Official Board Markets articles from October 2003

Official Board Markets archives from October 2003

Customers need more than a box.(converters take note)
October 4, 2003... Corrugated industry veteran Tom Davis remembers when one of his clients was searching for new customers to replace lost business. The box plant's sales representatives insisted that there was no new business. Davis suggested they seek out...

Transacted containerboard prices.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
October 4, 2003... Transacted Containerbboard 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...

Cascades increases interest in Dopaco.(Cascades Inc. acquires additional interest in Dopaco Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2003... Cascades Inc., Kingsey Falls, Quebec, has exercised its option to increase its interest in Dopaco, Inc. from 40 percent to 50 percent. Cascades' involvement in Dopaco dates back to 1997. Founded in 1979 by Edward Fitts, Dopaco is a leader...

Greif acquires all of CorrChoice.(Corrugated Sheet Feeder)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2003... CorrChoice, Inc., a Greif Inc. joint venture, has redeemed all outstanding shares of its minority shareholders for $115.3 million, which will be substantially founded by cash and cash equivalents of approximately $110 million. As a result of...

Pratt believes it set record.(On BHS Corrugator)(Pratt Industries USA believes it has set a North American productivity record)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2003... Pratt Industries USA has set what company officials believe is a North American productivity record. A crew at the company's Corrugating Division--Conyers, Ga., site averaged 50,929 lineal feet per hour on its 100 inch BHS corrugator for the...

NPA members visit Hong Kong.(exploring partnerships)(National Paperbox Association)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2003... Sixteen members of the U.S. National Paperbox Association (NPA) recently visited Hong Kong to learn of manufacturing capabilities and partnerships. The members visited four factories during the trip, which was organized by the Hong Kong Trade...

Stainless steel conveyers.(Product Update)
October 4, 2003... Bilt-Rite Co.'s SSC series of stainless steel conveyers is de signed for the food handling, pharmaceutical, meat, poultry, and chemical industries. The white food-grade PVC or rubber belts meet USDA and FDA approvals. The SSC series conveyors...

Average sheet prices.(paper)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
October 4, 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 South ...

Paperboard mill performance.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
October 4, 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 ...

Graphic Pkg closes Wisconsin plant.(71 Jobs Cut)(Graphic Packaging Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2003... Next month Graphic Packaging Corp., Perry, Ga., will close its folding carton plant in Fort Atkinson, Wis. The closing will affect 71 jobs. The job eliminations include 60 hourly and 11 salaried employees. Layoffs will begin Nov. 1 and...

China board manufacturer makes $97 million from IPO.(China's Second Largest)($24 million share offer from Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2003... The $24 million share offer from Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd., Hong Kong, is priced at $.54 per share. Lee & Man, China's second-largest container board manufacturer, will raise approximately $97 million in net proceeds from its initial...

Corrugating Roll Corp. hosted training.(free session)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2003... Knoxville, Tenn.-based Corrugating Roll Corp. (CRC), a division of BHS Corrugated Machinery, hosted the first training session at Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.'s new training center in Carol Stream, Ill. Smurfit-Stone moved its training center...

Flexographic printing plates.(Product Update)
October 4, 2003... Kodak Polychrome Graphics Flexcel flexographic printing plates are designed with wide exposure latitude and short drying times, and are compatible with alcohol based, water-based and UV inks. The Flexcel line includes three plates. For more...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.(Illustration)
October 4, 2003... Transacted Paper Stock Prices - Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News News (1) (4) (6) (8) Chicago ...

OCC prices flatten out.(Market Report)(corrugated cardboard)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2003... With the exception of Buffalo, where some mills are experiencing mechanical problems, taking downtime, or simply not buying because they have an overabundance of tons, OCC prices are flat. Those mills (throughout the rest of the country) that...

