Official Board Markets articles from January 2003

Official Board Markets archives from January 2003

Aprion and Scitex complete merger.(Aprion Digital Ltd., Scitex Vision Ltd.)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2003... Scitex Vision Ltd. and Aprion Digital Ltd. have completed the transaction that combines their businesses, positioning the merged company as a market leader in the industrial digital printing arena. The combined business will operate under...

Boycott GPC cartons, says AFL-CIO, PACE.(Graphic Packaging Corp. lockout prompted by dispute over pensions, overtime)
January 4, 2003... PACE International Union and the AFL-CIO are calling for a nationwide boycott against Graphic Packaging Corp. (GPC) and consumer products for whom GPC provides packaging. Included among manufacturers whose products are contained in GPC...

Transacted containerboard prices.(Illustration)
January 4, 2003... Average transacted price levels are tabulated by obtaining paid prices from independent converters purchasing linerboard and medium. All prices are intended as a reference standard only. Transactions may be concluded at any time at any price...

2003 training schedule for the folding carton industry.(Calendar)
January 4, 2003... High Speed Diecutting Learn to set up and run a diecutter to achieve maximum production. Four Days $1300 March 18-21, Sept. 9-12 Blanking and Production Learn to set up and run a diecutter with blanking. Four Days $1500...

2003 training schedule for the corrugated industry.(Calendar)
January 4, 2003... SPO Diecutter Operator Learn to set up and run a diecutter for maximum production. Five Days $1300 April 28-May 2, Nov. 3-7 Mechanical Maintenance for Diecutters (SPO) Learn to maintain your diecutter for the highest level of...

Menasha to close sheet plant.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2003... Next month Menasha Corp. plans to close its corrugated sheet plant in Mt. Pleasant, Tenn., after nearly 40 years of operation. The company will lay off 89 employees on February 17th when it transfers operations to sites in Olive Branch, Miss.,...

MeadWestvaco's Tatar retires.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2003... Jerome F. Tatar retired last week as chairman of the board for MeadWestvaco Corp., Stamford, Conn. John A. Luke, Jr., president and ceo, now assumes the additional role of chairman. Tatar is the former chairman, president and ceo of The...

Drop in and you drop out of favor.(sales professional's opinion about effectiveness of cold calls)
January 4, 2003... The first "real" job that I had in my sales career was as a territory manager for a well-established national company that sold office equipment--copiers, dictation machines, and the like. I "cut my teeth" as a sales person in this company, and...

OBM stock index.(Illustration)
January 4, 2003... obm stock index Exch. Company Ticker Close % Change Symbol 12/31/02 This Week NASD Amcor Ltd. AMCR 19.25 -1.19 NYS Boise Cascade...

West leads regional industry shipments.(corrugated/solid fiber product shipments, paperboard output, price data)(Illustration)
January 4, 2003... What a difference a shipping day makes. With the exception of the West, every region that the Fibre Box Association reports on experienced a drop in industry shipments of corrugated products in November on an actual basis. The West had a...

Office Depot goes Green.(hires GreenOrder to conduct sustainability audits for customers)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2003... Office Depot became the latest office-supply company to tout an environmental program, hiring a consulting firm to help its larger business customers buy recycled paper and other products. Through so-called sustainability audits, New...

K-C International sold.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2003... K-C International, the paper stock export business of Casella Waste Management, was sold to Frank Crowley and Phil Epstein, the two former owners of the company, reports Recycling Today. Terms weren't disclosed. The brokerage office, located in...

Adhesives play critical role in corrugating process.
January 4, 2003... "What is corrugating?" For all of the sophistication that we bring to the process it really boils down to two basic elements: First, we must flute the medium, or as the scientists say--we must transform it from a linear to a curvilinear form....

OCC accumulates in Northern Calif.(Port of Oakland closure delays old corrugated container shipments to China)
January 4, 2003... More than two months after federal intervention forced an end to an 11-day lockout of union workers at the Port of Oakland, Calif., its clbsure is still affecting Sonoma County, reports The Santa Rosa Press Democrat. Containers of...

