SICPA Securink Corp

MINNEAPOLIS—Peter Mulheran, a veteran of the printing ink industry, has announced the acquisition of Sani-Blast, Inc. Sani-Blast is a pioneer of the anilox cleaning business and has a reputation of providing the high-quality anilox cleaning equipment and service solutions. The acquisition is expected to provide the platform for expansion throughout the North American market. Mulheran’s flexographic career began as a founder of Werneke and Mulheran, Inc., (WMI) a maker of waterbased and energy-curable inks. He continued with Akzo Nobel Inks, Sicpa North America, and Siegwerk Inks while being actively involved in trade associations such as FTA, TLMI, and NAPIM.

Converters that print labels for pharmaceutical applications can look forward to long, prosperous, and booming businesses if they stay on top of the prevailing issue in pharmaceutical labeling today—security. “Security has been a hot topic of discussion in the pharmaceutical industry for a few years now,” says Robert Ryckman, vice president of sales and marketing, CCL Label Healthcare Group NA. “Many reported cases of counterfeit and diversion are well documented and that will continue. There is a slow, steady movement toward adding security features to the packaging within the industry.” Counterfeiting and diverting continue to challenge pharmaceutical manufacturers to come up with new and