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Relocations, expansions

Automated Production Systems (New Freedom, PA) has opened a robotic system testing center at its headquarters.

—The new company created following the merger between Think & Do and Steeplechase Software is called Entivity, Inc. (Ann Arbor, MI) and is located at 935 Technology Dr., Ste. 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, phone: 734/205-5000.

—Rock-Tenn (Norcross, GA) has opened a new facility in Lebanon, TN.

—Orange County Printing (Irvine, CA) has installed a new six-color, 28” Komori press with aqueous coating tower.

—William J. Narup and Co. (Winnetka, IL) has formed a new marketing consulting division called The Narup Group focusing on packaging, environmental, and industrial companies.

—Hoover Materials Handling Group (Alpharetta, GA) has formed a new division called Suresystems (Beatrice, NE), formerly Plymouth IBC Services.

—BASF (Mount Olive, NJ) will build a plant to produce Styrolux SBS in Altamira, Mexico.

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