G-P completes sale-leaseback.(Georgia-Pacific Corp. deal involves 38 warehouse facilities)(Illustration)
January 4, 2003... Georgia-Pacific Corp. (G-P), Atlanta, has completed the sale-leaseback transaction associated with the previously announced sale of a controlling 60 percent interest in Unisource Worldwide Inc. to Bain Capital. The transaction is valued at...

MAN Roland develops financing effort.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2003... MAN Roland, Inc. has developed an educational effort that will help printers secure stable and cost-effective financing for their capital equipment needs. Callect "Effective Financing for Printers," the program will warn against...

GATF text details press Oks.(Graphic Arts Technical Foundation)
January 4, 2003... Fear and intimidation are common for many print customers asked to conduct a press check, but an effective press check or color OK is vital for a quality printed job and customer satisfaction. To help those new to the industry or who are not...

Rand Whitney installs samplemaker.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2003... Rand Whitney Container, Worcester, Mass., installs the first Data Technology M3000 high-speed corrugated samplemaker with foam cutting capabilities. The M-3000 offers advance tooling, high production speeds, open access from all sides, and an...

AICC sets course deadlines.
January 4, 2003... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) has come out with its Winter 2003 Training Catalogue with the schedule of its courses available from January to March 2003. Three courses in February are being offered for the benefit...

New diecutting resource available.
January 4, 2003... Larson WorldWide, Inc., Norwell, Mass., releases its latest resource guide, "International Manufacturers and Distributors of Flatbed, Multi-Contour and Rotary Die Cutting Systems." The new publication is a result of a two-year research effort....

Pen Mam dust collector. (product update).(Brief Article)
January 4, 2003... Maxson Automatic Machinery Co. offers the Pen Mam dust collector, a sheet cleaning system that has been developed to relieve sheeting operations of printers' complaints involving dust-related blemishes. As the sheet packet is conveyed from the...

Poulsonator Anilox Multi-Brush[TM]. (product update).(Brief Article)
January 4, 2003... HarperScientific[TM] introduces a special anilox roll cleaning system to its extensive flexographic supplies product line. The Poulsonator Anilox Multi-Brush[TM] is named after its inventor, Bill Poulson, Harper's regional sales manager. The...

FlexiProof 100. (product update).(Brief Article)
January 4, 2003... The FlexiProof 100 sample presentation system, new from Testing Machines Inc., enables users to accurately simulate flexographic printing for all prepress applications. This compact bench-top machine, a scaled-down version of a full-sized flexo...

EtchLess inks. (product update).(Brief Article)
January 4, 2003... Kohl & Madden Printing Ink Corp. has completed extensive press testing of a series of new sheetfed offset inks call EtchLess inks. The new inks print with water only--no fountain solution etch or alcohol substitutes are needed. The EtchLess ink...

Midway Container installs Advantzware.(from Advanced Software Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2003... Midway Container, Farmington, Mo., recently purchased the complete Advantzware for Windows box software suite from Advanced Software, Inc., Yardley, Pa. The software automates all plant and office aspects of a corrugated box and folding carton...

Oakwood Pkging buys BoxPro.(from Hyperware)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2003... Washington Court House, Ohio-based Oakwood Packaging Co., LLC has purchased and installed HyperWare's BoxPro estimating and order entry system. Fully integrated with ACCPAC's accounting suite, BoxPro offers a Windows-based business solution for...

Guide to the Language of Flexographic PrePress and Printing. (product update).(Flexographic PrePress Platemakers Association)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2003... The Flexographic PrePress Platemakers Association (FPPA) has developed a new Guide to the Language of Flexographic PrePress and Printing. The primer was developed by FPPA's marketing committee in an effort to provide its members with a point of...

China paper makers have tariff concerns.(Brief Article)
January 11, 2003... Paper makers in China dependent on U.S. recovered paper imports are concerned over skyrocketing costs due to the 30 percent tariff imposed last May as retaliation for U.S. tariffs on China steel imports, reports ChinaPaperOnline. China...

What's new in corrugated?(Manufacturers of the recent TAPPI meeting are listed)
January 11, 2003... Anyone who wanted to know about new machinery developments in the corrugated converting industry would have been wise to attend last week's Chicago TAPPI meeting in Rosemont, Ill. Approximately 110 box converting industry executives who did...

