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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

VLAARDINGEN, The Netherlands—Jean Madern, president of the Madern Group, a manufacturer of rotary dies and equipment for the folding carton industry, recently announced that the Madern Group (Madern International, Madern USA, and Evers) has purchased Xynatech, Inc., a supplier of wrap-around plates and dies used for the converting of paper and folding cartons. With the strategic acquisition of Xynatech and it’s synergy with the Madern Group, it will accelerate further developments of low-cost rotary tooling for the folding carton industry. Jim Redd and Pierson Kang, the original owners of Xynatech, the inventors of the etching technology, will continue to be employed by Madern for

VLAARDINGEN, The Netherlands—Jean Madern, president of the Madern Group—manufacturer of rotary dies and equipment for the folding carton industry—recently announced that the Madern Group (Madern International, Madern USA, and Evers) has purchased Xynatech, Inc., a supplier of wrap-around plates and dies used for the converting of paper and folding cartons. With the strategic acquisition of Xynatech and it’s synergy with the Madern Group, it will accelerate further developments of low cost rotary tooling for the folding carton industry. Jim Redd and Pierson Kang, the original owners of Xynatech, the inventors of the etching technology, will continue to be employed by Madern for the foreseeable

APEX, N.C.—Madern USA recently celebrated the grand opening of its 60,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility in Apex, N.C. Founder Jean Madern, Sr. was present at the grand opening, as well as many other family members and board of directors. His son, Jean Madern, Jr.—current president and owner of Madern—was presented with a plaque to commemorate the grand opening. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was done in a folkloric manner with Congressman David Price and Jean Madern, Jr. wearing “klompen” (traditional wooden shoes) and a “boeren sjaal” (farmer’s scarf). Price welcomed international visitors, customers, and employees and acknowledged that Madern’s choice for its expansion was a good one.