Hammer Packaging

PITTSBURGH, Pa.—The Label Printing Industries of America (LPIA) says it has gathered the industry’s best and brightest for its upcoming Fall Management Conference, Nov. 12-14, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nev. The conference will offer the following sessions: A View from the Inside-Coors Brewing Company, Operational & Financial Metrics, Taking the China Market by the Horns, Acquisition Strategies, The Global Perspective, and Accelerating Your Performance. Industry experts will also be on hand to answer the tough questions. “Many facets of the industry have undergone change; however, the benefits from participating in the LPIA conference have remained the same,” said Lou Iovoli, vice president of sales

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Hammer Packaging has received a Silver Award for management excellence in the NAPL 2007 Management Plus Awards Program. Administered by the National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL), the awards are based on a company’s management performance as compared to professional and industry standards. Only eleven companies were chosen for Silver Awards from the industry firms that participated in the competition, which is open to all graphic arts organizations. Hammer Packaging was cited for its superior financial records, its emphasis on employee participation in management, and its consistency in producing high-quality printing. “Being selected as one of the industry’s best managed graphic arts

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Hammer Packaging received four 2007 Premier Print Awards for outstanding achievement in the production of labels and flexographic printing. The Premier Print Awards are the graphic arts industry’s largest and most prestigious international printing competition that recognizes those responsible for the creation and production of outstanding print communications. Competing against more than 5,200 entries from printing and graphic arts firms around the world, Hammer Packaging received an Award of Recognition for Coca-Cola “Walk The Red Carpet” Academy Awards in-mold label and Certificates of Merit for Rose’s Mojito/Cocktail Infusions and Dasani bottled water cut and stack labels and Tavern on the Green balsamic vinegar

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Hammer Packaging has been named a recipient of the 2007 Rochester Business Ethics Award (RBEA). Hammer won in the “Large Company” category for companies with 250 employees or more. In the RBEA format, area companies are nominated for this award by clients, vendors, consultants and colleagues. Invited companies then choose to submit a comprehensive entry with detailed documentation and evidence of their policies and processes that address ethics issues, challenges and opportunities. “This award is a clear recognition that our culture is deeply rooted in our 5 shared values of integrity, respect, trust, credibility, and continuous improvement. It also reaffirms my sound belief

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Hammer Packaging has recently installed a Drent Goebel Variable Sleeve Web Offset Press, the first of its kind in North America. The press was custom configured for Hammer and features a 33.5˝ web, UV/EB curing system for inks and coatings, inline lamination, and continuous unwinds. This state-of-the-art technology expands Hammer’s ability to meet the growing and evolving needs of its customers. Variable Sleeve Offset Printing (VSOP) is a new, innovative technology that provides high quality printing positioned to compete graphically with rotogravure. This sleeve technology allows for quick changeovers for variable repeat lengths, which traditional web offset printing does not cost effectively accomplish.

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Hammer Packaging of Rochester, N.Y. has been awarded the Best Workplace in the Americas 2006 designation for its exemplary human resources practices. This award is presented by the Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (PIA/GATF) who recognizes individuals and companies for outstanding accomplishments in the graphic communications industry. This year marks the sixth year of the Best Workplace in the Americas program and the fourth year that Hammer Packaging has earned this distinction. A panel of highly respected HR professionals with decades of experience in the graphic arts industry reviewed the submissions. All of the winning companies actively show their employees that

FIRST PLACE Hammer Packaging, ­Rochester, N.Y. Livingston Seeds Press: Harris Plates: Kodak Dies: Best Die Co. Ink: Flint Ink SECOND PLACE Copac Inc. Greenleaf Citrus Verbena Press: MAN Roland Plates/Screens/Cylinders: Innovation Graphics Dies: Atlas Die Substrate: Atlantic Packaging Ink: Wikoff

FIRST PLACE Hammer Packaging, Rochester, N.Y. Propel Press: Mitsubishi Plates: Kodak Ink/Coating/ Adhesive: Flint Ink, Sun Chemical SECOND PLACE Hammer Packaging, Rochester, N.Y. Gatorade Endurance Press: Heidelberg Plates: Kodak Ink/Coating: Flint Ink, Sun Chemical THIRD PLACE Fort Dearborn Co., Elk Grove Village, Ill. Newman’s Own Organic Traditional Herb Press: Mitsubishi Plates: Kodak Ink: INX

FIRST PLACE Rotocolor, Hayward, Calif. Marilyn Merlot Press: Mark Andy Plates/Screens/Cylinders: DuPont, Flowdrive, Wilson Anilox: Harper Dies: Wilson Substrate: Fasson Ink: Water Ink Technologies SECOND PLACE Collotype Labels, Mile End South, South Australia Stamp of Australia Press: Gallus Plates/Screens: DuPont, Gallus Anilox: Harper Dies: RotoMetrics Substrate: Raflatac Ink: UV Flint Group THIRD PLACE Hammer Packaging, Rochester, N.Y. Peregrine Hill Press: Comco Plates/Cylinders: DuPont, RotoMetrics Dies: Wilson Mfg. Substrate: Raflatac Ink: Wikoff, Sun Chemical, Eckart, Rad-Cure

HILTON HEAD, S.C.—Time's running out to book a spot at Pira's first U.S. Future of Labeling conference. The inaugural conference will take place on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at the Crowne Plaza Hilton Head in Hilton Head, S.C. Packaging is becoming as important as the product it contains. With competition in global markets heating up, packaging is now considered critical to the success or failure of a brand. Not only does packaging need to protect, inform and promote, it is increasingly being used to add value through diagnostics and logistics. Labels are gaining popularity fast as brand owners and converters realize their advantages