Transacted containerboard prices.(Illustration)
January 11, 2003... Transacted Containerboard Prices Average transacted price levels are tabulated by obtaining paid prices from independent converters purchasing linerboard and medium. All prices are intended as a reference standard only. Transactions may...

2003 Training schedule for the Folding Carton Industry.(Chronology)(Illustration)
January 11, 2003... High Speed Diecutting Learn to set up and run a diecutter to achieve maximum production. Four Days $1300 March 18-21, Sept. 9-12 Blanking and Production Learn to set up and run a diecutter with blanking. Four Days...

2003 Training schedule for the Corrugated Industry.(Chronology)(Illustration)
January 11, 2003... SPO Diecutter Operator Learn to set up and run a diecutter for maximum production. Five Days $1300 April 28-May 2, Nov. 3-7 Mechanical Maintenance for Diecutters (SPO) Learn to maintain your diecutter for the highest...

Potlatch reorganizes.(Brief Article)
January 11, 2003... Potlatch Corp., Spokane, Wash., has reorganized its Consumer Products and Paperboard Division into two separate divisions. The company says the move reflects increasing management emphasis on its consumer products business, which continues to...

IP closes food service plant.(International Paper Co.)(Brief Article)
January 11, 2003... International Paper Co. (IP) will shut down a food service packaging plant on Commerce Street in Hopkinsville, Ky., cutting 300 jobs, reports the Kentucky New Era. Employees were told of the shutdown Dec. 30th. The closure is scheduled for the...

Merrimac sells idled mill.(SummitBridge Investment Management acquires the paper mill from Merrimac Paper Corp. Group)(Brief Article)
January 11, 2003... Merrimac Paper Corp. Group (MPC) has sold its idled paper mill in Pepperell, Mass., to a Colorado-based investment company. The sale price to SummitBridge Investment Management of Denver was not disclosed, and the intention for the mill site...

SSCC awards ePlus contract.(Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.)(Brief Article)
January 11, 2003... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (SSCC), Chicago, has awarded ePlus Inc., Herndon, Va., with a major content software license and services contract following extensive industry due diligence and a successful pilot program. SSCC will license...

HDIA hosts regional meeting.(Heidelberg Digital Imaging Association)(Brief Article)
January 11, 2003... The Heidelberg Digital Imaging Association (HDIA) will hold "DigitalPrint Chicago," its first regional meeting of the year, Jan. 23rd at Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, Chicago. The five-hour event will feature seminars addressing the new...

Kadant reaches Mexican market.(Kadant Black Clawson Inc. enters into an agreement with Kadant AES Mexico S.A. de C.V.)(Brief Article)
January 11, 2003... Kadant Black Clawson Inc., a subsidiary of Kadant Inc., has signed a sales representative agreement with Kadant AES Mexico, S.A. de C.V., a Kadant subsidiary based in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Effective February 1, Kadant AES Mexico will be...

Bunting Magnetics Co. has expanded its line of hot stamping products to include magnetic hot stamping cylinders and hot stamping bases. (product update).(Brief Article)
January 11, 2003... Bunting Magnetics Co. has expanded its line of hot stamping products to include magnetic hot stamping cylinders and hot stamping bases. For use with the magnetic cylinders and bases, Bunting also supplies Bi-Metal dies that combine a steel...

P350 digital plate reader. (product update).(Brief Article)
January 11, 2003... Ihara U.S. Inc. introduces its P350 digital plate reader, which offers state of the art advanced digital image processing technology for precise dot measurement. Unlike densitometer-based plate measurements, the P350 does not convert filter...

Transacted boxboard prices.(Illustration)
January 11, 2003... Transacted Boxboard Prices The prices tabulated here are intended only as a reference standard to the current levels commonly prevailing in a representative proportion of the U.S. contract transactions. The prices listed do not connote...

Obm stock index.(Illustration)
January 11, 2003... obm stock index Exch. Company Ticker Close % Change Symbol 1/8/03 This Week NASD Amcor Ltd. AMCR 19.68 2.23 NYS Boise Cascade ...

Paper Cos. to pay for river cleanup.(Brief Article)
January 11, 2003... Culminating three decades of debate, last week the government unveiled a plan to rid 26 miles of eastern Wisconsin's Fox River of harmful PCBs dumped years ago by paper mills, reports the Associated Press. The cleanup plan calls for...

