Bonitz range of collators, booklet makers and ancillary equipment.

An updated version of the Confederation of Paper Industries' 'Who Makes What?' directory is now available priced at £25 including postage and packing to UK destinations.

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