Linerboard inventories rise a lot.(Not A Good Sign)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2003... Linerboard inventories at mills increased 8.1 percent between the end of July and the end of August, reports the American Forest and Paper Association, Specifically, they went from 209,000 short toils at the end of July to 226,000 short tons at...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
October 4, 2003... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades For detailed chart explanation, see page 11 White Coated Hard New DLK News Soft Wht. White ...

Containerboard production declines.(In North America)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2003... North American containerboard production declined in August by 182,000 metric tons, or 6.1 percent, compared to the same month in 2002, reports Canada's Pulp and Paper Products Council (PPPC). During this period, North American mills operated...

Donahue installs at SP.(deaerator system)(Southeastern Packaging )(Brief Article)
October 4, 2003... Donahue & Associates International Inc., Milford, Ohio, installs a Donahue high pressure deaerator system at Southeastern Pack aging (SP), Harrisburg, N.C.

Manufacturing up again.(Third Straight Month)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2003... Manufacturing activity increased in September for the third straight month. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) sees this as the latest hopeful sign for recovery. Its manufacturing index was 53.7 in September, down from 54.7 in August. A...

AICC offers early registration.(Upcoming Courses)(Association of Independent Corrugated Converters )(Brief Article)(Calendar)
October 4, 2003... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) has early deadlines approaching for upcoming courses. By registering early, participants may save up to $150 per course. The early registration deadlines are: * Oct. 10 for...

Barrier coatings for paper packaging.(Product Update)
October 4, 2003... BASF's new barrier coatings for paper packaging are fully recyclable, and Stora-Enso will produce the first packaging coated with this new barrier dispersion. The dispersions are coated directly to board and help avoid the need for additional...

Steam Process Control Fact Sheet.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2003... Plant Support and Evaluations, Inc's new Steam Process Control Fact Sheet reviews all aspects of steam process control in industrial applications. It is available for free from the download library section of Plant Support and Evaluations,...

Add these tips to your marketing plan.(Think Outside The Hexahedron)
October 4, 2003... "You can't keep doing the same old thing," says Joseph Pine, a keynote speaker at last month's Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) meeting in San Francisco. Pine specializes in helping businesses conceive and design new ways...

Conserve moves design and manufacturing facility.(Custom-Built)(Conserve International Ltd.)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2003... Conserve International Ltd. (C.I. Ltd.), Cheshire, England, has a new location for its design and manufacturing facility for new machines. The new, custom-built facility has new machines, a conference room, and a C.I. Ltd. commercial office....

Transacted boxboard prices.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
October 4, 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...

Learn web handling at seminar.(Nov. 6 And 7)(Web Handling and Converting technical seminar)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
October 4, 2003... Learn practical problem-solving techniques for web handling, stirring and winding, and the physics of web machinery at "Web Handling & Converting," a technical seminar, Nov. 6-7 in Chicago. Presented by Sensor Products Inch. in association with...

Digital surface speed indicator.(Product Update)
October 4, 2003... Kernco Instruments Co., Inc. introduces a new hand-held digital surface speed indicator, Model DT 2235. The model accurately and digitally measures in one second the feet per minute and meters per minute of any linear moving surface. The unit...

Loadmaster LM3E series.(Product Update)
October 4, 2003... Alliance Machine Systems International designs the newest version of its Loadmaster semi-automatic palletizers for the corrugated container industry. The Loadmaster LM3E Series features a new electric drive system controlled by a Siemens S7...

"RFID FAQs, not fiction.".(Product Update)(AIM Inc. primer)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2003... AIM, Inc. publishes "RFID FAQs, not Fiction," a primer that ad dresses commonly asked questions and misconceptions about radio frequency identification (RFID) and privacy issues. AIM, a trade association for automatic identification and data...

Interactive CD.(Product Update)(American Baler Co.)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2003... "The Great American Tour," an interactive CD, shows American Baler Co.'s line of balers in real-world settings. It encompasses video tours of baling operations for a variety of materials, including corrugated and boxboard, and printing and...