CHH sells Pkg business.(A consortium acquires Carter Holt Harvey Ltd's Chilean packaging business)(Brief Article)
January 11, 2003... New Zealand forest products company Carter Holt Harvey Ltd. (CHH) has sold its Chilean packaging business to a consortium for $11 million, reports Dow Jones. The consortium consists of Asesorias e Inversiones Camino Real Limitada,...

SSCC offer expires.(Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.'s tender offer of Stone Container Finance Co. of Canada)(Brief Article)
January 11, 2003... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (SSCC), Chicago, reports that the previously-announced tender offer of Stone Container Finance Co. of Canada, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Smurfit-Stone, to purchase any and all of its 11 percent senior...

Harbor buys Imaginera.(Harbor Packaging acquires the software solution from Amtech)(Brief Article)
January 11, 2003... Bensalem, Pa.-based Amtech sells its Imaginera system to Harbor Packaging, San Diego. The software solution offers efficient scheduling through its Smart Plan modules. Report writers give the customer flexibility in customizing reports and...

Paperboard mill performance.(Illustration)
January 11, 2003... Paperboard Mill Performance U.S. paperboard production by furnish, current and cumulative totals in 1000 short tons, as reported by the American Forest & Paper Association. Unbleached ...

Fibre box shipments.(Illustration)
January 11, 2003... Fibre Box Shipments United States corrugated/solid fibre product shipments, in billion square feet, as reported by the Fibre Box Association. Corrugated/Solid Fibre Cumulative ...

Average sheet prices.(Illustration)
January 11, 2003... Average Sheet Prices Based upon a survey of sheet plants. Per 1000 sq. ft., 50,000 sq. ft. single item orders, including delivery charges. Southeast/ East ...

Linerboard inventories jump noticeably.(Brief Article)
January 11, 2003... Linerboard inventories at mills increased an eye-popping 28.5 percent between the end of October and the end of November, reports the American Forest and Paper Association. Specifically, they increased from 197,600 tons to 254,000 tons during...

Transacted paper stock prices.(Illustration)
January 11, 2003... Transacted Paper Stock Prices Prices are per short ton. They change the first issue of each month. Unless otherwise noted, they're effective for the calendar month. Grades and preparation requirements are as defined in current Paper...

OCC market report.(Illustration)
January 11, 2003... With the exception of the East (NY, NE and Buffalo), OCC is moving steadily in all the regions listed in the chart above. Nevertheless, a lot of mixed signals are coming from the board mills collectively. Some are turning away suppliers left...

MAN Roland hosts open house.(Brief Article)
January 11, 2003... MAN Roland, Offenbach, Germany, hosted an open house in November at carton manufacturer Ellis Packaging Limited, to display its 412 Roland 700 sheetfed press, for attendees of Print Ontario, the Toronto-based expo featuring small to mid-sized...

7.5-pound triplewall corrugated nestable pallet. (product update).(Brief Article)
January 11, 2003... Protecta-Pack Systems, a division of Liberty Carton Co., releases its new 7.5-pound triplewall corrugated nestable pallet. The pallet, built to carry a load up to 1200 pounds, provides durable support protection and is lightweight. The base of...

Accent Wire Products. (product update).(Brief Article)
January 11, 2003... Axcent Wire, LLC North presents the full spectrum of Accent Wire Products, Accent Wire supplies all sizes of baling wire, including cut-to-length and half-gauge sizes, and galvanized, black annealed and bright basic wire for industrial...

Rock-Tenn Co. Fiber Marketing. (people update).(Dean White becomes general manager--Chattanooga Fiber Marketing)(Brief Article)
January 11, 2003... Rock-Tenn Co. Fiber Marketing, Chattanooga, Tenn., hires Dean White as general manager--Chattanooga Fiber Marketing. He manages the daily operations and provides marketing services. He has more than 17 years of experience with Bowater in wood...

TAPPI schedules short course.("Troubleshooting the Corrugator Process" is the course)(Brief Article)
January 11, 2003... TAPPI, Atlanta, has scheduled a short course titled "Troubleshooting the Corrugator Process," March 19-21 at the Perdido Beach Resort, Orange Beach, Ala. This course, designed for box plant managers and people responsible for quality...

