Finishing - Material Handling

Vecoplan Names Cox Sales Manager Waste – Division
September 19, 2007

HIGH POINT, NC—Mike Cox has joined Vecoplan, LLC as the Mid-West Sales Manager in their Waste Division. Cox will be responsible for sales to the municipal, industrial and post-consumer waste markets including the printing and document destruction industries. Vecoplan is the worldwide leader in size reduction technologies, including shredders, material handling machinery, separation equipment, and complete waste reduction systems. Cox brings 18 years of experience in capital equipment and industrial sales to his new position. “The rapid growth that we’ve experienced, especially in our Waste Division, has made it necessary for us to expand both our facilities and our personnel. We are fortunate to have

Vecoplan, LLC Grand Opening
September 17, 2007

ARCDALE, NC—September 17, 2007—Vecoplan, the worldwide leader in size reduction technology, dedicated their newly expanded headquarters at a grand opening on Saturday, September 15, 2007 in Archdale, NC. Tours of the enlarged, 60,000 square foot facility were conducted during the event. A contingent of officials from Germany joined Vecoplan employees and vendors, in the celebration. According to Len Beusse, COO of Vecoplan, LLC “the decision to expand our building was driven by the continually increasing demand for our shredders and systems, especially our systems. Over the last 5 years we’ve had more and more customers that come to us for a total waste

KODAK Cutting and Creasing Tables Help Packaging Customers Create Accurate Mockups and Comps More Quickly and Efficiently
September 9, 2007

CHICAGO—September 9—With the introduction of KODAK Cutting and Creasing Tables, prepress operations can achieve new levels of predictability of the final printed piece with packaging mockups and comps produced using a KODAK APPROVAL Digital Color Imaging System. KODAK Digital Cutting and Creasing Tables offer fast, accurate cutting and creasing of substrates used in the mockup, comping and prepress production stages of packaging design. Producing a scored, cut carton in as little as 60 seconds, the tables use tangential knives and two- or three-point creasing wheels, keeping the substrate in place with a vacuum hold-down feature. “By using APPROVAL System proofs and an automated

Vecoplan Names Todd Carswell VP of Technical Services
September 7, 2007

HIGH POINT, NC—09/07/07—Vecoplan LLC, the world-wide leader in size reduction technologies, has named Todd Carswell Vice President of Technical Services. Carswell has been with Vecoplan for 10 years and was formerly head of Technical Development were he oversaw the company’s R & D Team. Carswell’s responsibilities, as VP of Technical Services, will expand to include the oversight of all technical aspects of Vecoplan’s continued growth. In addition to leading in the design of new technologies, he will now be in charge of Vecoplan’s Service Department. “As the sheer number of customers, machines and systems that we have in the field has grown, and

Vecoplan appoints Mike Wilhoit to VP of Operations
September 7, 2007

Vecoplan, LLC has promoted Mike Wilhoit to the newly created position of Vice President of Operations. Vecoplan is the worldwide leader in size reduction technologies, including shredders, material handling machinery, separation equipment, and complete waste reduction systems. Prior to his promotion Wilhoit was Operations Manager at Vecoplan and oversaw their recently completed building expansion. In his new position Wilhoit will oversee all aspects of manufacturing and daily facilities operations. “Over the last six years Mike has proven his leadership abilities and we’re fortunate to have someone of his caliber in a position to head up our production operations” states Len Beusse, COO at Vecoplan.

How To Get Die Quality Creasing on Your Muller Cover Feeder
September 7, 2007

The Spine & Hinge Creaser for Muller cover feeders totally eliminates fiber cracking and eliminates off-line scoring once and for all. One device handles papers from 90# text up through 16 point, no matter the grain direction. Variable spine and hinge widths, and infinitely variable crease width adjustment means your customer gets exactly the finished cover they are looking for.

Heidelberg to Display Latest Packaging Solutions
July 25, 2007

KENNESAW, GA—July 25, 2007—Heidelberg will demonstrate a wide range of packaging solutions at this year’s Graph Expo, including several new items that boast a competitive advantage in economy, efficiency and flexibility. The prepress, press and postpress equipment will be on display in booth #1200 at McCormick Place in Chicago from Sept. 9-12, 2007. “Heidelberg provides high-performance packaging solutions to a broad spectrum of businesses, whether they are printing simple folding boxes or high-end finished cartons for luxury goods. The high level of customization on our equipment allows companies to find the right solutions for their business,” says Mark Rasmussen, postpress packaging product manager, Heidelberg USA. For

Kansa to Release Intelli-Jog Electric Jogger
June 26, 2007

EMPORIA, KS—June 26, 2007—Kansa Technology, LLC an Emporia, KS based post press equipment manufacturer proudly announces the development and release of the Kansa Intelli-Jog the industry’s first smart electric jogger. This new design offers many unique features like auto start mode which utilizes a sensor to detect an approaching operator to automatically start the jogger…

Samuel Strapping Systems, News Group and Ovalstrapping Graphics merge to form GO Packaging
April 4, 2007

FORT PAYNE, AL—04/04/07—In the fourth quarter of 2006, Samuel Manutech completed the purchase of Ovalstrapping Graphic Arts and Industrial divisions in the U.S. One of the objectives of the purchase was to utilize the synergies of Samuel Strapping Systems News Group and the Oval Graphic Arts Group. To take advantage of these synergies, we are proud to announce the creation of an exciting new company called GO Packaging. The new company will offer news and newspaper customers a full line of high speed on-line and offline bundling equipment, including the industry leading NT 440 and Strapmaster machines. In addition to high

VecoPlan, LLC Introduces New Control System for Its Shredding Systems
March 15, 2007

ARCHDALE, NC/March 15, 2007—VecoPlan, LLC, a leading manufacturer of industrial shredders and shredding systems used in many industries, today announced it new control panel system simply referred to as the Revision 9A with Human-Machine Interface. “The Rev. 9A is major advancement in shredder controls technology,” states Todd Carswell, Vecoplan’s VP of Technical development. “It was a collaborative effort between Marc Parsons, Vecoplan’s Graphics Director, Allen-Bradley, div. of Rockwell Automation, the large industrial controls manufacturer, and myself,” adds Carswell. “The major advantage on the Rev 9A is the customizable program setting that allows you to adjust program settings to your specific application” adds Mr.