Container service upgrades.(Box Software Suite)(Container Service Corp. installs software)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2003... Container Service Corp., Ringgold, Ga., has installed the Advantzware box software suite from Advanced Software, Inc., Yardley, Pa. The windows-based software automates all plant and office aspects of a corrugated box and folding carton plant...

Doing business in California is costly.(Laws Galore)
October 4, 2003... California businesses are screaming about the high cost of operating in a state of high taxes, expensive real estate, mandates from Sacramento, and a lot of red ink. Many companies that have operated in California for years are now moving to...

Weyerhaeuser Co.'s Eaton, Ohio, corrugated plant.(Noteworthy News)(achieved one year with zero OSHA recordable accidents and 20 months with no "lost time" work injuries)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2003... Weyerhaeuser Co.'s Eaton, Ohio, corrugated plant recently achieved one year with zero OSHA recordable accidents and 20 months with no "lost time" work injuries. As of Aug. 7, the Eaton employees have worked more than 360,000 hours without...

Producer price indexes-1982=100.(for paper, paperboard and converted products)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
October 4, 2003... Producer Price Indexes - 1982 = 100 Year June July Aug 2001/2002 2003 2003 2003 Total Paperboard 172.1/164.3 163.1 162.4 162.4 Total Paper &...

MPAC compact baler.(Product Update)
October 4, 2003... American Baler Co.'s new MPAC compact baler is a high-quality, lower productivity version of the company's PAC 4029 baler. Designed as a low-cost alternative for low- to medium-volume producers of recyclable trim waste and converting scrap, the...

AG2002 controller.(Product Update)
October 4, 2003... Shure-Glue's new AG2002 controller is an encoder-based, microprocessor-driven, electronic adhesive control system. Two independent, separately-programmable channels feature a selectable "auto-glue" function that allows pattern length to match...

Royer named Global CEO of the Year.(From Paperloop)(Raymond Royer of Domtar Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2003... Paperloop gives its Global CEO of the Year award to Raymond Royer, president and coo of Domtar, Inc. The award will be presented Nov. 18 at Pulp & Paper Week's 11th Paper/Forest Global Outlook Conference, which will be held Nov. 18 and 19 at...

Mexican facility installs Imaginera.(Box Software)(Empaques Industriales de la Frontera installs software system from Amtech)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2003... Empaques Industriales de la Frontera, Ciudad Juarez, CH, Mexico, installs the advanced Imaginera software system from Amtech. The customizable system automates customer service, production and sales. Amtech is based ha Bensalem, Pa.

Rover Remote Service System.(Product Update)
October 4, 2003... Give press crews the ability to show service specialists problems in real time without the expense of an on site service call with MAN Roland's Rover Remote Service System. Press crews use the tablet PC, wireless video camera, broadband...

Water-based coating.(Product Update)
October 4, 2003... ADMTronics Unlimited Inc.'s Aqualene[TM] 4364 is a water-based coating that gives a glossy, smooth and durable surface on paper and board, and is grease-, oil- and water-resistant. These resistance characteristics make Aqualene[TM] 4364...

Hexagonal corrugated drums.(Product Update)
October 4, 2003... Technology Container Corp. offers a flail line of hexagonal corrugated drums that ship knocked down, store flat, and save space for shipping powders, dry goods, and similar products. TCC Hex Drums are manufactured from double-wall, kraft or...

EconoCutter.(Product Update)
October 4, 2003... Contech's EconoCutter converts roll material into sheets. It's available with single or dual unwinds in a variety of weight capacities and widths. It features standard batch control, length control, and foot pedal operation. The EconoCutter is...

SP Newsprint Co.(People Update)(promotes Joseph Gorman to president and COO)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2003... SP Newsprint Co., Atlanta, promotes Joseph Gorman to president and coo, effective Jan. 1, 2004. He will succeed Dr. James Burke, current president and coo, who will retire at that time. Gorman has been with the company for 24 years, most...

