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Industry watch

COMPANIES

Dynamic Conveyor Corp. added the following sales agencies to its organization: Carroll Enterprises, Orono, MN, will represent Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Northern Wisconsin; and Proveedora Industrial, Monterrey, Mexico, will cover Mexico.

B&H Labeling Systems is celebrating its 40th anniversary.

Multisorb Technologies announced its Calculations through OperationsSM customer support program designed for the healthcare, food, and beverage markets.

TPC Partners, LLC, an affiliate of Archbrook Capital Management, LLC, acquired a majority interest in Tray-Pak Corp. Scott Myers joined the company as CEO.

Complete Inspection Systems, Inc. partnered with Digimarc Corp. to create an advanced track, trace, and anti-counterfeiting system using Complete Inspection Systems’ digital watermarking technology.

Sidel is expanding the training facilities at its North American Zone headquarters in Atlanta, GA.

ABB Robotics and Vincennes University formed a partnership to enhance training at the university’s new $9 million technology facility.

Maplesoft has collaborated with Siemens PLM Software where users of Siemens’ NX Maple software can use its computational power to analyze and optimize design.

PEOPLE

Lisa Hawkins joined Unicep Packaging, Inc. as director of quality.

Krones Inc. hired Bjoern Wissling and Casey Farrell as West Coast sales managers.

Rush LaSelle was appointed director of global sales and marketing for Adept Technology, Inc.

George McIlroy joined JP Packaging as vice president of sales.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Dan McFarland, president, Ampac Flexibles Performance Printed Films, was named CMM International’s 2009 Converter of the Year.

CALENDAR

January 17-19
Winter Fancy Food Show
Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA. NASFT.
Phone: 212/482-6440
www.specialtyfood.com

February 1-2
Pharmapack 2010
Grande Halle de la Villette, Paris, France.
Canon Communications (France) Inc.
www.pharmapack.com.fr

February 9-11
WestPack
Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA.
Canon Communications LLC.
Phone: 310/445-4200
www.westpackshow.com

MARCH

March 2-4
Health Pack 2010
The Sheraton Gunter, San Antonio, TX.
Phone: 630/544-5051
www.healthpack.net

March 4-5
Interphex Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Convention Center, San Jose, PR.
Reed Life Sciences.
Phone: 888/745-2529
www.interphexpuertorico.com

APRIL

April 20-22
Interphex
Jacob K. Javits Center, New York, NY.
Reed Exhibitions.
Phone: 203/840-5924
www.interphex.com

April 28-29
SouthPack
Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, NC.
Canon Communications LLC.
Phone: 310/445-4200
www.southpackshow.com

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