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Association of Industrial Metalizers, Coaters and Laminators - AIMCAL
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Roll-2-Roll Technologies received the AIMCAL Technical Excellence Award for its ARIS web guiding technology. The award was presented at the AIMCAL Management Meeting in Carlsbad, Calif.
Tidland, a global leader in slitting and winding solutions for the web handling industry, was recently awarded the 2015 AIMCAL Technical Excellence Award for its 360 Degree Blade Guard.
Menges Roller has invested in a new machine for its flagship line of Heat Transfer Rolls (i.e., “Chill Rolls”). The new high-capacity CNC lathe has state-of-the-art computer interfaces and very exact machining capabilities.
More than 4,500 converting professionals and 345 exhibiting companies attended the second biennial ICE USA in Orlando, FL, April 9-11, to see all the latest equipment and technologies on display from 345 exhibiting companies. In fact, the show had 10 percent more attendees and exhibitors than the inaugural 2011 event.
News on printers in the packaging printing industry, including The Association of International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL), The Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute (TLMI), Fort Dearborn Company, Clondalkin Pharma and Healthcare North America and Tapp Label.
The countdown to ICE USA 2013 has begun. Only a few weeks remain until thousands of converting industry professionals will come together in Orlando to take part in North America's largest converting event, April 9 -11, 2013, at the Orange County Convention Center. Going into the home stretch, ICE USA 2013 is already 25 to 30 percent larger than the 2011 biennial event, and will feature more than 100 first-time exhibitors that will join nearly 200 returning exhibitors.
Two of the leading authorities in the packaging industry will present three thought-provoking keynote presentations to launch each day of the ICE USA 2013 Exhibition in Orlando, Florida, April 9-11.
At the annual Management Meeting of the Association of International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL), on March 10-13, 2013, at Rancho Las Palmas in Rancho Mirage, CA., Robert C. Fry Jr., Ph.D., senior economist at DuPont Co., will return as a speaker. A favorite presenter at the meeting, members rely on Fry’s annual economic forecast to prosper in the coming year.
The DecTec™ 2013 Seminar will be presented by Alexander Watson Associates (AWA) as part of the comprehensive educational program for converting industry professionals at ICE USA 2013 in Orlando, FL, April 9-11. The seminar will provide a foundation for informed decision-making across the value chain, and will also enable companies to evaluate their strategies, market position, competitive environment, business and technology platforms, as well as the decorating technology that is available.
Some of the major topics that Labelexpo Americas 2012 will focus on during the two-day conference in Chicago this September, will include the major issues facing the global converting industry, the benefits of digital printing, new technologies, diversifying into package printing and the environment.