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SWF Machinery (Sanger, CA) acquired McDowell Intl. Packaging Systems (Orlando, FL). The company will be known as SWF McDowell and will continue to operate from the manufacturing plant in Orlando, FL.

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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Intl. Packaging Systems, Inc.

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Annual Outlook Report: Automation & Robotics

Annual Outlook Report: Workforce

A Video Overview of Liquid Filling Machines

What Can You Package on a Vertical Form/Fill/Seal Machine?

A Look into the World of Cartoning Equipment

A Look at Feeding and Inserting Equipment on the Packaging Line

End Markets Will Decide Flexible Film Recycling in CA, Elsewhere

U.S. Flexible Packaging Keeps on Growing Through Headwinds

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