MeadWestvaco merges subsidiary.(Westvaco Brand Security is the business)(Brief Article)
January 11, 2003... MeadWestvaco Corp., Stamford, Conn., is closing its Westvaco Brand Security (WBS) business and merging the wholly owned subsidiary's brand-protection services into the company's core packaging business. MeadWestvaco has decided that WBS's...

Harbor Packaging Inc. (people update).(Joseph Calabrese is a new partner)(Brief Article)
January 11, 2003... Joseph Calabrese has joined the owners of Harbor Packaging Inc., San Diego, Calif., as a new partner. He has served as vice president of sales over the past 10 years and will continue to serve in this position as owner of the company. He joins...

Weyerhaeuser Co. (people update).(Sandy McDade will become senior vice president, Canada)(Brief Article)
January 11, 2003... Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, Wash., reports that Sandy McDade will assume the role of senior vice president, Canada, when C. William Gaynor retires later this year. Susan Mersereau will become vice president, Information Technology, and cio...

MeadWestvaco Corp. (people update).(Thierry Lucereau becomes coo of Consumer Packaging Group's Essentials and Luxury Division)(Brief Article)
January 11, 2003... Thierry Lucereau joins MeadWestvaco Corp.'s Consumer Packaging Group as coo of the Essentials and Luxury Division. He has more than 25 years of experience in consumer packaging, general management, sales and marketing, and manufacturing. Most...

International Forest Products Corp. (IFP). (people update).(Brad Ayers becomes director of domestic paper sales and trade)(Brief Article)
January 11, 2003... International Forest Products Corp. (IFP), Foxboro, Mass., promotes Brad Ayers to director of domestic paper sales and trade. He will continue to oversee IFP's domestic containerboard sales and trading and imports of gypsum liner.

Koerber PaperLink North America. (people update).(Kevin Rolfe becomes senior vice president of sales and marketing)(Brief Article)
January 11, 2003... Kevin Rolfe has been appointed senior vice president of sales and marketing for Koerber PaperLink North America. Rolfe joins Koerber PaperLink with more than 16 years of experience in the paper industry, most recently as vice president and...

RadTech. (people update).(David Diehl becomes president)(Brief Article)
January 11, 2003... David Diehl of PPG Industries Inc. has assumed office as president of RadTech for a two-year term. He has played a major role in developing the growth of the organization, including the transformation of the association's RadTech Report into a...

Inland creates new group.(Inland Paperboard and Packaging Inc. )(Brief Article)
January 18, 2003... Inland Paperboard and Packaging, Inc., Indianapolis, creates Inland Display and Packaging Solutions[TM], a new operating group with plants in Indianapolis, Chicago and Mishawaka, Ind. The group combines Inland's display operations and those...

Box buyers lament. (Survey Reveals).(Brief Article)
January 18, 2003... Ask a corrugated box buyer if he or she is happy with the products they're getting and they will say yes. But ask some more specific follow-up questions and you will quickly learn that there is still room for improvement. That's the quick...

Transacted containerboard prices. (Survey Reveals).(for week ended January 14, 2003, US)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
January 18, 2003... Average transacted price levels are tabulated by obtaining paid prices from independent converters purchasing linerboard and medium. All prices are intended as a reference standard only. Transactions may be concluded at any time at any price...

SSCC will close box plants.(Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., US)(Brief Article)
January 18, 2003... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (SSCC), Chicago, has tentatively decided to discontinue operations at its New Orleans and Dolton, Ill, corrugated container plants. The company says it decided to close these plants after long and careful...

Great Northern files for bankruptcy.(Great Northern Paper Co., Maine)(Brief Article)
January 18, 2003... On January 9th Maine's Great Northern Paper Co. filed for bankruptcy protection. The filing creates additional uncertainty for 1100 Maine workers, most of whom had been laid off during a recent two week plant shutdown. The company's two...

ICPF creates McCardell Internship.(at Fox Valley Technical College (Appleton, Wisconsin); International Corrugated Packaging Foundation)(Brief Article)
January 18, 2003... International Corrugated Packaging Foundation (ICPF) is establishing the "Ed McCardell Internship Program" at the Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, Wis., with contributions it is receiving from industry friends and colleagues. McCardell...