Esko-Graphics.(People Update)(appointed Mark Vanover as director of marketing in North America)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2003... Esko-Graphics hires Mark Vanover as director of marketing in North America. Vanover, who was most recently with Creo America, will oversee North American marketing activities and business development. Esko-Graphics is based in Gent, Belgium.

Container Graphics Corp.(People Update)(announces various promotions)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2003... Several promotions are announced at Container Graphics Corp., Cary, N.C. William Father, general manager of the company's Pineville, N.C., facility, is appointed to a vice president of the corporation. James Schack, general manager of the...

Harris Waste Management Group, Inc.(People Update)(promoted Ashley Walls to manager of parts sales)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2003... Harris Management Group, Inc. promotes Ashley Walls to manager of parts sales. He will oversee the company's parts sales department in Cordele, Ga., including pricing, policies, and day-to-day operation. Walls has been with the Peachtree City,...

Is RAA A-OK? Advancing the process: the recovered paper industry welcomes the arrival of Recycle America Alliance. But reservations lurk.(Recycle America Alliance)
October 11, 2003... In the recovered paper industry, volume speaks volumes. Steve Ragiel, president of Houston headquartered Recycle America Alliance (RAA) knows this all too well. He cites it as a key reason for Waste management's (WM) decision to establish RAA...

Transacted containerboard prices.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
October 11, 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 lime at any price...

Southern Container buys Berry Packaging.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2003... Southern Container Corp. (SCC) purchases Berry Packaging of South Carolina, Spartanburg, S.C. Terms weren't disclosed. SCC plans to consolidate this operation into its existing sheet plant, also in Spartanburg, during the next 30 days. Several...

Weyco closes sheet feeder, reconfigures plant: eliminating jobs.(Weyerhaeuser Co.)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2003... Weyerhaeuser Co. will cut 92 jobs through a closure and reconfiguring at two southern U.S. plants. In the next 30 days, the company will close its Bardcor sheet feeder located in Guthrie, Ky. The closure affects 57 positions. In a related...

Do customers want to buy from you? Asked at PPC meeting: you need to make a continuous effort to attract profitable clients.(Paperboard Packaging Council)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2003... If you don't make certain that you're easy and desirable to do business with, customers are guaranteed to walk away from you, says Dennis Castiglione, former packaging buyer and lead sales instructor for Printing Industries of America. He spoke...

Regulations may shut Inland plant: Coosa River, Ga.(Inland Paperboard and Packaging)(Rome, Georgia)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2003... Inland Paperboard and Packaging, Inc.'s Rome, Ga., linerboard mill may have to construct a costly storage pond or shut its doors for good if Georgia state officials implement proposed water quality regulations on the Coosa River, where the mill...

Market report: a Black or a Blue Christmas?
October 11, 2003... Do they celebrate Christmas in China? The Chinese just might make Dec. 25 a national holiday if the number of boxes being produced there continues to rise. It could be a blue Christmas across much of the South Central region if some of...

Recovered paper quality worsens: PRA says.(Paper Recycling Association)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2003... Members of Canada's Paper Recycling Association (PRA) say that a decline in the quality of recovered paper has been an ongoing problem for paper recycling mills. They add that it is becoming increasingly difficult for the mills to source...

Interest high at graph and converting expo: sales rebound.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2003... Exhibitors at this year's Graph Expo and Converting Expo, held Sept. 28 to Oct. 1 at McCormick Place South in Chicago, report a long-awaited rebound in sales, profit and investments. Companies say they closed sales on the show floor, fielded...

Are customers open to innovation? At PPC meeting: its relentless pursuit will continue to be a top priority.(Paperboard Packaging Council)(Bruce Poole, president of Poole Associates)
October 11, 2003... Innovation is like the weather, says Bruce Poole, president of Poole Associates. Everyone talks about it but who is willing to do something about it? Poole spoke at the Paperboard Packaging Council's (PPC) Fall Meeting and Leadership...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.(Illustration)
October 11, 2003... Transacted Paper Stock Prices-Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News (1) (4) (6) Chicago $40-45 (+5) 50-55 (0)...

