Kocher + Beck

The NorthEast Label Manufacturers Association (NELMA) will be holding its 6th Annual Expo and Networking Conference on Thursday, May 8th at the Bridgewater Marriott in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The event will run from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. This event will feature an exhibit hall with key suppliers of products and services to the label printing industry. They will included such vendors as UPM-Raflatac, Technicote, 3M, FlexCon, Spinnaker Coating, Mark Andy, AquaFlex, Matik NA, PCS (Degrava), Siegewerk Ink, Alden & Ott, Sun Chemical, Wilson Mfg., Kocker & Beck, Tek Graphics, Anderson Vreeland, Anilox Roll Cleaning Systems, Quality Discount Press Parts, AAA Press Parts, Rotoflex,

LENEXA, Kan.—Kocher + Beck USA has acquired American Die Technology of Suwanee, Ga. to build what the company says is the second largest tooling manufacturer in North America, with two production facilities, more than 100 employees, and strategically located sales offices. The new Kocher + Beck USA will manufacture hard tooling at the Suwanee location. The product range includes engraved rotary tools for various applications, which include EDM, MARATHON, AD2, Platinum, AD1, and Thermalizer dies. In addition to rotary dies the company supplies hot stamps, removable blade sheeter/perforators, anvils/pressure rolls, printing cylinders, gears, equalizer pressure monitors, multi scorer units and magnetic cylinders. All flexible

LENEXA, Kan.—Kocher + Beck USA has acquired American Die Technology of Suwanee, GA to build what the company says is the second largest tooling manufacturer in North America with two production facilities, over 100 employees and strategically located sales offices. ADT was founded in 1985 in Atlanta, Ga. and quickly became a leader for quality rotary tooling in North America. Today, ADT is operated by the second generation that continues this reputation for quality rotary tooling combined with world-class service and innovation. The company is located 30 miles north of Atlanta in a 52,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility. The new Kocher + Beck USA

Turnaround times are critical in today’s package-printing world. Couple quick turnaround with the demand for shorter runs, and your press operators will be switching tools almost constantly. Diecutting is an integral part of the entire printing process and can impact the speed at which you can fulfill print orders. Just as diecutting impacts the speed of your print job, external forces, such as consolidation, globalization, new substrates and shorter runs, affect the ­diecutting market. “The label printing industry as a whole has been changing rapidly in recent years,” says Frank Hasselberg, executive vice president, Kocher + Beck USA. “These changes also have a huge

BRUSSELS, Belgium—The fourth Label Industry Global Awards will take place on the first evening of Labelexpo Europe 2007 on Wednesday, September, 26 in Brussels. The international judging panel have shorlisted a number of nominees. The industry now has the opportunity to vote for their own selected individual nominees at www.labelawards.com until the end May. The Awards feature four categories which recognize achievement in various areas of the label industry. The nominations are as follows: R. Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement Award: • Angelo Bartesaghi, Omet Srl. • Joseph Weber, Jnr, Weber Marking Systems • Tom Rink, Ritrama S.p.A • Jaume Puigbó, Caposa Group

FIRST PLACE Collotype Labels, Mile End South, South Australia Concannon Press: Nilpeter Plates: Fuji Dies: Rotary Sleeve/Kocher + Beck Substrate: Avery Dennison Ink/Coating/Adhesive: UV Sicpa SECOND PLACE Collotype Labels, Mile End South, South Australia 3 Blind Moose Press: Nilpeter Plates/Screens: Fuji, Stork Dies: Kocher + Beck Substrate: Avery Dennison Ink/Coating/Adhesive: UV Sicpa THIRD PLACE Collotype Labels, Mile End South, South Australia Running with Scissors Press: Nilpeter Plates: Fuji Dies: Kocher + Beck Substrate: Avery Dennison Ink/Coating/Adhesive: UV Sicpa

FIRST PLACE Collotype Labels, Mile End South, South Australia Graham Beck Brut Blanc de Blancs Press: Komori, Tahara, Roland, Heidelberg Cylinders: Kodak Dies: Rulecut, Triforme Substrate: CPI Ink/Coating/Adhesive: Flint Group SECOND PLACE Collotype Labels, Mile End South, South Australia Ondine Press: Gallus Plates/Screens/Cylinders: Winner, Gallus Dies: Kocher + Beck Substrate: Avery Dennison Ink: Flint Group THIRD PLACE Collotype Labels, Mile End South, South Australia Delicato Family Vineyards Press: Nilpeter Plates: Fuji Dies: Kocher + Beck Substrate: Avery Dennison Ink/Coating/Adhesive: UV Sicpa

The hi-tech technology is beginning to make headway in the diecutting industry, but it won't replace mechanical cutting methods altogether. THE DIECUTTING PROCESS is centuries old. While the equipment has progressed through the years, the basic method has remained the same—until now. Laser diecutting has made a splash at many trade shows around the world in recent years, as companies such as AB Graphic International and LasX Industries, Inc. market new laser diecutters, and HP and Mark Andy add the technology to their presses. Traditional mechanical methods of diecutting will never die out due to laser cutting's growth, but the newest equipment offers a

SHANGHAI—Labelexpo Asia 2005, taking place at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre on 7-9 December 2005, is set to be over twice the size of the last event in 2003.  All the leading international suppliers who were at the last show will be there again, such as Avery Dennison, Esko-Graphics, Gallus, HP Indigo, Kocher + Beck, Labelmen, Mark Andy, Nilpeter, Omet, Purlux, Rotoflex, Rotometrics, Raflatac, Shanghai Auclean, and Yupo - plus there will be many new exhibitors such as H-Shine Printing Machine Company and Orthotec Wan Am (Concorde Precision Technology). Package and label printing in China accounts for some 48% of the country's total

ACTION ROTARY DIE Manufacturing and retooling of engraved rotary dies and print cylinders. Includes adjustable, air-eject, removable blade sheeter/perf, multi-level including slit over perf, and thermal cutting dies. Specializes in deep engraved dies. Introducing vacuum dies and molecularly enhanced tool steels. Write 387, Visit www.actionrotary.com Adams Technologies Automated steel rule bending systems, laser dieboard systems, routers for strippers and counter cutters, water-jet rubber-cutting systems. Write 388, Visit www.adamstechnologies.com, American Die Technology A complete line of CNC and EDM dies. Our cryogenic treating process extends the die life of the Marathon dies. The Thermalizer holds up to abrasive materials. To aid press operators, we designed