Box buyer survey responses.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
January 18, 2003... Can your box supplier do everything you need it to do to serve you well OR does it have production/ service gaps? Has gaps 37% Serves me well 63% Do you believe your box supplier is providing you with innovative,...

Time to change, Heusch says.(machinery industry must change manufacturing methods to meet corrugated converters' productivity needs, world)
January 18, 2003... According to Chris Heusch, president of ARCH, Inc., a Salt Lake City, Utah-based consulting firm, a paradigm shift is developing in the corrugated container industry that is changing the relationship between machinery manufacturers and...

OBM stock index.(paper company stock prices at close of January 15, 2003, US and Canada)(Illustration)
January 18, 2003... Exch. Company Ticker Close Symbol 1/15/03 NASD Amcor Ltd. AMCR 20.34 NYS Boise Cascade BCC 27.40 NASD...

Paperboard mill performance.(production data, year to date November 2002 versus November 2001, in 000 short tons, US)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
January 18, 2003... U.S. paperboard production by furnish, current and cumulative totals in 1000 short tons, as reported by the American Forest & Paper Association. Unbleached Kraft Semi- ...

Fibre box shipments.(US, in billion square feet, cumulative year-to-date, November 2002 versus November 2001)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
January 18, 2003... United States corrugated/solid fibre products shipments, in billion square feet, as reported by the Fibre Box Association. Corrugated/Solid Fibre Cumulative Monthly Total YTD ...

Average sheet prices.(by US region, in US$)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
January 18, 2003... Based upon a survey of sheet plants. Per 1000 sq. ft., 50,000 sq. ft. single item orders, including delivery charges. Southeast/ East South North Sheets Northeast...

Triad expands into Carolina markets.(acquires Chambers Container, Gastonia, North Carolina)(Brief Article)
January 18, 2003... Triad Packaging Inc., Bristol, Tenn., recently acquired Chambers Container, an independently owned company in Gastonia, N.C. Terms were not disclosed. The acquisition enables Triad to better support its existing customers and expand...

Transacted paper stock prices.(Illustration)
January 18, 2003... Prices are per short ton. They change the first issue of each month. Unless otherwise noted, they're effective for the calendar month. Grades and preparation requirements are as defined in current Paper Stock Industries' Standards and Practices...

Is it wise to set recycling goals?(Seattle may shift focus to waste reduction)(Brief Article)
January 18, 2003... Seattle might be about to admit that it can't meet its recycling goals, reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The city's 1998 solid waste plan called for recycling 60 percent of the city's waste by 2008. A decision on how far and how fast the...

Cadmus Whitehall uses its forte to design carton.(Brief Article)
January 18, 2003... Cadmus Whitehall, a Charlotte, N.C.-based converter, needed to find a way to put a great amount of product information on a smaller carton for Conversion Plus, a suite of data-conversion software applications marketed by Data Viz. "The...

Johnson corrugated buys FFG.
January 18, 2003... Johnson Corrugated Products, Inc., Thompson, Conn., has purchased a new Martin flexo folder-gluer NT 1636 with diecutting section. "We produce corrugated packaging material, including singleface rolls and pads," CEO and Owner Randy Johnson...

Great Lakes buys laminator.
January 18, 2003... Great Lakes Packaging Corp., Germantown, Wis., purchases and installs an Automatan 7780 large-format label laminator. Jim Nelson, Great Lakes Packaging vice president and general manager, says the purchase aligns with the company's strategy to...

Maxson Automatic Machinery Co. (product update).
January 18, 2003... Maxson Automatic Machinery Co. releases the cut-to-register sheeter, capable of speeds up to 1000 fpm. It uses a roll stand with line guidance capabilities, a sensitive scanner to detect registration marks, and a high resolution electronic...

Ultra-Lube 2001. (product update).
January 18, 2003... The Ultra-Lube 2001, from UVLM, Inc., is an acoustic lubrication device that attaches to any grease gun, turning it into a sensitive diagnostic learning device. The ability to hear the sonic sound of the bearing allows the user to determine...