Green Bay machine plant lays off 115: soft market.(Paper Converting Machine Co.)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2003... Paper Converting Machine Co. laid off 115 workers last week at its Green Bay, Wis., headquarters. According to the Green Bay Press-Gazette, company President and CEO Rick Baer attributed the layoffs to a combination of declining orders and the...

NPA releases member co. sales: for August.(National Paperbox Association)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2003... August folding carton sales increased 0.87 percent, from $26.1 million in 2002 to $26.3 million this year, according to the National Paperbox Association's (NPA) monthly billed sales report. This report reflects sales statistics submitted by...

Box USA.(People Update)(Stu Clark joined company as sales manager)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2003... Stu Clark joins Box USA as sales manager at the company's Baltimore manufacturing plant. Box USA is based in Northbrook, Ill.

Is office building recycling a waste? Myths dispelled.
October 11, 2003... Many property managers of office buildings view recycling as a necessary evil. Recycling of office paper and old corrugated containers (OCC) is relatively cost-efficient and often desired by tenants, so property managers are willing to offer...

Carton converters need to stretch: at PPC meeting.(Paperboard Packaging Council)(Faraday Packaging Partnership)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2003... What are the industry drivers in the folding carton industry? Walter Lewis, managing director, Faraday Packaging Partnership, Leeds, England, says they include environmental compliance, cost reduction, technical specification, and adding...

How to save on utility costs: APPI works with associations.(Affiliated Power Purchasers International)
October 11, 2003... Costs for utility services like electricity and natural gas are a given for any company, but free auditing services from Affiliated Power Purchasers International, LLC (APPI) can help Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) and...

Are your customers satisfied? To please and retain: there's one way to find out--commission a professionally-conducted satisfaction survey.
October 11, 2003... During the past decade my company has interviewed more than 7500 customers at all levels in the corrugated industry--corrugator operators who buy from containerboard mills, sheet plants that buy from dedicated sheet feeders, and end users who...

Plator.(Product Update)
October 11, 2003... IMG Klett introduces Plator, a new cast iron handfed platen for board plants, sheet plants, and display manufacturers. Plator emphasizes precision--the heavy-duty cast iron construction enables greater diecutting pressure, resulting in...

Plate mounter for flexo and letterpress printers.(Product Update)
October 11, 2003... Cortron's plate mounter for flexo and letterpress printers ensures mounting accuracy. The plate is positioned in register and square with the press cylinder before contact is made. A precise rolling process using linear bearings wraps the plate...

DuraBlue 25 adhesive melters.(Product Update)
October 11, 2003... DuraBlue 25 adhesive melters from Nordson Corp. deliver simplicity, reliability, durability, and performance to product assembly, packaging and paperboard converting operations. The melters offer full feature control for automatic dispensing...

Specifications sheet.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2003... A specifications sheet from Precision AirConvey showcases the company's new TrimPAC[TM] system, which cuts and evacuates edge trim from slitters and diecutters up to 300 feet at 5500 feet per minute or faster air velocity. Developed for...

Calci-Kleen[TM].(Product Update)
October 11, 2003... Harper/Love Adhesives Corp. introduces Calci-Kleen[TM], a cleaner specifically designed to dissolve hard water scale, lime and rust deposits from corrugator glue rolls and other equipment. Calcium buildup on glue rolls and metering rolls...

For effective selling, nothing beats a testimonial: nothing is more persuasive in communicating your message than a letter of recommendation.
October 11, 2003... Does your company pride itself on great service and outstanding people? On a commitment to do "whatever it rakes" to satisfy, clients? Of course you do. It's a shame that you have so much difficulty in getting the world to take your word for...

