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Companies

Pro Mach has acquired the product line and certain assets of Mahaffy & Harder Engineering Co.

Smurfit-Stone introduced a new company logo in support of the company's strategic repositioning. The design combines a contempor
Smurfit-Stone introduced a new company logo in support of the company's strategic repositioning. The design combines a contempor

, a provider of hf/f/s and tray sealing equipment. Mahaffy & Harder will become part of Pro Mach’s Ossid div., a provider of leak-proof packaging and labeling solutions for case-ready protein products.

Thermo Electron Corp. has partnered with the Department of Food and Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota in a 2-year research project to investigate factors that control food safety and quality.

Sato has purchased Checkpoint Systems’ Bar Code Systems businesses.

KHS, Inc. changed its name to KHS USA, Inc.

KUKA Robotics Corp. signed Transbotics Corp. as its newest system partner.

Squid Ink Mfg., Inc. signed an agreement to open a fluids manufacturing and equipment repair facility in Shanghai, China.

Bradman Lake GmbH moved to a new, 1꼀 sq’ purpose-built factory in Dietmannsried, Germany.

GE Fanuc Automation named Instrument Control Systems, Inc. as a new Premier Solution provider.

Eriez announced plans to expand its plant in Erie, PA. The expansion will add 24ꯠ sq’ to the facility.

Sherwood Technology changed its name to DataLase.

Flint Group was selected as the new name for the holding company created by the merger in late 2005 of XSYS Print Solutions, Luxembourg, Belgium, and Flint Ink Corp. Dave Fescoln was named CEO of the new company.

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