Western Slope Industries.(People Update)(Tom Dichard joins company )(Brief Article)
October 11, 2003... Tom Dichard joins Western Slope Industries, Grand Junction, Colo., as outside sales representative for the company's WSI, IPBM, Multifold International, and Staude equipment lines. Responsibilities include sales of replacement parts, service...

Ink's role in a folding carton: heard at PPC meeting.(Paperboard Packaging Council)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2003... Ink makes up only about 3 percent of the total cost of a folding carton plant's costs. Compare that to fixed costs of 25 percent and substrate costs of 35 percent and you would think that ink would be the least of a carton converter's concerns....

HabasitLINK[R] modular belts.(Product Update)
October 11, 2003... HabasitLINK[R] modular belts is a new range of conveyor belts specifically designed for the paperboard packaging industry. HabasitLINK modular belts address industry concerns and requirements such as increased productivity and capacity,...

Woodward Jogger Aerators.(People Update)(Tom and John Scillieri join sales team)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2003... Brothers Tom and John Scillieri join the sales team at Woodward Jogger Aerator. They will assist with new and established accounts nationwide. Woodward Jogger Aerators is based in East Rutherford, N.J.

Alliance Machine Systems Europe.(People Update)(Peter Theel leaves company)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2003... Peter Theel has elected to leave Alliance Machine Systems Europe effective Oct. 31. He was a founder and former owner of Serco, which became part of Alliance Machine Systems Europe three years ago. During Iris time with Alliance Machine Systems...

The reasons behind the material handling boom: for carton converters: projects can often pay for themselves in as little as one and a half to two years.
October 11, 2003... Among companies in the folding carton arena, the current trend in capital spending is for materials handling improvements. The reason is a faster payback on their investment, in addition to the recognized reductions in repetitive motion issues....

PPC honors Howell with Gair Award: in Denver.(Paperboard Packaging Council)
October 11, 2003... George Howell is this year's recipient of the Robert T. Gair Award, the highest honor bestowed upon individuals in the folding carton industry. The award, presented by the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC), signifies an individual's extensive...

Chicago TAPPI plans workshops: Nov. 4.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2003... Chicago TAPPI will hold two corrugating workshops Tues., Nov. 4 at the Ramada O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Ill. The afternoon workshop, "Corrugating Roll Production and Maintenance," will cover proper roll measuring, coating benefits, extending...

Mitsubishi and Terdeca form alliance: North American market.(Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. and Terdeca CMG, Inc. )
October 11, 2003... Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. and Terdeca CMG, Inc. form an alliance to produce corrugating rolls for the North American market. This follows the alliance between both company's European divisions in February 2002, which resulted in...

Strine purchases first MAN Roland 900 XXL: largest modern sheetfed press.(Strine Printing)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2003... Strine Printing, York, Pa., purchases the first MAN Roland 900 XXL system equipped with an incline coater. This is also the first 900 XXL sold in North America. The 900 XXL is the largest modern sheetfed press on the market, providing a 73-inch...

Commencement Bay sets record: with an Isowa glue machine.(Commencement Bay Corrugated )(Brief Article)
October 11, 2003... Commencement Bay Corrugated (CBC), Orting, Wash., installs a new GU 10 glue machine from Isowa America, Inc., Tempe, Ariz. CBC chose the GU10 to complement its Isowa CF40 beltless single racer installed last year. The plant's third shift set a...

Questcorr installs Imaginera: box software.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2003... Questcorr, Bedford Park, Ill., installs the advanced Imaginera system from Amtech. The software covers customer service, production and sales. Amtech is based in Bensalem, Pa. For more information, call 215-639 9540 or visit...

Tidland offers Bladerunner seminars: Nov., Dec. and Jan.(Tidland Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2003... Tidland Corp., Camas, Wash., plans several Bladerunner seminars for upcoming months. The first seminar takes place Nov. 18 at the Holiday Inn Hillside hi Hillside, Ill. December's seminar is Dec. 16 at the Best Western Richmond in Richmond,...